Union Station Kansas City Inc.

February 23 

 

A wonderful review of THE ART OF THE BRICK left on our Facebook Page by a recent visitor, Lila Johnson, and shared with permission:

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"I recently attended the presentation of THE ART OF THE BRICK at the Union Station in Kansas City. Going on a Tuesday, away from crowds with the ability to take in the experience, this is what I found.

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It was a visually appealing exhibit that will awaken not only the child within but the desire to create. Nathan Sawaya did not allow his work as a lawyer to deter his passion to explore, build and push the human need to discover.

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With over a hundred large-scale sculptures in the exhibit, you will be amazed that Nathan had the insight to take LEGO bricks and create a new art form.  It also shows what determination and the belief in what you love can do to make one happy.

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My favorites? Nefertiti-1,675 bricks, Courtney(yellow)-3,300 bricks, Swimmer, it took 15 days to create with 10,980, Long Ago-Dinosaur skeleton, the largest sculpture he’s ever made took an entire summer and used 80,020 bricks and finally Yellow, a man with his chest open, using 11,014. Don’t miss the special commissioned piece that Nathan made for Kansas City!

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Thumbs up to the management of Union Station for bringing such brilliant exhibits to enlighten us."