Johan Briedé – Pumpkin Soup
Johan Briedé was a Dutch artist and graphic designer. His career was spent producing illustrations for various magazines and publications in the Netherlands. By the end of his career he produced around 130 bookplates in addition to the numerous drawings, paintings and etchings he completed. He was interested in the work of Vincent Van Gogh...
Al Munro – Flavoured Salts
The new series of drawings by Al Munro examining the arrangement of atoms within common foodstuffs including salt, sugar and vinegar, are featured in the current exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. In her artist statement, Munro writes “I am interesting in using drawing-based media to examine...
Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery
The curated group exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney, considers the representation of food within the visual arts and beyond the standard still life tableaux. The consumption of food is a universally shared experience, enabling people viewing the exhibition to connect with the issues surrounding consumerism, food production...
Christine Turner – Anzac Biscuits
The 2.5 x 2.5 metre biscuit tin installation by Christine Turner is featured in the current curated exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. According to Turner, “I have found that biscuit tins require a simple configuration when presented in artworks. Each tin provides a great deal of...
Elizabeth Willing – Chow Mein
The collage titled Stew (2012) by Elizabeth Willing constructed with imagery from vintage cookbooks, will be featured in the upcoming curated exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. She clips imagery from stew and casserole recipes which she then “seamlessly knits together.” Willing describes the artwork thusly, “The...
Maz Dixon – Retro Prawn Cocktail
The collages and paintings by Maz Dixon featuring “The Big Things of Australia”, will be featured in the upcoming curated exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. Beginning in the early 60s, monumental objects ranging from giant fruit to prawns and pelicans began to litter the landscape of...
Will Coles – Halloumi Burgers
The socio-political sculpture of guerrilla street-artist, Will Coles, will be featured in the upcoming curated exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney. Coles employs traditional sculptural techniques to manipulate found objects and explore contemporary issues, specifically over consumerism. The sculpture pictured below titled First World Food (burgers) was produced...
Vincent van Gogh – Orange Honey Madeleines
Vincent van Gogh composed Still Life with Basket and Six Oranges in 1888 while he was in Arles-sur-tech, France. At this time he adopted a brighter palette and his paintings were saturated with yellow, ultramarine and mauve. The still life above epitomizes the natural vibrant light of the landscapes in the region. The sun-drenched fields and...
2 weeks left to submit a proposal to Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life
The deadline for artist proposals is fast approaching with a little more than 2 weeks left. Submit your info to Brenda May Gallery before Friday 27 July 2012 to be considered for inclusion in Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life. We have a great list of artists already confirmed for the show including Will Coles,...
William Scott – Frittata with Kale, Tomato & Chorizo
The screenprint titled Still Life (pictured above) by William Scott depicts elements prevalent in his work throughout his career. Starting in the 1940s, Scott’s paintings were concerned with simple still life arrangements featuring pots and pans on a bare table. After a period of more traditional representation in the 1950s, Scott returned to increasingly abstract...
Feasting on Art Zine – Volume 1 Issue 1
Feasting on Art ZineVolume 1 Issue 1 The inaugural Feasting on Art zine features six pages filled with art and recipes. Hamburgers, fried chicken, tomato soup cake and donuts are a few of the delights pictured on the pages of Issue 1. Limited edition of 20 + AP, individually numbered with machine stitched binding. A5...