The article "Appetizing Art" offers a little bit of the history as well as varieties of artistic food. It mentions Egyptian banquets being among the first arrangements of artistic food to the more recent use of food as a medium for art. The article goes on to describe a food-art exhibit that has attracted the attention and admiration of many people. People were spending as much as $15,000 on these pieces of food-art. The organizers enjoyed watching the people reactions to the art because they had the choice of looking, smelling or eating the pieces. Also, there is apparently a chocolate lion that has remained intact since 1971. They also suppose that food is another way of communicating to a populace that obviously participates in the act of eating, so each can relate to the food-art in their own way.
Now food is for more than just the stomach, as the article suggest, but for the eyes as well. In some cases food-art is not even to be eaten but simply admired. This brings a level of curiosity to the viewer when they consider that a certain piece of art is made from all edible substances yet is intended for the sole purpose of being appreciated as aesthetic in nature. This brings an interesting contrast to the "Food as Art" view that it is food first and possibly art second. It also takes a different approach to analyzing food as art by putting it in the perspective that food is art especially when presented as such. Furthermore by recruiting top artists along with top chefs artistic decadence can be achieved. However the article does mention the transiency of the food-art but views it as a good thing because its closer to real life and it makes each piece more unique given its short life span. Irrespective of ones view of what constitutes art, everyone can enjoy something that looks good, tastes good and probably makes you feel good as well.
Silberman, Vanessa. May 2002. Appetizing Art. Art Business News. Retrieved October 19, 2007 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_5_29/ai_85916888
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Until I read this blog I would have never consider the fact that people could possibly spen $15,000 dollars or more on food. That is crazy, but at the same time I could see how it is possible. Food to me is like paint or markers, the material that can be used to make a beautiful art piece. I like the quote " food is far more than just for the stomacg, but the eyes as well" This is very true! Half the time I eat food is not becasue I am hungry but because it looked good! If i didnt have the sense of sight i would probably eat half as much as I do!
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