“Art makes better humans, art is necessary in understanding the world and art makes people happy. Undeniably, art is not optional.” PeopleWorldHumansArtUnderstandingArt IsOptionalMaking People HappyUnderstanding The World Author:Nathan Sawaya
“When people go to museums and see a sculpture made out of marble, they appreciate it but it's very doubtful that they will go home and have a slab of marble they can chip away at, but people do have LEGO. I don't have any LEGO specially made for me, all of the shapes, sizes and colours I use are available in stores so that if someone is inspired to create on their own, they can go and buy the very same bricks.” PeopleIfsMadeUseHomeShapesAppreciateInspiredSizeAvailableStoresColourMuseumsSculptureBricksChipsMarbleDoubtfulLegosSlabs Author:Nathan Sawaya
“LEGO is universal. So many people enjoy it, from all different walks of life, all different ages, all different cultures. When I was in Africa, I had LEGO bricks with me and I met some people who had never heard of LEGO, they had never seen it before and yet as soon as I gave them a few bricks, they immediately got it.” PeopleDifferentAgeCultureEnjoyWalksHeardMetsUniversalBricksDifferent CulturesWalks Of LifeDifferent AgesLegosDifferent Walks Of Life Author:Nathan Sawaya
“I'm trying to inspire as many people as I can. I want the viewer to enjoy the art and I want the whole family to have something to react to. I hope that folks go home and do a bit of doodling and creating on their own.” PeopleWantTryingArtI CanWholeHomeBitsEnjoyInspireCreatingFolksViewersWhole FamilyDoodling Author:Nathan Sawaya
“I like using LEGO bricks as a medium because I enjoy seeing people’s reaction to artwork created from something with which they are familiar. …My goal is to elevate this simple plaything to a place it has never been before. I also appreciate the cleanliness of the LEGO® brick. The right angles. The distinct lines. But, from a distance, those right angles and distinct lines offer new perspectives, changing to curves.” PeopleEnjoyGoalLinesSimpleSeeingPerspectiveOffersAppreciateDistanceReactionsFamiliarMediumsAngleCurvesBricksCleanlinessArtworkNew PerspectiveLegos Author:Nathan Sawaya
