Curious Creatures and Beautiful Beasts

April 17, 2009 5:28 PM

The art of Justin Gibbens. Gibbens imitates the conventions of 18th and 19th century zoological illustration and traditional Chinese fine-line painting to make images of curious creatures and beautiful beasts. [Via]
posted by homunculus (9 comments total)

If you like this, you may also like the implausible hybrid creatures of Amy Ross.
posted by homunculus at 5:29 PM on April 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

Ah yes - this immediately called the Amy Ross post to mind as well.

Great find - thank you.
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 6:28 PM on April 17, 2009

A feathered hybrid. Eye's (cr)eats worms?
posted by Mblue at 6:43 PM on April 17, 2009

Mblue, your link above is perhaps one of Gibbens' inspirations for his Pinwheel Spoonbill, which is my personal favorite of the linked collection.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:59 PM on April 17, 2009

flapjax at midnite, thanks. I appreciate art and snark of art.
posted by Mblue at 7:11 PM on April 17, 2009

Great stuff, thanks. Ditto the Amy Ross. This also reminds me of Dougal Dixon's creatures.
posted by nzero at 7:12 PM on April 17, 2009

Wonderful stuff! It also reminds me of Little Robot, who makes such wonderful creations.
posted by annaramma at 8:26 PM on April 17, 2009

I've followed Walton Ford's audubon homages for some time, and personally, I think this work pales in comparison
posted by Griffinlb at 1:35 AM on April 18, 2009

Thanks so much homunculus, you just filled my wunderkammer needs for the weekend!
posted by ouke at 1:45 AM on April 18, 2009