Former corporate lawyer Nathan Sawaya has been creating large-scale Lego sculptures for the last several years. This work, entitled Yellow, has become one of his signature pieces. "I guess it's because opening up oneself to the world is not an easy thing to do," Sawaya says.
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Bumblebee
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Sawaya created this four-foot-tall work for Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz as a gift for his new bride, pop star Ashlee Simpson.
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Gray
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Sawaya jokes that the inspiration for this piece was the time he was trapped in a cardboard box.
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Reflection
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This piece is a reflection of how Sawaya sees the world in Lego bricks.
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Heart
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Sawaya spent nearly 100 hours to make this anatomically correct human heart, which weighs 35 pounds. It was built for a children's hospital.
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Stephen Colbert
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This life-size sculpture of the host of The Colbert Report was done for an appearance Sawaya made on the show in August 2007.
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Grasp
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Sawaya says this six-and-a-half-foot-tall piece was inspired by so many people telling him "no" in response to what he wanted to do with his life.
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Rebirth of New Orleans
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The New Orleans Public Library commissioned this work from Sawaya to celebrate the city's rebirth. It contained over 120,000 bricks and took over six weeks to build.
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Blue
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Sawaya says of Blue: "A self-made man? Or taking himself apart? I'll never tell."
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Hand
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Sawaya has done several pieces about hands since they're so important to him.
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