I recently worked with some pretty smart people
on the notion of shapes as textures, and
finding ways to blend shapes one into another;
much as you might blend together images in PhotoShop.
Below are two of my favourite images from that work,
made in collaboration with
Luiz Velho.
Click on either image to see it full size.
If you're technologically inclined, you might
want to read more about this work in
Procedural Shape Synthesis on Subdivision Surfaces.