What would you say to people who think of LEGO as a kid’s toy, rather than an artistic medium?Ī. Another, “My Boy,” is a father on his knees he looks like he’s in immense grief or agony, a son laying in his arms. We tend to view our life by constraints, rather than possibilities. The first was untitled: a globe with a fist smashing out of the top. What did you like best at Sawaya’s Boston exhibit?Ī. Then get some basic bricks, and say: How do I use this as a pixel to render organic forms? That’s how I think people’s artistic ability, understanding of the brick and connection to it will really develop. As your knowledge increases, your ability will increase. Begin to learn how the system goes together. Sets are a great entry point, because they give you an understanding of the system within the confines of instruction. Start with a theme that interests you - from “Lord of the Rings” to “Star Wars” to animals. Is there a certain set you’d suggest for adults who want to get into it? I know they have 18+ kits with succulent plants, orchids, Van Gogh, “Star Wars.”Ī. The more comprehensive your knowledge becomes of the totality of the system, the more advanced you can become as an artist. It’s a system that everyone can approach from age 3, and basically understand how the system goes together. Since the pandemic, we’ve seen a trend of adults getting into LEGO for the zen of it.Ī. Layer one is what we had to have to deliver to the judges. Then I sketch, as we come up with different ideas, so we have an idea of the overall layout and proportion. The first thing I do is write down keywords from the brief. As soon as they announce the assignment, I’m off to the races. He took a personal interest in the contestants.Ī. Because he’s kind of trying to follow a certain direction of prompting. I think he’s maybe even more fun off-camera. It seems like Will Arnett does some improv.Ī.
The bull-riding episode was crazy - that was an engineering challenge. That’s the kind of animal-sculpting I love, where I’m seeing, say, a certain leg muscle, and saying: How can I create this musculature with bricks?Ī. What’s been your favorite build so far?Ī. So we went through the process again for season three. But the day before we were supposed to fly out, Brendan came down with COVID. My brother and I saw an ad before the Super Bowl three years ago. You take this inorganic form, and say: How do I lean into the limitations of this medium?Ī. Because you have these organic forms that LEGO doesn’t lend itself to naturally. The natural world is a huge part of what inspires my builds. I also love landscape - a lot of rock-work. I love sculpting anatomically correct representations of animals - replicating different components of musculature, tendons, things like that. My sculpture approach is a bit different from Nathan’s.
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