Sean Avery's Mesmerizing Animal Sculptures Made From CD Fragments (PHOTOS)

Welcome to the CD menagerie. Sean Avery rendered the animal kingdom out of shattered compact discs!

These old-fangled, music-storing devices were always privileged over iPod technology for their physicality, but the critters in the slideshow below take that argument to new heights. The CD fragments' sharp edges and iridescent glow make for the perfect untapped resource. And who knew CDs came in such diverse and eye-catching colors?

Check out Sean's sharp and shiny circle of life and let us know what you think in the comments section.

Comments

[sunnysdc]

10:31 AM on 02/22/2012

Very pretty...wish I would of thought of that! The birds are beautiful. I particularly like the squid!

[Pennsanic]

05:44 PM on 02/27/2012

I liked the rat!

[boberrigan]

09:16 PM on 02/20/2012

This is so interesting......about 2 years ago I made an egret out of 300 lb. watercolor paper that I cut just as Mr. Avery cut his CDs. Just goes to show you that once something is out in the Universal Consciousness we can all pluck it out and enjoy it. Very nice work Mr. Avery!! ( I LOVE the hummingbird!)

[zelduh]

08:45 PM on 02/20/2012

Fan-frikken-tastic!

[riverdew149]

01:40 PM on 02/17/2012

They are very beautiful - clever.

[cathyvss]

01:39 PM on 02/17/2012

Amazing! OMG! Awesome! ETC... :)

[hemipwr54]

01:25 PM on 02/17/2012

Pretty cool . Any "how to' on these ?

[lvictoria12]

01:09 PM on 02/17/2012

Those are awesome!

[scott mccarthy]

01:01 PM on 02/17/2012

Fantastic and creative. It's disheartening that artists like this have a hard time selling their work to get by, yet the Cy Twomblys of the world are (were in his case) millionaires.

[Lechiffre]

03:22 PM on 02/20/2012

it doesn't sell because its junk period.

[Seeyl8rg8r]

12:53 PM on 02/17/2012

Very Cool! Beautiful!

[Tinna Marie Kennedy]

12:39 PM on 02/17/2012

I want one so bad, one of the bird ones would be just lovely in my house or on my porch to look at between swinging on the chair swing or as I'm flipping through pages in my novels.

[Mouse223]

12:38 PM on 02/17/2012

Very cool. I think I like the Rhino best. The last one is a scorpion, btw.

[lornawestie]

12:35 PM on 02/17/2012

Love 'em! Very clever.

[Lake Genwis]

12:31 PM on 02/17/2012

Quite creative !

[wrightrjj]

12:31 PM on 02/17/2012

those are very cool...would love to have one!!

[Desti Thomas]

11:52 AM on 02/17/2012

what's the last creature??

[Mouse223]

12:37 PM on 02/17/2012

A scorpion =)

[Shyla22]

12:37 PM on 02/17/2012

Looked like a horned lizard... but a scorpion tail? not sure.

[Desti Thomas]

01:27 PM on 02/17/2012

exactlyy! very confusingg