An artist has come up with an ingenious use for old car parts destined for the scrap yard - turning them into astonishing animal sculptures.
James Corbett welds together hundreds of components salvaged from vintage cars to make the stunning creations which are uncannily lifelike.
No car part is ignored as the 53-year-old turns them into animals such as hares, dogs, weasels, geese, chickens, iguanas and even a cheetah.
Each sculpture can take up to three weeks to make as Mr Corbett painstakingly studies his subject then sets about welding the parts into place.
Mr Corbett, from Brisbane, Australia, was the owner of a specialist scrap yard when he started making objects out of old car parts in 1998.
He made one sculpture and displayed it on the counter of his shop, and within a few months he was taking orders for more.
His latest work is on display at The John Davies Gallery in Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire.
The sculptures are available to buy ranging from £3,000 for a weasel to £14,500 for a wild boar.
John Davies, who runs the gallery, said: ‘James’s work is simply amazing.
'He takes car parts from vintage and classic cars and turns them into stunning sculptures.
‘There is pretty much no-one else in the world doing what James does and certainly no-one doing it to the standard he does it.
‘He used to run a scrap yard and one day decided to make a sculpture out of spare parts that were knocking around.’
Mr Davies added: ‘The result was amazing and his work was an instant hit.
‘He makes everything in an enormous workshop in Brisbane from a collection of car parts he has spent the last 15 years building up.
‘Every single part of each sculpture has come from a car. James then welds the hundreds of parts together to make the sculptures.
‘He likes to see his subjects in real life so he can really capture the essence of each individual creature, something he has an amazing talent for.’
James Corbett welds together hundreds of components salvaged from vintage cars to make the stunning creations which are uncannily lifelike.
No car part is ignored as the 53-year-old turns them into animals such as hares, dogs, weasels, geese, chickens, iguanas and even a cheetah.
Each sculpture can take up to three weeks to make as Mr Corbett painstakingly studies his subject then sets about welding the parts into place.
Mr Corbett, from Brisbane, Australia, was the owner of a specialist scrap yard when he started making objects out of old car parts in 1998.
He made one sculpture and displayed it on the counter of his shop, and within a few months he was taking orders for more.
His latest work is on display at The John Davies Gallery in Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire.
The sculptures are available to buy ranging from £3,000 for a weasel to £14,500 for a wild boar.
John Davies, who runs the gallery, said: ‘James’s work is simply amazing.
'He takes car parts from vintage and classic cars and turns them into stunning sculptures.
‘There is pretty much no-one else in the world doing what James does and certainly no-one doing it to the standard he does it.
‘He used to run a scrap yard and one day decided to make a sculpture out of spare parts that were knocking around.’
Mr Davies added: ‘The result was amazing and his work was an instant hit.
‘He makes everything in an enormous workshop in Brisbane from a collection of car parts he has spent the last 15 years building up.
‘Every single part of each sculpture has come from a car. James then welds the hundreds of parts together to make the sculptures.
‘He likes to see his subjects in real life so he can really capture the essence of each individual creature, something he has an amazing talent for.’
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