Throughout my life, I have always admired the art of food. From my childhood when I would go to restaurants with my dad, to my college days when I ate out all the time, I had a love for good food. That's why I decided to make a career out of it. I even went to culinary school. After my degree, I began working in the kitchens of different restaurants. I learned so much from working with some of the most talented chefs in the world.
During his time as a Pop artist, Andy Warhol often referenced food in his art. He also made use of images from mass media and advertising campaigns. Using these familiar images, Warhol appropriated and transformed them into his own. He believed that popular American products carried a personal meaning, and he wished to acculturate himself through these images.
In the early 1960s, Warhol began to work with silkscreen printing. This technology produced mechanical looking results, and allowed him to create multiple versions of a single work.
Campbell's Soup Can is one of the most famous paintings created by Warhol. In a series of 32 paintings, the artist portrayed different flavors of soup from Campbell's line.
Using a combination of materials such as stainless steel, leather, and a myriad of textiles, Dipaola has produced an impressive array of work of art, from a single sculpture to a fully integrated public art museum. Known for her penchant for appointing a highly-trained staff, and her propensity for ingenious improvisation, the effervescent lady has earned the esteem of many a plethora of connoisseurs. In a span of just over two years, she has made a name for herself amongst a select few of her peers, as well as with a steady flow of gallery and retail exhibitions.
Whether she is a food writer, fine art photographer, graphic designer, or printer, Sara Pearce makes art with verve. Her most recent projects include a book devoted to the early career of a famous Cincinnati artist. She also has a number of greeting cards to sell.
Sara Caswell Pearce was born on a Monopoly board in Atlantic City. She had an endless amount of energy. She attended Rutgers University and earned a master's degree in library science. After college, she worked as a visual arts reporter and food writer in Philadelphia, Nashville, and Orlando. She later served as a features editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer. She was also a member of the Mercantile Library's first ever artist in residence.
Sculptor Chris Antemann's art of food has recently made its way to the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. The show is a collaboration between the Oregon-based artist and renowned German porcelain and china manufactory MEISSEN, which has been in business for over 300 years.
In the show, Antemann creates an elaborate tableau of eight sculptures surrounding a central centerpiece. The pieces are constructed using techniques reminiscent of 18th century Meissen tableware. Each piece features delicate details such as hand-painted surface ornamentation. The work is part of a series of six exhibitions that explore traditional craft mediums in a new light.
Known for his food paintings, American artist Wayne Thiebaud worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer and commercial artist. His vivid food images include ice cream cones, cereal, cheese, soup and sardines. He used thick gestural brushstrokes and rich colors to produce realistic depictions of everyday consumer goods.
His work featured in two historic group shows in 1962. At the time, emotion held sway over the art establishment, and a color field was all the rage. Until that time, Thiebaud's works had largely been unnoticed by the art world.
In the mid-'60s, Thiebaud began to take up printmaking alongside painting. His first print was published as a limited edition book in 1965, entitled "Delights." Throughout the years, Thiebaud has continued to paint landscapes, and dozens of paintings of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have been produced.
Using a combination of Pop art and formalism, Julie Bozzi creates a voluminous display that falls somewhere between the faux and the real. She uses a variety of mediums to produce her works, including hand-sewn felt and all-white porcelain.
Bozzi is a Texan who lives in Fort Worth with her artist husband Vernon Fisher. She began researching "American Food" in the mid-1970s, a task which she completed in 1992. The project entails a cabinet of curiosities with 12 drawers, each devoted to a specific food category. The requisite display is augmented with a number of framed drawings, which act as informative keys to the contents.
