Sean Kenney is an award-winning artist from New York City who has been designing and creating art with LEGO bricks for over 15 years. He does not work for The LEGO Group, but he just might be their best customer. Nature POP! showcases Sean’s amazing ability to use his artistic and engineering abilities to create incredible works of art that depict our natural world using simple toys. Much of Sean’s work illustrates his personal interpretations of the natural world and humankind’s connection with nature. Sean hopes guests will enjoy his work, and that they will also be inspired to create great things! Sean Kenney has authored nine acclaimed children’s books, guest-judged a reality TV show, and has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, PBS Arts, BBC Arts, NHK Japan, ELLE, Wired, and more.
Description
Bring a POP of color to your venue with Nature POP!® a new exhibition from artist Sean Kenney (creator of the award-winning, record-breaking exhibition Nature Connects®). Featuring over 40 sculptures made from more than 800,000 LEGO® pieces, the exhibition explores the beauty of nature through contemporary, stylized, and colorful displays that stand in striking contrast with their surroundings. Blending art, science, and innovation, the larger-than-life sculptures in Nature POP!® invite visitors to admire Sean’s artistry, reflect on the complex natural world, and consider the incredible feats of engineering on display. Sean’s vibrant, gravity-defying structures present a playful spin on traditional sculptural art—making it accessible to guests of all ages and backgrounds. Inspired by the pop art movement, Nature POP!® plays on that movement’s principles by blurring the boundaries between austere and the everyday, and draws from a belief that everything is interconnected. The exhibition challenges guests to consider: just as LEGO bricks interconnect, how is everything in nature interconnected? Whimsical, bold, and bombastic, Nature POP! will delight visitors and inspire them to think and create in new, more colorful ways!
KEY MESSAGES
• Evolutionary factors contribute to incredible animal adaptations that help them survive and thrive. • The animal kingdom is filled with various colors to startle predators, attract prey, and create camouflage. • Imagination, innovation, and engineering are tools that anyone can use to make something incredible.
