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Nathan Sawaya. Nathan Sawaya was a successful corporate lawyer who gave up a six-figure salary for the Legos he loved as a child .
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Nathan Sawaya • Nathan Sawaya was a successful corporate lawyer who gave up a six-figure salary for the Legos he loved as a child. • Success didn’t come easy – the art world didn’t take his Lego sculptures seriously at first - but now his work can be seen in museums and fine art galleries, and is often commissioned by companies, institutions and individuals. • His latest creation is the unveiling of two half-scale Lego replicas of The New York Public Library’s centennial celebration.
JIM LAMBIE • Lambie says, “You put a record on and it’s like all the edges disappear. You’re in a psychological space. You don’t sit there thinking about the music, you’re listening to the music. You’re inside that space that the music’s making for you.” Since 1999, the Glasgow-based artist Jim Lambie has used glossy tape in varying colors to build floor installations. • The vinyl tape, an everyday material applied in continuous lines, has a capacity to transform the dynamics of space, changing a quiet gallery space into an energetic and emotional space of sensory pleasure.
JIM LAMBIE Vortex (Bringing It All Back Home), 2011MDF, printed vinyl poster and full gloss paint43 1/2 x 51 7/8 x 17 3/4 inches Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Sun Orchid, 2011Aluminum, polished steel, wood and full gloss paint 98 1/2 x 296 x 10 inches (installation)Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, New York Zobop (2003). The vinyl tape
Belt Buckle (Voodoo Ray), 2011Steel and spray paint13 x 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches(33 x 19.1 x 13.7 cm)Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, New York
References • http://www.antonkerngallery.com/bios/18.pdf • http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/lambie.html • Google images • http://www.newsonnews.net/cnbc/12476-cnbc-to-air-original-documentary-best-jobs-ever.html