Creating art from food
June 6th, 2012
Artistry is important when preparing food. The contestants over on Masterchef are judged on the presentation of their meals as much as their taste – probably more so, as great-looking food makes for great television. And we’ve previously explored the art (or science) of great sandwiches.
But what role can food play in creating art for art’s sake?
Christchurch-born and New York-based photographer, Henry Hargreaves, may have recently made headlines for his collection of deep-fried gadgets highlighting consumer culture, but this isn’t the first time he’s used food in his artworks.
Among the collections on his website, Hargreaves has a whole series of pop-art portraits of celebrity faces, rendered in hundreds of slices of toast in various shades. The latest is a bready portrait of the Queen in celebration of her jubilee.
Toasted Icons
We can only speculate as to what kind of toaster would provide the precise settings to create such a variety of shades. Hopefully, the toaster is just as artistic in itself.
For more toast-related art, check out these famous assassinated icons from history on sandwiches by Toronto artist Tibi Tibi Neuspiel.
As any art student will tell you, colour is always an important factor to consider. With this in mind, Hargreaves has created a collection of rainbow foodstuffs:
Food of the Rainbow
Kind of make you want to fill your mouth with a whole spectrum of flavour.
Here at Appliances Online, we’ve never hidden our fondness for bacon. You can fry it, put it in alarm clocks, cover it in chocolate… And now you can even write with it, thanks to this delicious-looking Bacon Alphabet:
Bacon Alphabet
Brings new meaning to the cheer “Gimme an A!” doesn’t it?
And finally, a self-portrait of the artist, rendered in Jello:
Self Portrait from Jello
We’re not sure how big this picture would have been in real life, or how large a fridge it would have taken to set all the jelly, but it’s pretty impressive, nonetheless.
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