Underwater Sea Creature Sculptures

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While these look like the shell of an exotic sea creature, they are actually sculptures by Japanese artist, Noriko Kuresumi 

The details and textures with the contrast of smooth shapes make them interesting to look at by every angle.

The artist statement is:

"The sea is the origin of life.

All lives are connected and have been supporting each other.

I create my work by imagining the source of harmony and balance of the ocean."

For more pictures and artist information click here

Via Spoon and Tamango

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The Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

The above is may look like something you would see under the sea, but actually it is crocheted facsimile.

The Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef  was exhibited in August, 2009 part of a global project created by Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the Institute for Figuring in Los Angeles to celebrate the Great Barrier Reef in Austrailia and raise awareness of how pollution and global warming are threatening its existence. 


For more pictures see and short video of all of the projects see:  Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Reef Project

The works are amazing and worth a few minutes of your time to check them out.



















Images by Claire Conroy

To learn more about the project see: The Institute for Figuring