Sculptor Creates Hilarious Tom and Jerry Sculptures From Their Most Unfortunate Moments

By Ryan on 02/16/2022 10:57 AM

Remember being a kid and waking up Saturday morning to watch cartoons? This was way before streaming services and Baby Shark, when all we had were the classic depictions of two cartoon animals mutilating each other. One of my favorite shows growing up was Tom & Jerry, a classic cartoon in which the eponymous cat and mouse duo would battle each other in hilarious ways.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Bowling pins Credit: @inouetable

The segments always ended with Tom on the losing side, sometimes getting transformed into a flat pancake or a set of bowling pins for daring to mess with Jerry.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Stairs
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If you’re like me, those images have been permanently imprinted on your mind, so I was pretty excited to come across these sculptures by Taku Inoue, a Japanese multimedia artist who has received a lot of attention lately for depicting famous Tom & Jerry scenes with jaw-dropping accuracy.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Frying pan
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Hanna and Barbera, the iconic animation team behind Tom & Jerry, invented a memorable and surreal cartoon style that has remained influential to this day.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Fence
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Inoue, who grew up loving the cartoons, has immortalized some of the more famous scenes of the show by creating masterful sculptures that look like the famous cat and mouse have leapt out of the TV and entered the room.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Table
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The sculptures first appeared on Inoue’s Twitter page, where they quickly attracted loads of attention from fans of the series. He went on to start an Instagram page that now has over 62,000 followers, all avid fans of the talented artist.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Vase
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Some of the sculptures feature Tom as he’s struck in the face with a pie or getting blown up by a backfiring rifle. Others feature the mischievous cat hiding in a trash can or hatching evil plans to finally catch Jerry (spoiler alert: it ain’t going to work).

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Backfired gun
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Inoue has recreated many other colorful characters from the show and shared them on social media, such as Jerry, of course, but also Spike the bulldog!

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Dog mouth
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In addition to sharing images of the completed sculptures, Inoue also gives his followers insight into the creation process by showing each piece before it has been painted.

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Door slam flattened
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Despite constant requests from his rabid fans, the artist Inoue has no plans to sell his detailed creations. For now, he’s just interested in sharing his love of the classic cartoon with the world. But we’ll keep an eye on him just in case!

Funny Tom and Jerry Sculptures - Curtains rolled up
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