Amazing "balloon animals" – not seen at your ordinary kids party

Tokyo-based Masayoshi Matsumoto takes "balloon animals" out of backyard parties and into the colorful arena that falls between highbrow craft and art. The 27-year-old balloon-artist, who studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, uses the same techniques that party clowns use - bending, twisting and tucking balloons into animals and other fun shapes - but he uses dozens at a time and ends up with stunning rubber sculptures that would easily fit in any pop-art gallery (or pop-up gallery because of their perishable nature). Check out his extensive photo gallery on his Facebook page.