Showing posts with label sculpture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sculpture. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

LEGO: The Art of the Brick at Dscovery Times Square Expo Center

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My son is obsessed with LEGOs. So I knew we had to get tickets to see The Art of the Brick.

What I didn't expect was that I might love it even more than he did (which is saying something!) I had no idea that artist Nathan Sawaya sculpted 3 dimensional LEGO brick versions of many great artworks that we have seen in museums. Or that he is a talented and original sculptor in his own right.

I am including a bunch of photos, but not everything, because photos do not do justice to these sculptures, and also because I don't want to give everything away.

Go. Be surprised! I really encourage anyone and everyone to see this exhibit. It's a fun tour through art history!


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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Field Trip to the Noguchi Museum

Our homeschool group took a trip to the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens. We started off with a tour of the tranquil sculpture garden, and then saw the indoor galleries. Finally, we headed to the classroom, where the kids were told to really study their own specially chosen rock, then draw it in oil pastels. Then they painted with a limited color palette. Mikro and his friends had a terrific time, and I was amazed at what some of them saw in the abstract forms.

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