The History of Food in Art
Who knew that food would provide a tasty entree into the history of art? The History of Food in Art begins with cave paintings in France, drops in on The Last Supper, faces mortality with 17th century Dutch still lifes and enjoys its 15 minutes of fame with Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup cans.
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Catherine Chalmers
According to Catherine Chalmers, there is nothing innocent about eating. In "The Food Chain" she acts as both an entomologist and a photographer, chronicling this most natural of processes alongside roaches, caterpillars, and other creepy-crawlies.
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Play With Your Food
Artist Saxton Freymann loves to play with his food. For every orange, apple, potato and pepper, there's a sculpture waiting to be made.
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Cloaca
"Cloaca" is Belgian artist Wim Delvoye's unlikely creation: a machine that reproduces the human digestive system right down to the very last poop.
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