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Lego Conan O'Brien"I was commissioned to create this sculpture, but I can't tell you why. Or who it is," artist <a href="http://www.brickartist.com/">Nathan Sawaya</a> writes about his "Red Headed Man" sculpture made of hundreds of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/incredible-lego-kitchen-renovation/">LEGO bricks</a>. Well, we think that the bearded figure looks an awful lot like our favorite late night talk show host (sorry Jay) <a href="http://teamcoco.com/">Conan O'Brien</a>! Click through our gallery to see more of Sawaya's incredible LEGO art - including his remarkable rendition of Stephen Colbert!1
Lego Conan O'BrienCall us crazy, but we're going to say this is Conan O'Brien.2
Lego Stephen ColbertSawaya's LEGO Stephen Colbert is in a "friend pose" so that you can slip between his arms for the perfect photo op.3
Lego Stephen Colbert"I had fun being a guest on The Colbert Report," says Sawaya. "Where else can you laugh a lot while being insulted at the same time? (Other than my dating experiences.)"4
Lego Stephen ColbertA closeup of LEGO Colbert's head.5
Lego Conan O'BrienAs you can see, Sawaya is somewhat of a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-jan-vormann-uses-legos-to-repair-war-damaged-buildings/">LEGO art</a> savant -- his New York studio is currently filled with 1.5 million colored bricks. He makes everything from human figures to architectural models to portraits out of the colorful toy bricks, delighting kids and adults alike with his creations. And we were impressed to hear him say in a recent interview on <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/shows/New-York-Nonstop.html">New York Nonstop</a> that many of the LEGO pieces he uses are recycled.6
Lego Conan O'BrienSawaya's creations are currently touring North America as a show called "The Art of the Brick". The exhibition is the only one of its kind focusing exclusively on LEGO as an art medium. The works that are part of the show were constructed using close to one million LEGOs. You can check to see if The Art of the Brick is coming to a museum near you <a href="http://www.brickartist.com/museum.html">here</a>.7
