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    Have you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Legos when you are little? You might have used them to build some small-sized objects, but an artist called Nathan Sawaya has used Lego bricks to create life-size art. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it began in 2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

    Nathan Sawaya's "The Art of the Brick" exhibition was on display in New York City. The show included more than 100 sculptures(雕塑)built by Nathan. The ideas of all his works were from {#blank#}3{#/blank#} , art and everyday objects. A life-size bike? A 20-foot-long dinosaur skeleton? Believe it or not, they were all made of Lego pieces! Visitors were very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to see them!

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