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.

Unlike what the modern world has often tried to convince us of, the destruction of these works of art embodies our brief passage on Earth just as well as our decay. "My goal is to depict freedom and overwhelm people with beauty that is universal," Bastarrika said. And what is more universal, is the passage of time embodied by these living sculptures. Maybe that's why Bastarrika's sculptures give that great feeling of liberation because decay is the price to pay for freedom.