One thing that sets artists apart from each other is the medium within they choose to work. For a painter, it could be watercolors or oils, writers have short stories or novels, and sculptors have brass, clay and discarded tires. That’s right, discarded tires!

29-year-old South Korean sculptor and genius, Ji Yong Ho, has been crafting grotesquely detailed sculptures of real animals and endangered mythological creatures from discarded car tires.  Ji says he likes the way the rubber is more like flesh and muscle, plus the black color makes ‘em look “scary.”

If, like me, your first thought is to peel out and go buy one, keep in mind that one of his recent creations sold for $145,000 at auction. That’s a lot of BFGs.

Source: autoblog