A Conversation with Sean Kenney, LEGO

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Date/Time:Friday, 13 Apr 2012 at 12:00 pm
Location:Lyle E. Lightfoot Forum, Atrium, College of Design
Cost:Free
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Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
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Join us for a conversation and interactive demonstration with Sean Kenney, who was named the world�s first LEGO� Certified Professional in 2005, and remains one of only nine such artists in the world. Kenney has been turning ordinary LEGO� bricks into contemporary sculpture, corporate commissions, and personalized gifts for people around the world for more than thirty years. Based in New York City, he has created pieces for...

Growing up, when Sean Kenney wasn't building LEGO� creations, he was always drawing, first comic books, and then a published series of newspaper cartoons. As an adult with a desk job for ten years, he would come home from the office every day and play with his LEGO� bricks . . . usually while still in his suit! Eventually he hung up his tie, left the office, and merged his interest in the visual arts with his love of LEGO� toys. In 2005 Sean Kenney was named the first of now only nine �LEGO� Certified Professionals� in the world. A self-described "big kid," using LEGO� bricks allows Kenney to create things to which people - especially children - can relate. He hopes that after seeing his sculptures, children become inspired to create great things themselves.

Fun Facts
� Sean has over 1.5 million LEGO� pieces.
� The biggest LEGO� sculpture Sean ever made was a polar bear, using 95,000 pieces!
� He once built a 12-foot bridge on live TV in 2 hours.

seankenney.com