Artist Turns Old Hubcaps Into Awesome Animal Sculptures

 

Ptolemy Elrington recycles old hubcaps, transforming them into incredible works of art. Currently based in Brighton, England, the artist has worked a variety of creative jobs including theatre and stage set design.

Elrington concentrates on creating sculpture of natural forms from found and recycled materials. At the moment he is working with a variety of materials including shopping trolleys, scrap metal and car wheel trims which he re-shapes into a variety of life forms.

Ptolemy has exhibited several times in London, also in Brighton, Haslemere, Rutland, Salisbury, Scotland and also in Barcelona, Spain and Athens, Greece. To see more from the artist, including a number of works currently for sale, check him out at the online links below. He is also available for commissions.

[via My Modern Met]