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The Art of the Brick

The Art of the Brick

by Nathan Sawaya
Publisher: No Starch Press
Release Date: November 2014
ISBN: 9781457185465
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Book Description

The Art of the Brick is the stunning photographic showcase of the work that made Nathan Sawaya the world's most famous LEGO artist.

Table of Contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Contents
  3. Preface (1/2)
  4. Preface (2/2)
  5. The Places You'll Go: Mask (1/2)
  6. The Places You'll Go: Mask (2/2)
  7. First Impressions: Skulls (1/2)
  8. First Impressions: Skulls (2/2)
  9. Patience and Fortitude: Lions (1/2)
  10. Patience and Fortitude: Lions (2/2)
  11. Out of the Darkness: Gray
  12. Unfamiliar Places: Red Dress (1/2)
  13. Unfamiliar Places: Red Dress (2/2)
  14. The Blues: Sing
  15. The Older I Get: Everlasting (1/2)
  16. The Older I Get: Everlasting (2/2)
  17. Create and Release: Hugman (1/2)
  18. Create and Release: Hugman (2/2)
  19. It's Complicated: Doorway
  20. Capillaries: Red Tree
  21. Write and Wrong: The Writer
  22. Blood and Blubber: Dinosaur (1/2)
  23. Blood and Blubber: Dinosaur (2/2)
  24. Arriving at Conjunction Junction: Yellow Mask (1/2)
  25. Arriving at Conjunction Junction: Yellow Mask (2/2)
  26. The Leap: Yellow
  27. You're Crazy: Grasp
  28. LEGO Wars: Dog (1/2)
  29. LEGO Wars: Dog (2/2)
  30. The Fear of Fear: Hands (1/2)
  31. The Fear of Fear: Hands (2/2)
  32. Architect Dreams: Parthenon (1/2)
  33. Architect Dreams: Parthenon (2/2)
  34. Waldo H. Hunt: Pop-Up Book
  35. Running Water: Swimmer (1/2)
  36. Running Water: Swimmer (2/2)
  37. Red Self-Portrait: Red Mask (1/2)
  38. Red Self-Portrait: Red Mask (2/2)
  39. Simply Beautiful: Woman in White
  40. Victor's War: Iwo Jima Replica (1/2)
  41. Victor's War: Iwo Jima Replica (2/2)
  42. Heroes: Hawk (1/2)
  43. Heroes: Hawk (2/2)
  44. Drawing Hands: Building Yellow
  45. Letterman: Biff (1/2)
  46. Letterman: Biff (2/2)
  47. Talk Show: Stephen
  48. The Flaming C: Conan (1/2)
  49. The Flaming C: Conan (2/2)
  50. Moving Forward: Red Man Crawling
  51. Meditation and Contemplation: Blue Cross-Legged
  52. Amboy Shotgun: Cloud (1/2)
  53. Amboy Shotgun: Cloud (2/2)
  54. Art Referees: Incomplete (1/2)
  55. Art Referees: Incomplete (2/2)
  56. Strawberry Fields Forever: John Lennon Tribute (1/2)
  57. Strawberry Fields Forever: John Lennon Tribute (2/2)
  58. Connections: My Boy
  59. Bottle Caps: Toys for Tots (1/2)
  60. Bottle Caps: Toys for Tots (2/2)
  61. Presidents: Rushmore (1/2)
  62. Presidents: Rushmore (2/2)
  63. The Arc: Ascension (1/2)
  64. The Arc: Ascension (2/2)
  65. The World of President Clinton: Globe (1/2)
  66. The World of President Clinton: Globe (2/2)
  67. The Masters of Creativity: Circle, Triangle, and Square
  68. Thumbs Up: Tattoo (1/2)
  69. Thumbs Up: Tattoo (2/2)
  70. Learning Something: The Rebirth of New Orleans (1/2)
  71. Learning Something: The Rebirth of New Orleans (2/2)
  72. Love Letter to New York: Liberty (1/2)
  73. Love Letter to New York: Liberty (2/2)
  74. Point in Time: Courtney in Black
  75. Photo Credits