Zhang Daqian – Kimchi Fried Rice with Egg and Seaweed
Kimchi (김치) is a Korean side dish made from a variety of fermented vegetables which dates back thousands of years. Health magazine named it one of the world’s healthiest foods due to its high fibre/low fat/vitamin loaded composition. The kimchi I purchase is made with cabbage in a firey sauce found at our local Asian...
Now Accepting Proposals for ‘Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life’
I am pleased to announce that I will be curating an art + food exhibition in October at Brenda May Gallery. We are now accepting proposals from professional practicing artists in Australia and New Zealand so please read the exhibition brief below and contact the Gallery with any questions or visit the submissions page for further details. Art + Food...
Erwin Wurm – Mustard Seed & Garlic Pickles
Erwin Wurm, Selbstporträt als Essiggurkerl, (Self-Portrait as a pickle) (2008)acrylic, acrylic paint, painted wooden platforms, 36 piece installation, © VBK, Wien, 2010 Erwin Wurm’s 2008 series Selbstporträt als Gurken features a collection of 26 realistically sculpted and painted pickles placed on white plinths. According to the media release from Jack Hanley Gallery where the works...
Luis Meléndez – Cucumber Finger Sandwiches
Sometimes the lack of a complicated recipe puts a block on all of my writing efforts. I wonder if it is necessary to share a sandwich recipe so simple that essentially it reads, bread, butter and cucumber – assemble. These dainty finger sandwiches were first made by my friend Mel who lined them up on...