BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:At Nassau County Museum of Art through March 18\nClosed Chris tmas Day &\; New Year's Day\nNo longer just for child&rsquo\;s play\ , plastic toy building bricks have become material for fine art. The N ew York sculptor\, Nathan Sawaya\, is one of the most prominent of con temporary artists creating fine art with LEGO®\; blocks. Sawaya&rsqu o\;s work\, exploring themes of identity\, elevates brick art to a new phase of artistic expression through large-scale sculptures that port ray complexities of the human condition. Nathan Sawaya: Recent Works is organized by Elaine Berger for the museum&rsquo\;s Contemporary Collect ors Circle in cooperation with the Agora Gallery in New York.\nNathan Sa waya is well known for his groundbreaking fusion of pop art and surreali sm within artworks comprised solely of LEGO®\; building blocks. Says Sawaya: &ldquo\;By working with an unconventional medium\, I work with in the trappings of a self-imposed prison.&rdquo\; His gripping images of human figures are alive with emotion. While at times ironic\, the works also expose and comment on raw elements of the human experience. \nWork by Nathan Sawaya is found in public and private collections inc luding the National Marine Corps Museum\, Neiman Marcus\, New Orleans Public Library and The New York Times. The installation at Nassau County Museum of Art includes the eight-foot-high Pushing Against\, a red fi gure with raised arms\, and the five-foot high The Courage Within\, a mo stly grey work highlighted by a view into the figure&rsquo\;s red abdome n. Other works in the exhibition include Trapped\, a two-foot-high red f igure enclosed within a box\; Strength of Spirit\, a two-foot high hand holding a small human figure\; and Goodbye\, a two-and-a-half foot high erect grey figure losing its parts as it walks away.\nNassau County Muse um of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard\ , Route 25A\, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road) in Roslyn Har bor. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day\; meet in the lobby\, no reservations needed. Admission to the galleries in the Arno ld &\; Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building is $10 for adults\, $8 for s eniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to12). Membe rs are admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (free for members). The Museum Gift Shop is open during museum hours. URL:http://merrick.patch.com/events/nassau-county-museum-of-art-presents- lego-art-nathan-sawaya-recent-works-edd512c7 SUMMARY:Nassau County Museum of Art Presents LEGO Art\, "\;Nathan Saw aya: Recent Works: LOCATION:1 Museum Dr\, Roslyn\, NY 11576: 1 Museum Dr\, Roslyn\, NY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR