Thursday, October 09, 2008
Life Size Lego Portrait Sculptures - Nathan Sawaya
New York Lego artist Nathan Sawaya has made the wish list catalogue of the upscale retailer Neiman Marcus this year. Gifts in the christmas catalogue range from $500 to $10 million and include things like an 18,400 record collection with every song from the Billboard Top 100 list from 1955 to 1990 for $275,000, designs for a 3 hole Jack Nicklaus golf course for $1 million, and a $250,000 home bar from Guinness with a one year supply of Guinness draught.
Nathan Sawaya's life size Lego sculptures will set you back $60,000 each. You just have to send him some detailed photos of yourself and he'll create your Lego likeness.
I mentioned Nathan Sawaya's the Art of the Brick exhibition last year.
Robin Abrams told Forbes.. "The catalogue is based on 'fantasy gifts' that are extravagant in any times, and people have come to expect to be surprised and thrilled by the outrageousness of the items. I think even in this economy the public will enjoy reading the catalogue and be curious to see the featured items. Most people could not afford these 'fantasy items' in even the most lucrative of times. The catalogue is more promotional than anything else and is fun."
>> Sculpture News, Strange News ¶ 11:00 PM
New York Lego artist Nathan Sawaya has made the wish list catalogue of the upscale retailer Neiman Marcus this year. Gifts in the christmas catalogue range from $500 to $10 million and include things like an 18,400 record collection with every song from the Billboard Top 100 list from 1955 to 1990 for $275,000, designs for a 3 hole Jack Nicklaus golf course for $1 million, and a $250,000 home bar from Guinness with a one year supply of Guinness draught.Nathan Sawaya's life size Lego sculptures will set you back $60,000 each. You just have to send him some detailed photos of yourself and he'll create your Lego likeness.
I mentioned Nathan Sawaya's the Art of the Brick exhibition last year.
Robin Abrams told Forbes.. "The catalogue is based on 'fantasy gifts' that are extravagant in any times, and people have come to expect to be surprised and thrilled by the outrageousness of the items. I think even in this economy the public will enjoy reading the catalogue and be curious to see the featured items. Most people could not afford these 'fantasy items' in even the most lucrative of times. The catalogue is more promotional than anything else and is fun."
>> Sculpture News, Strange News ¶ 11:00 PM
