Diego Cusano is an Italy-based artist who calls himself a “Fantasy Researcher” and explores the line between imagination and reality. Using his limitless creativity, this artist is able to turn ordinary objects into unexpected illustrations that let us see those simple everyday items from a new perspective.

"I started watching things from a different point of view, and from this new approach, I started creating the illustrations that, since then, I’m publishing each day on the social networks," Diego writes on his Facebook page. "Objects change their native function through the graphic to a new, different, unpredictable function. I always try to "re-invent" myself. I would like to give smiles when people look at my works.”

The beauty of Diego’s works is that unexpected twist that he gives to those things we usually see as casual – he turns a banana into a giraffe, a cup of coffee suddenly becomes a planet, a head of garlic becomes a duck. Still don’t see how it’d work? Scroll down and witness it for yourself!

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Mishte Tine
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this. Elegant, adorable and humorous.

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Night Owl
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The turtle doesn't look happy about turning into a sandwich.

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N G
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, great.... until it rains

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Ildiko Okido
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, “le petit prince”. I read that book in french when I was about 16 years old.

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Camillia Pollard
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My fave so far... elegant isn't what would normally come to mind when u think of toothbrushes?

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Charlotte Brine
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The nose and lips are extreamly well drawn! Very impressive!

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Mer
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awww, I love this one! I'm...wait for it...wait for it...BATTY over it!! *sorry, I had to...it's just that cute!

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Friedlander Rosenzweig
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m gonna stick my neck out here, but have you seen a real giraffe?

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Night Owl
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! How many kinds of donuts are there in the US ?!

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Friedlander Rosenzweig
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s what happens when Homer tries Marge’s stylist and asks for. “You know, the usual.”

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diane a
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

David Attenbourgh voice " And here we see the strawberry fish in it's natural habitat - to prevent being eaten by larger mamals it cunninglly has BITS attached to it's outer skin which stick between their teeth. They like alot of sugar"

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Carol Harrison
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoooo lives in a deli that's under sea? Swiss Cheese Square Pants.

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King of the Clouds
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know it’s Charlie Chaplin but he kinda looks like a fashionable Hitler....

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Kath Leen
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me too zebra, i don't have any idea...

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Sunflowercray
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too funny. Gives him/her a goofy personality.

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