May 20, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: An Artist Who Specializes in Werewolves and Crystals

Photo: James Ewing
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David Altmejd builds awesomely complex worlds inside plexiglass containers.
Photo: James Ewing
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There are werewolves, insects, fruits and men made of geode organs.

Photo: James Ewing
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The sprawling works of art, like *The Flux and The Puddle* often pair the grotesque with the beautiful.
Photo: James Ewing
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Throughout the piece you see pathways of neon thread leading from one box to another. This creates a sense of motion in the piece.

Photo: Lance Brewer
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*Untitled* is made from foam, plaster and paint. Its deformities are equal parts horrifying and beautiful.
Photo: James Ewing
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Each of the plexiglass boxes is filled with its own little world.

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The massive sculpture is a bizarro ecosystem of mythical creatures, oozing fruits and decaying body parts
Photo: James Ewing
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His work often touches on ideas of evolution, a fascination he developed as a child.

Photo: James Ewing
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Altmejd works a ridiculous amount of materials into his pieces. There are things like resin, synthetic hair, leather shoes, thread, mirror, glass eyes, sequins and synthetic flowers. And that's just a taste.
Photo: James Ewing
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Altmejd's work is like a complex puzzle with no matching parts.

Photo: James Ewing
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In *The Eve* colored resin kiwis hang near an upside down man.
Photo: James Ewing
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It's a quieter scene than *The Flux and the Puddle*'s visual chaos. What you can't see? A gaping hole in the man's backside that showcases an array of colored geodes.

Photo: Liz Stinson
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Inside his studio you'll find a table full of resin-casted hands.
Photo: David Altmejd Studio
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And a table full of multi-colored kiwis. There are boxes of resin fruit lying around the rooms.

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