Feasting on Art

Disaster…the oven is broken! My organisational skills are getting the better of me – I had my next post planned out to the last detail only to be thwarted by my own kitchen! Due to circumstance, the next couple of posts will be devoted to stove-top cooking. I hope to be posting a bit more regularly in the next couple of weeks once my writing job wraps up. There are a couple of exciting collaborations in the works so keep an eye on this space. Sadly I am very far behind with returning comments on blogs and I hope to catch up soon!

Pablo Picasso, Still Life, 1914
Painted wood and upholstery fringe, 25.4 x 45.7 x 9.2 cm, Tate Modern

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I am at the six month mark with this little blog and within the collection of paintings, prints, and sculptures featured on the site, one element has been sorely lacking – photographs. Throughout my studies I was always particularly interested in studying photographers, I found the manipulation of the mechanical medium to be enthralling. By frequenting the Tate galleries and the yearly Frieze art fair while living in the UK, I was introduced to David Shrigley and Martin Parr’s art. My own personal aesthetic style has been greatly influenced by both artists. I wanted to embody the irony often found in Shrigley’s work within the recipe selection for this post. I thought, by elevating the common condiments of ketchup and mustard to a relatively posh concoction with sophisticated flavors, I would be able to mirror the satire of the everyday life found in the photograph. In effect, the lavish attention paid to the condiments turns a low-brow summer dinner into an interesting meal I would eagerly anticipate at any BBQ.

David Shrigley, Hot Dog, 2002
30 x 40 cm, Photograph on paper, edition of 10

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