Written by: Nikki Cox, Brick Scholars Intern Legacies and Legocies A legacy is what a person leaves behind after his or her life. All people leave behind a legacy of some kind, whether in a will, in having family, and in having that family remember them. Others leave behind a larger legacy, often because they were famous. Some leave behind a legacy of being the first person to do something, such as Amelia Earhart, remembered as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Others leave an imprint on our culture, such as Michael Jackson, with his influence on music, dance, and fashion. Other legacies exist due to a person changing public perception, such as Rosa Parks and her refusal to move on a bus sparking other events within the Civil Rights Movement. There are many ways to leave behind a legacy. Artists, for instance, leave behind the legacy of their art. We are all familiar with da Vinci’s painting of the Sistine Chapel, van Gogh’s blue bedroom, and Monet’s lilies. We are taught in school various media and techniques for drawing, painting, and sculpture. What some might not be familiar with is a new medium for art: the LEGOⓇ brick. Nathan Sawaya is a former lawyer turned artist who uses LEGOⓇ bricks to build sculptures. After coming home from his former day job, Sawaya wanted a creative outlet. Eventually, after trying other media, he turned to his childhood toy to continue developing his craft. His work eventually became so popular that he was able to take an exhibit with pieces entirely made of LEGOⓇ bricks on tour. Andrew Whyte is a long-exposure photographer who takes a LEGOⓇ minifigure, who himself is a photographer, on adventures and documents them. He calls this set of art Legography, and he traveled around the world for 365 days capturing the experiences of his minifigure. Another artist is Sean Kenney, who has been creating sculptures with LEGOⓇ bricks for a variety of clients for over a decade. Like Sawaya, Kenney had a job that did not fulfill his need for creative output, so he left his desk job to pursue his passion. The thing that Kenney focuses on in his art is capturing the spirit of the object he recreates with the bricks. Creating something, having an impact on others in some way, and much more can leave behind a positive legacy. Brick Scholars can help you give a voice to what you want to leave behind with its Legocies Brick by Brick program. You will use LEGOⓇ bricks to build and put into words what you want your legacy to be.
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3/6/2017 09:41:45 am
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