Simply Creative: 2015

Pumpkin Carvings by Jon Neill

Jon Neill, a famous sculptor and a member of the Laguna College of Art and Design’s Sculpture faculty, creates these jaw-dropping pumpkin carvings.

Check his website: neillartstudios.com

Heterosis by Brian Banton

Toronto-based designer Brian Banton created these kinetic typeface called 'Heterosis', a three-dimensional fonts made from transparent elastic bands that run between two parallel plexiglass windows.

Check his website: http://brianbanton.com/

Dresses made of Maps by Elisabeth Lecourt

French artist Elisabeth Lecourt created a series of child’s clothing made of maps, entitled 'Les Robes Géographiques'.

If you like this kind of art, you might like the paper works created by artist Jennifer Collier here.

Check her website: http://www.elisabethlecourt.com/

Driftwood Elephant Sculptures by Andries Botha

South African artist Andries Botha (previously here) constructed these life-like family of elephants trailing along the coastlines in Beligium using driftwood for his public installation titled 'You Can Buy My Heart and My Soul' for Beautfort's second Triennial of Contemporary Art by the Sea in 2006

“In African mythology the elephant reincarnates carrying the soul of a murdered God. It is thus the embodiment of the transmigration of souls. It is also the metaphor for the world’s preoccupation with Africa as an exotic location. The elephant thus embodies the world’s romanticism with Africa. In part it is the Colonial panacea: wildness can be contained, civilised and taken back to the ballrooms of the First World as a trophy.”

Check his website: http://andriesbotha.net

Intricate Pen Drawings by Thiago Bianchini

São Paulo, Brazil-based graphic designer and illustrator Thiago Bianchini created these beautiful drawings of wildlife and landscapes framed within animal silhouettes, using fine-tipped ink pens.

"My dream is to make a huge exhibition with my artwork, showing the complicated relationship between man versus nature. To respect nature is to respect yourself. If nature dies we die with it.”