Hybrid-human tire sculptures

2 Aug

zebra head 11' (herbivorous animal) 2010 105 x 52 x 90 cm used tire, steel, wood, styrofoam images courtesy of yong ho ji

“Korean artist Yong Ho Jihas expanded his ‘mutant mythos’ series, continuing to create sculptures with layers of used tire strips bound together by synthetic resins on supporting frames of steel, wood, or styrofoam. examining genetically modified organisms and darwin’s evolutionary theory, this body of work depicts eight stages of transformation in the tradition of classical sculpture: carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous animals, anthropods, fish, hybrid animals, hybrid humans, and finally humans”.

'horse man 2' (hybrid human) 2011 150 x 150 x 200cm used tires, steel, synthetic resin images courtesy of yong ho ji

shark 13' (fish) 2011 240 x 130 x 110 cm used tire, synthetic resins images courtesy of yong ho ji

deer woman 2' (hybrid human) 2009 43 x 75 x 155 cm used tires, steel, synthetic resin images courtesy of yong ho ji

'bull man 4' (hybrid human) 2010 100 x 150 x 200 cm used tires, steel, synthetic resin image courtesy of gana art

man 1' (human) 2011 90 x 100 x 180 cm used tires, steel, synthetic resin image courtesy of gana art

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One Response to “Hybrid-human tire sculptures”

  1. cjot August 3, 2011 at 12:04 am #

    This is incredible!

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