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Updated by Brianna Cerkiewicz on May 29, 2015
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Sculptures Made of Improbable Objects

So I had all these extra tires, and instead of recycling them or retreading them, I decided to build a rhinoceros... I can only guess at the motivation behind these building materials, but I can't deny that they're creative.

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Tire-Rhinoceros

Tire-Rhinoceros

{Yong Ho Ji}
Tires and rhinos have more in common than you'd think—thick skin, dark colouring, susceptibility to poaching, a vegetarian diet and a giant horn. Apparently the artist chose rubber because its flexibility emulates skin and muscles.

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W'eel, the Tire-Rim Turtle

W'eel, the Tire-Rim Turtle

{George Gottbreht}
This artist obviously should have teamed up with the guy who did the rhino.

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Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls

{Li Hongbo}
Paper's a pretty standard building material—but this isn't your typical paper-person.

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Chewy Crocodile

Chewy Crocodile

{Maurizio Savini}
Teeth and chewing gum do seem to be a natural pairing...

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What Came First?

What Came First?

{Kyle Bean}
A less-than-classic example of form mirroring content.

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Panda Poop

Panda Poop

{Zhu Cheng}
This statue might look familiar, but the original wasn't made of giant panda dung. THIS one's only 300,000 yuan.