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The Fantastic, Mind-Bending, Anamorphic Art Of Jonty Hurwitz

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The South African artist Jonty Hurwitz is having a moment on the Internet. And why not? Have you seen this stuff? Among other things, Jonty creates wonderful sculptures that at first appear like deformed blobs, but when viewed through their reflection on a central metal cylinder, reveal their intended nature. He uses complex 3D modelling software, and spends months conceiving just how to create the perfect illusion, finally assembling copper, steel or even resin in a piece that doesn’t fail to boggle the mind. It’s called Anamorphic Art:

For the anamorphic pieces its an algorithmic thing, distorting the original sculptures in 3D space using 2πr or πr3 (cubed). Much of it is mathematical, relying on processing power. There is also a lot of hand manipulation to make it all work properly too as spacial transformation have a subtle sweet spot which can only be found by eye. Generally I will 3D scan my subject in a lab and then work the model using Mathematica or a range of 3D software tools. I think the π factor is really important in these pieces. We all know about this irrational number but the anamorphic pieces really are a distortion of a “normal” sculpture onto an imaginary sphere with its centre at the heart of the cylinder.

We’ve embedded a couple more of Jonty’s pieces after the jump, as well as a couple of videos that do an even better job at communicating the artistry in Jonty’s work. But you should also visit his website where many more pictures await.

[ The Artist's Page ] VIA [ This Is Colossal ]

Cobra Sculpture Made Out Of Cow Dung

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Mikhail Bopposov is an artist. An artist who makes doodoo sculptures. One might even call him a pioneer of doodoo sculptures. Jk jk, he’s made ONE doodoo sculpture. One too many. I can never let this guy live it down! Once a doodoo sculpter, always a doodoo sculpter. To make the thing, Mikhail totally burgled the turds from every one of his 17 cows until he had 800 pounds worth of . Then he made this cobra sculpture. Eeewww, touching doodoo with your fingers? I don’t think so. Poking it with a stick is one thing. But your fingers? Well, that’s just nasty.

Figurines Made From Children’s Drawings

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Crayon Creatures is a company that turns children’s drawings into figurines. All you gotta do is send in your child’s drawing plus $130 and designer Bernat Cuni will make that 2D scribble scrabble into a 3d-printed scribble scrabble! I wonder if they really ONLY do children’s work, though, you know? Because I would LOVE to see some of my drawings recreated in the flesh. I mean, how is Bernat even gonna know if my refridgerator masterpieces come from a child or not — I got poor motor skills. Like, the equivalent of a newborn baby. Let’s just say my artwork is REAL abstract.

Thanks to the Royal Angel King for the tip. He is an amazing artist. One time he drew a picture of a butt. It was so accurate it made me feel weird!

Furniture Transformed From Trash to Menagerie

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Old, beat up furniture usually ends up at the curb. Smart folks like me will scoop it up in an attempt to give it new life. Only to have it end up in the basement, labeled as “future projects that will probably never happen.” Artist Marc Sparfel certainly does one better. He takes discarded pieces and turns them into sculptures that resemble animals that roam the Earth. The abandoned furniture becomes unique works of art to accompany a home’s fresh finds. Antelopes, birds, giraffes, elephants, and more are surrealistic sculptures that will be treasured for years beyond the life of the furniture itself.

Udderly Impressive Butter Sculptures

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Hey yall it’s Paula Deen’s favorite art medium yall! This is is a series of sculptures made out of butter. The artists behind the work are Jim Victor and his wife Marie Pelton. They’ve been hacking away at the dairy product for over 10 years creating these edible works of art. In most every scene they include a cow. That could possibly be because the couple is paying homage to the uddered ones responsible for the stuff orrrrr maybe Jim and Marie are serious diehard cow-fans. Who knows? But if I had to guess I’d say the second one. I don’t know what it is, but I can just tell that these folks are bonafide cow people. In fact, I’m so certain, I’d bet a ton of MOO-lah on it. Yep. I just went there. On that note, I’m gonna let myself out now! Brb, killing myself.

Bizarre Coffin Designs by Olaf Breuning

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These cute and quirky coffins put the fun back in funeral! Designer Olaf Breuning came up with these eccentric coffin designs and commissioned coffin makers from Ghana to bring them to life… so to speak. Apparently crazy ass coffins are pretty common in Ghana so the coffin makers were happy to help out. While the idea of spending eternity inside of a giant popsicle or bar of chocolate sounds great, it’s hard to trust those creepy grins. And what’s with the snowman devil? Does that coffin lead to an icy hell? If so, does that mean hell froze over and my dad is FINALLY gonna get me that pony?

OMG! LOTR Hobbit Dollhouse

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If Hobbits were the size of Borrowers this is the house they would live in. Also my head would explode from all the cuteness… I mean tiny pocket-sized hairy-footed Hobbits? SO ADORBS! Anyway, this miniature Hobbit dollhouse was created by artist and LOTR superfan Maddie Chambers. The dollhouse started as a college assignment and quickly grew into an ongoing project. Chambers was already no stranger to working with miniatures thanks to her experience playing Warhammer when she decided to create the exterior of Bilbo Baggins’ home. Before she knew it she was drawing plans for a replica of Bag End from the movie and creating furniture, food and other items to fit inside.

Krang Carved Out Of A Watermelon In A Pumpkin

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Master Splinter Pumpkin Carver Mike V. sculpted this Krang O Lantern. It’s the TMNT villain Krang made from a watermelon inside of a pumpkin. Fruit Inception! Or something like that. Right? I don’t know, I never finished the movie. I Netflixed it and I tried to watch it once. But as per usual I was mega drunk and passed out right after the whole waves crashing on the shore part. Yep, the beginning. The DVD sat on top of my TV getting dusty for about 6 months before I traded it in for something a little more… how do I say this? Intellectually compatible with my brain. I got The Little Mermaid! Sooooo good.

Yoda In Real Life

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Ever wonder what Yoda would look like if he was a human dude? Except like… still with the big ears and forehead ridges? Me neither. I did however wonder what he would look like as a cat—probably a lot like Gizmo from Gremlins. Aaaaaaanyway, sculptor Andrea Eusebi was stuck on the whole human/Yoda hybrid thing so he made this amazingly detailed sculpture. That’s right, it’s made of clay—not polygons—which for some reason seems more impressive. Probably because most 3D modelling programs come with that “create Yoda” button and from there it’s just a matter of changing his skin tone with the color picker. Just like how Photoshop has that “make me thin and beautiful” button. Or so I’ve heard. I can’t afford my own computer—I live at the library!

Own Your Own Life-Size Bioshock Big Daddy and Little Sister

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Looking for the perfect thing to greet guests in your foyer? Screw the potted plants and wall art and go for something a bit more dramatic. If I had the money kicking around (and my wife wouldn’t throw me out of the house for doing it,) I’d totally want this full-size Bioshock Big Daddy and Little Sister in my entryway.

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The guys at Studio Oxmox made these amazingly accurate sculptures of Big Daddy and Little Sister that you can actually buy for yourself (assuming you can skip the mortgage payment for a couple of months.) Big Daddy measures a whopping 7-feet, 2-inches-tall and is sporting his imposing pressure suit and arm drill. The 41-inch-tall Little Sister will stare down guests with her empty eyeballs and shoot them up with a syringe of EVE. (while Gordon Freeman looks on from the background).

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Both statues are made from fiberglass, and can be shipped to your home within 5 to 10 days. The pair is available over on eBay for $6490(USD), plus it’ll cost you another $1449 to pack and ship them safely from their current location in France. Sure, that’s probably as much as an actual vacation package to Rapture, but the look on the faces of your houseguests when they see these things will be priceless.