SUNDAY STUDIO DAYS - ZACHARY STEINMAN

 Hello folks! It's Sunday, so you know what that means...

Time for another SUNDAY STUDIO DAYS blog post! 

This week we are featuring LEGO sculpture artist Zachary Steinman! 

Zachary posed with some of his Lego creations

Zachary is a Halifax local who has made a big name for himself in the LEGO world over the last couple of years... the LEGO company has even invited him to their HQ in Denmark! So Cool! 

We asked Zachary... 

Where do you get your inspiration from?

    "I take inspiration from all over the place, patterns in architecture, patterns in nature etc."

Check out this video of one of Zachary's iconic cube designs below!

From Zachary's Youtube

Do you prefer to work alone or with others?

  "99% of the time I work in solitude but on the odd occasion I’ve done a collaboration."

A shot from Zachary's studio. Here you can see LEGO storage and a photography station!

What do you like to listen to while you're creating?

    "I listen to a variety of music while I work mostly electronic but, often mixed with, alternative, blues, hip hop or if I’m really in the zone the music doesn’t really matter."

A shot of Zachary holding some of his cool cubes! Look like there is a little LEGO friend saying Hi in the background... can you spot them?

Do you have any special gear or clothes you wear while creating?

"[I am] almost always wear pyjama pants and T-shirt when I’m building."

Look at all that LEGO storage, so organized!

What projects are you currently working on?

"[I am] currently working on a dystopian cityscape which will be featured at a couple big LEGO shows and hopefully in Nocturne coming up this fall, progress of the city and other works can be found on my instagram."

Looks like some of that cityscape is lurking in the background...

What is one of your proudest milestones in your art career?

"Most memorable experience to do with my work so far was being featured in the Masterpiece Gallery in Denmark for a year.  LEGO recognizing my work as art and featuring it in the birthplace of my medium was something I hadn’t even dreamed of."

Zachary discussing his work at the Masterpiece Gallery at LEGO HQ in Buillard Denmark.

Thanks for sitting down and reading this week's Sunday Studio Days blog!

Chair build from Zachary's Youtube

Want to purchase one of Zachary's awesome LEGO builds? Contact us at the gallery to see what's available!

We'll be back again next week with more ART and studio visits from our artists

See you then!