BEAUTIFUL BEASTS AS FOOD ART
Today, Beautiful Beasts are on the menu. Though jaw-dropping, these are meant for visual consumption only. Check out these spectacular wild artworks, based on food.
THE ANIMAL FOOD ART of CARL KLEINER
Carl Kleiner is known mainly as a Swedish still-life photographer… but he is a wonderful sculptor too. One of his passions: sculpting animals, using food as his sole medium.
Kleiner has produced extraordinary images for Ikea, X Y / Goran Kajfes and Cafe M - Beirut.
See more of Kleiner's Beautiful Beasts food sculptures, as well as his other gorgeous still-life work at his website
CHAYOTE & GINGER RUDOPLH & REINDEER
We don’t know much about this work, the artist who made it, or anything other than the key ingredients: ginger and chayote. But they are so beautiful and quirky, that we had to include them.
Note: If anyone knows who made these, give us a shout out, so we can give them a shout out!
WHAT CAME FIRST? by KYLE BEAN
‘What Came First?’ is a fabulous eggshell sculpture by Kyle Bean, a Brighton based designer that specializes in hand crafted models, prop styling and art direction.
Kyle’s work is usually characterised by a whimsical and meticulous reappropriation of everyday materials and handcrafted techniques.
LATTE CAT by KAZUKI YAMAMOTO
Japanese artist, Kazuki Yamamoto, paints lattes with toothpicks for customers of Cafe10g. Check out @george_10g for more Yamamoto latte art on Twitter. Over 85,000 followers think it’s cool.
SCALLION CAT
We admit, this one is very kitschy… but it is rather beautiful. Kind of a cartoon Majollica. By Enesco.
Read more about Beautiful Beasts, it relates to Arts/Design, Nature/Science, Food/Drink, Place/Time, Mind/Body, and Soul/Impact, including 10 Beautiful Books on Beasts, and 10 Beautiful Beast Portraits.
Enter this week’s BN Competition. Our theme this week is Beautiful Beasts. Send in your images and ideas. Deadline is 02.23.14.
PHOTO CREDITS
1. Photo: by Carl Kleiner. Fish made from bok choi.
2. Photo: by Carl Kleiner. Sculpture from Cafe M Beirut.
3. Photo: by Carl Kleiner. Buffalo sculpture made from mozzarella cheese.
4. Photo: by Carl Kleiner. “Macho”
5. Photo: Courtesy of Tickety Boo Health Coaching. Rudolph and Reindeer figures made from chayote and ginger.
6. Photo: Courtesy of Kyle Bean. “What Came First” Sculpture by Kyle Bean.
7. Photo: Courtesy of Kazuki Yamamoto. Latte Cat art by Kazuki Yamamoto.
8. Photo: Courtesy of Amazon. Enesco Scallion Cat Figurine.
