Hirotoshi Itoh graduated from Tokyo National Fine Arts University in 1982 and later went into his family business as a stonemason. He spent several years working with metal before turning his attention to stones. He utilizes stones found in a river bank near his home, and he creates sculptures that juxtapose the original shape and hardness of the material with surprising humor and texture. You can find more of his work on his Deviant Art page.

French art director Alexis Persani has collaborated with french photographer Leo Caillard to create a series of in vogue sculptures, entitled “street stone”. The ensembles are achieved through image manipulation, using photoshop to digitally dress the statues in the latest fashion trends. Persani and Caillard created the project as a humorous take on the contrast between contemporary and classic culture, demonstrating the vast metamorphose society has undergone, and continues to.

Mulan Jamilah, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger, kisses caretaker Abdullah Sholeh, 33, in the garden beside their home on January 20, 2014 in Malang, Indonesia.

Workmen use a crane to winch a large stone head, created by British sculptor Emily Young, into Berkeley Square on February 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Rolling back the years and still looking incredible at the age of 63, the American actress Sharon Stone goes back to her sеxy seductive ways out on a Dolce and Gabbana shoot out in Venice on August 27, 2021. (Photo by Backgrid USA)

Aurora Australis from Beerbarrel Beach, by James Stone. Runner Up: Aurorae. (Photo by James Stone/Astronomy Photographer of the Year)

In this Saturday, August 16, 2014 photo, Mandy Stokes stands with her daughter Molly Kate Stokes next to a large alligator weighing 1011.5 pounds measuring 15-feet long is pictured in Thomaston, Ala. The alligator was caught in the Alabama River near Camden, Ala., by Mandy Stokes and family. (Photo by Sharon Steinmann/AP Photo/Al.com)