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Japanese Artist Creates Unbelievable Balloon Sculptures That Resemble Real Animals And Insects (30 New Pics)

The Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto is making intricate animal sculptures made entirely from balloons and they're mesmerizing.

The Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto is making intricate animal sculptures made entirely from balloons and they're mesmerizing.

30 Incredibly Detailed Balloon Sculptures By Japanese Artist Masayoshi Matsumoto

They say practice makes perfect so Masayoshi Matsumoto, an artist who has been perfecting his craft for 10 years, should be pretty good, right? No. He's amazing. The guy creates balloon sculptures so intricate, every single one of his pieces seem...

They say practice makes perfect so Masayoshi Matsumoto, an artist who has been perfecting his craft for 10 years, should be pretty good, right? No. He's amazing. The guy creates balloon...

50 Unbelievable Balloon Animals By Japanese Artist Masayoshi Matsumoto

"I started making these seven years ago, I was really inspired by wildlife pictures and wanted to see if I could create realistic animals of my own"

"I started making these seven years ago, I was really inspired by wildlife pictures and wanted to see if I could create realistic animals of my own"

I Create Realistic Balloon Animals

My name is Masayoshi Matsumoto. I'm a Japanese balloon artist. I use the technique of blowing and twisting to create animals, plant life and insects using only balloons.

My name is Masayoshi Matsumoto. I'm a Japanese balloon artist. I use the technique of blowing and twisting to create animals, plant life and insects using only balloons.

Incredibly Detailed Balloon Animals By Japanese Artist

If you thought balloon animals are simply a fairground novelty, then Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto has some balloon animal art to show you. Perhaps the most impressive thing about them is that Masayoshi uses only balloons – no tape or markers.

If you thought balloon animals are simply a fairground novelty, then Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto has some balloon animal art to show you. Perhaps the most impressive thing about them is...