Iain Macarthur used "geometrical patterns and natural elements" to create animal faces and bodies in his series "Wildlife." I find the owl absolutely mesmerizing, though the bear comes at a very close second.
Take a look at them all at Iain's Behance page: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Animal-illustrations-and-shirt-designs/1078011 | Wildlife as exhibited in Phone Booth Gallery [embedded YouTube clip]
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"The Owl Service", anyone?
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Gorgeous! Reminds me of the work of Aubrey Beardsley and other Decadents.
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Albrecht Dürer is definitely fascinating. We have to do a long post about him sometime :)
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Reminds me of Albrecht Durer's "Rhinoceros".
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