The Beetle Sphere: An Actual 1953 VW Beetle Formed into a Perfect Sphere by Ichwan Noor.
Jakatara-based sculptor Ichwan Noor showed at the Art Basel Hong Kong this giant sculpture of a 1953 Volkswagen Beetle that, combined with polyester and aluminum, has been morphed into a perfect sphere. This is one in a series of spherical and cubical vehicles by the artist, and he also works in a variety of other subjects including anatomical forms. Source: from Colossal
Video of the Beetle sphere in exhibit:
The significant operating principle here is deformation, where a familiar object is deformed into a spherical form, but retains enough of the essence of the original state.
Rollin’ Safari – Spherical Animals
Another example which utilizes deformation is Rollin’ Safari, a series of animations produced to use as trailers for Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart 2013.
This work exemplifies creators’ sense of humor, sensibility for motion, and knowledge of a particular digital technology in deforming virtual objects into spherical forms.
DAHRC Researcher MJ Truong produced a sketch of the puffy animals in class upon being introduced to the work. Her blog features her 3-minute 3D sketch.
Another animation which utilizes spherical deformation by Gary Fouchy, Yohann Auroux Bernard, and Sebastien De Oliveira Bispo:
