In ancient Phoenician Sardinia, whenever elderly people were no longer able to support themselves, they were given a neurotoxic plant called “sardonic herb” and thrown off of a cliff. It is the source of the term “sardonic grin” because of the facial expression the plant caused following death.
The song “Mambo No. 5″ was initially chosen for 2000′s Democratic National Convention, but this idea was scrapped due to the line “A little bit of Monica in my life.”
So when 25 year old Ryousuke Ohtake set out to create a lobster—one of the most intricate animals—in the super-realistic style without any previous experience it seemed hard to believe. In addition, wood isn’t the only medium used for this art, but it is certainly the most difficult.
The results are amazing! His sculpture moves just like the real animals.
Amazed? Make sure to watch the video below and see more of Ryousuke Ohtake’s work on his facebook page.
To preserve the harvest, Mao Zedong had all sparrows killed (along with rats, flies and mosquitoes) because they ate grain. The result was an ecological disaster that resulted in the birds’ natural prey devouring the harvest.
