5 Artists Who Take Playing with Their Food to a Whole New Level (encore)

Today I thought it would be fun to switch things up a little bit. Instead of focusing on just one artist and artwork, I’ve got 5 artists who work with food in ways most people would never consider. ⁠Jason Mecier⁠ (thejasonmecier.com) creates mosaic portraits of celebrities using their favorite snacks, vices, and trash, making him a prominent figure in "junk art." ⁠Vik Muniz⁠ (vikmuniz.net) recreates famous paintings on a large scale using discarded materials, including garbage and chocolate syrup. Conrad Engelhardt crafts pointillist-style mosaics using wine corks, capitalizing on the various wine stains as his color palette. ⁠Jim Bachor⁠ (bachor.com/pothole-installations-c1g1y) fills city potholes with custom-made glass and marble tile mosaics, creating unexpected street art. Finally, ⁠Kristen Cumings⁠ (kristencumings.com/jellybeans) uses thousands of Jelly Belly jelly beans to create vibrant mosaic masterpieces, including portraits and recreations of famous artworks.

Cover art for this episode was Big Bird (breakfast cereal) by ⁠Jason Mecier⁠ (thejasonmecier.com). Image courtesy of the artist.

I am taking some time off to rest over the summer. I will be putting encore presentations of previous episodes to make it easy for those who subscribe to the feed to discover or rediscover some great artists/works. I will be back with new episodes right around back to school season.

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