An Artist Creates Amazingly Realistic Sand Sculptures Of Animals Look Like They've Crawled Onto Shore

Most people spent their time at the beach, You've probably build a sand castle or two. May be some of them even tried to create something more elaborate by burying their friend and making them look like a mermaid. Whatever the case may be, artist Andoni Bastarrika has you beat when it comes to sand sculptures. He creates incredibly realistic sand animals sculptures tricking people into thinking, they’ve crawled onto shore..You can think what’s wrong with these animals chillin’ on the beach.

To create his sculptures, Bastarrika gathers between 1,100 lb and 3,300 lb of sand. Bastarrika works mostly with his hands. He likes feeling and touching the sand. During the process, he uses a picture of what he's sculpting as a reference, but most of his inspiration comes directly from his vivid imagination. It takes about 6 to 12 hours to finish a sculpture, after which is either taken away by the wind or by himself as he has to free the public space where he normally works.