Penguins marching, one by one. These yellow birds make for a spectacular scene on the water. Kampa Museum, Prague 2008
All images via Cracking Art Group

Since 1983, colourful giant animals have been spotted around the world. Some seem to emerge right out of the water, while others hang in the balance like some kind of animal laundry between close-knit buildings. Still others stand guard atop historic landmarks and downtown balconies while top predators revert to their basest instincts in a bid for survival. Created using recycled plastic bottles by Cracking Art Group, these animals represent the art collective’s strong social and environmental ethic while bringing accessible contemporary art to the masses.

“Cracking is the gap of the contemporary man, struggling between the primary naturalness and a future more and more artificial.”