Artists inspired by Birds/Insects/Reptiles
2D Artists
2D Artists
Name: Takeshi Obata
DOB: February 11, 1969
Famous Works: Death Note, Hikaru no Go, Blue Dragon Ral Grad
During the creation of a number of the Shinigami characters in the Death Note series. Takeshi Obata admitted to difficulties in coming up with designs which would also be simple enough to draw numerous times throughout the manga. He ultimately drew inspiration for some of these Shinigami characters from insects and reptiles.
Website: http://www.deanspencerart.com/
Dean Spencer, a Fantasy/sci-fi illustrator. With the use of software which may include Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, Dean has produced a wide variety of art, mainly focusing on fantasy and sci-fi with a lot of his work having been clearly influenced by animals.
Name: Yoshihiro Togashi
DOB: April 27th, 1966
Profession: Manga Artist
In his manga, HunterXHunter. Yoshihiro depicts many animals, both real and fictional. One of the more interesting creatures which he has created is the Chimera Ant. This is a carnivorous creature with an insatiable appetite. When the queen ant consumes other creatures, characteristics from those creatures get passed on to her children. This resulted in many unique characters consisting of various animal species mixed into one.
3D Artists
Name: Sayaka Kajita Ganz
Website: http://mokader.com/art/sayaka-recycled-sculptures/
Using discarded or recycled objects, Sayaka creates animal based sculptures. She is inspired to do this, as by building these sculptures, she feels she begins to better understand the human relationships that surround her.
Name: Justin Gershenson-Gates
Justin uses watch parts in order to create sculptures, among these include models based on reptiles and insects.
Name: Brenda Guyton
Brenda is an artist who has experimented with a variety of mediums. She is inspired by reptiles, mammals and artificial intelligence and how man and machine may combine in the future. Among her work I found these sculptures made from computer parts which are clearly influenced from reptiles and possibly how animals and technology could become one.
Name: Kim Hunter
Website: http://kimhunter.ca/crafts_dolls.htm
Kim Hunter is an artists who primarily creates custom made crafts, such as dolls and sculptures. Among her work I found a wireframe sculpture which caught my interest.
Name: Mark Oliver
Website: http://cargocollective.com/TheLitterBugMark is an artist who creates bug sculptures out of (what he himself calls) crap. Essentially these sculptures are made from old toys and books. However what he makes from this supposed crap is nothing short of amazing.
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