Somehow, everybody sees a cardboard box differently. Some people see it as a storage unit, some cats see it as a perfect home, and Japanese artist Monomi Ohno sees it as a building material for her amazing 3-D sculptures.

It all began during her studies at Osaka University of the Arts, where she decided to specialize in 3-D animation. Yet to get your hands on the necessary software, you'd have to pay a pretty penny first. So instead of spending all that money, she decided to use the stash of empty Amazon boxes laying around to hone her 3D modeling skills on.

What was supposed to be practice, has turned her into a cardboard artist! The empty boxes have become a canvas which she can now turn into literally anything. From tanks, rifles, and pop culture characters to even food! Take a look and don't forget to vote for your favorites!

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The Cappy
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can almost hear Doc Brown now: "I apologize for the crudeness of the model." This is awesome.

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The Cappy
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG.. Please send 2 of these and a time machine so me and my brother could have these when we were kids!!

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Meowoui
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm running out of words to say about your work.

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lemontzz aide
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

re: their slogans: 1 - A better beer deserves a better can (the company didn't see this can LOL) 2 - It's all about the beer. (nope in this case, its about the can!!!)     

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Noah Pearson
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this guy should put these on ebay, or sell them profesionaly. i would buy them for $30 plus

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Michelle Wright
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 12 year old so also creates cardboard sculptures. He recently won for best sculpture at out homeschooling co-op for his r2-d2. I would love for him to get to talk to her! juried-art...096bd5.jpg juried-art3-5902110096bd5.jpg

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Iamtheone
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I brought that to my band class, I'm sure that I would be at the top of the list for creativeness

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lemontzz aide
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you certainly know how to 'work' the material ...

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Meowoui
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many hours go into each piece?

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ADHORTATOR
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can almost hear the bang....

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Unwelcomed Guest
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure he'll get arrested producing that level of high quality counterfeits

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The Cappy
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some reason, nobody took a second bite...

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Meowoui
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Freaken A, look at the detail

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Meowoui
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like this little town/village. cute

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htbq
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember seeing this when I was very little. its a monster infused with a tank. don't remember what it was from or what its called.

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The Cappy
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't cross the streams. I'll catch fire.

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