# Pixelated Animal Sculptures (UPDATE) The Shawn Smith Art Translates Animals into 3D Creations By Katie Pagnotta | Published 2012-12-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shawn-smith-art References: [mymodernmet](http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/shawn-smith-re-things) & [shawnsmithart](http://shawnsmithart.com/news.htm) This Shawn Smith art is truly imaginative and takes pixelation to a [3D graphic dimension](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olivier-van-herpt-1). His latest works are an extension of his previous work and feature a new batch of animals. Smith transforms his figures of nature with ease. The [animal sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neojomon-biomorphic-fantme) pop out at you and are magnificent vivid creations. To manifest these lovely art works Smith meticulously takes [digital images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-box) and assembles the sculptures block by block. This is a tedious process that he completes with exact precision. Each block is seamless and when set against a stark white wall appears to be miraculously floating. His methods are structured, his ideas are wonderful and his process is flawless. The Shawn Smith art is spectacular and forms a link between nature and technology. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 83% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Pixelated 3D Sculptures:** Creating 3D sculptures using pixelated images is a disruptive innovation opportunity for art and design industry. - **Digital-real World Fusion Art:** Combining digital images with real-world sculptures is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the art and technology industry. - **Precise Sculpture Assembly:** Developing precise and efficient methods for assembling sculptures block by block is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the art, manufacturing and construction industries. ### Where This Applies - **Art and Design:** Creating pixelated 3D sculptures and digital-real world fusion art presents an opportunity for artists and designers to innovate. - **Technology:** Combining digital images with real-world sculptures presents an opportunity for digital technology innovation in the art industry. - **Manufacturing and Construction:** Developing precise and efficient methods for assembling sculptures block by block presents an opportunity for innovation in the manufacturing and construction industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Limited 3D-Printed Ceramic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyadic-series.md) - [Eroded Cartoon-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystalized-squirtle.md) - [Virtual Craft Fusions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arnardo-collection.md) - [Intricate Resin Hand-Painted Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snh003.md) - [Physics-Informed Digital Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-sculpture.md) - [Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aleph-geddis.md) - [Folk Creature Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fibredog.md)