Today we’d like to introduce you to Henry Moyerman.
Hi Henry, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I began my journey as a visual artist at a very young age. I’ve been building with LEGO bricks for as long as I can remember. When I was nine, I bought a book on LEGO that included a section on artwork made entirely from LEGO bricks and elements. I was so excited to see LEGO pieces being used as a medium for original artwork and started imagining my own sculptures and creations. At the time, there was no way I could amass enough bricks to actually create the pieces I began envisioning.
I was lucky enough to study contemporary art history as part of my music education at Berklee College of Music. I began visiting the local art museums in Boston on a weekly basis and felt inspired by the work of so many great artists.
After getting my first job in Hollywood, I finally had enough disposable income to purchase large quantities of LEGO bricks. And I have been creating sculptures with the unique medium ever since.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Because I never had any formal education in visual art beyond the art history courses I took during my undergrad years, I initially had no idea how to show my artwork to the public. I sought guidance from anyone I knew who was even remotely connected to the arts, but struggled to gain any helpful information.
That all changed when I met a local artist who explained exactly how calls-for-entry work. Suddenly a new world opened up to me, I understood the avenue to begin exhibiting my artwork. But that day was just the tip of the iceberg. I had no idea how much work would be involved as an artist beyond making artwork—creating a website, Instagram account, and Facebook page, photographing sculptures, figuring out how best to print my photography, how to transport my artwork, and how to price my artwork. The list goes on. I thought finally being in fine art galleries was the end of a long journey as an artist, but I now see it was really just the beginning.
In 2022, I first began applying for juried exhibitions. That first year, I was accepted in 15 exhibitions, an accomplishment I would have thought impossible just a year earlier. Before being in fine art galleries and networking with other artists, I found it difficult to be taken seriously as a visual artist. With my unusual medium, people did not often understand the emotional content in my artwork. But after meeting so many talented artists and being featured in numerous galleries, I can proudly call myself an artist and talk about my work to an interested and engaged audience.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I use LEGO bricks and elements to create original sculptures and photographs. It is a unique medium that is rarely used, but one that calls to me. I have always felt like a person between two worlds: one technical and the other creative. I am both an artist and an engineer. The LEGO brick embodies this duality. With careful planning and construction, it can facilitate incredible artistic expression. LEGO bricks allow me to create art that represents who I am.
As an artist, I capture complex human emotions through the rigid framework of LEGO bricks, which are discrete by nature with a limited color palette. Working with this medium requires simplifying ideas in both color and physical form. Although reducing emotions to elementary components can be difficult, the inflexibility of LEGO bricks allows me to better capture the quintessence of the emotions I present.
We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
In addition to my career as a visual artist, I am also the drummer of Sweetie & The Toothaches, St. Louis’ premiere jump blues band. I have had the privilege to play with the band at the Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, The Pageant, and dozens of other notable local venues. The band also tours multiple times a year. The highlight of last summer’s tour was a stop at the House of Blues in Chicago, among other great venues.
I am currently the president of the Generation Listen Leadership Council, a young friends board of 20 volunteers supporting St. Louis Public Radio. We serve as ambassadors of the station and organize local events and fundraisers including our signature event, MetroQuest, a scavenger hunt/pub crawl held annually in a different neighborhood. Additionally, I sit on the Friends of St. Louis Public Radio Board.
Later this year, I will complete an MBA program at St. Louis University. Previously I earned a master’s in computer science from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s in music from Berklee College of Music. I now work as an engineering manager at the Boeing Company, but my first career was in sound editing for television and movies. I have edited more than 500 TV episodes, all of which are listed on my IMDB page.
My varied interests keep me busy. I am incredibly grateful that creative expression plays such an integral and fulfilling role in my life.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.thebricksculptor.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebricksculptor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebricksculptor
