Floating Pipe Sculptures Look Like Alien Life Forms

If the old PVC pipe gathering dust in the garage, or a pile of spare engine parts were to come alive, they might look something like David McLeod‘s latest batch of digital sculptures. The designer arranges intricately rendered tubes into abstract forms, ranging from an off-white bundle reminiscient of someone in the fetal position, to an animated flock of polished chrome pipes, swirling like a breeze. McLeod says he’s considered 3D printing the sculptures, but they “would need a bit of remodeling to work,” according to a comment on Ello.

Draw your own conclusions in the images below.

Live Wire, David McLeod, 201

Catalytic, David McLeod, 2015

Currents, David McLeod, 2015

Woven, David McLeod, 2015

Check out McLeod’s work on his Ello page, Instagram or his website.

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