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Article: Appetizing art: from chocolate syrup to corn chips, food is being used as an artistic material by a growing number of contemporary artists. (Food Art).(Brief Article)
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- Art Business News
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- May 1, 2002
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From ancient Egyptian tomb walls depicting ritual banquets to 17th-century Dutch still lifes to the luscious peaches of Cezanne, food has served as a subject for artists for centuries. Beginning with the 20th century, however, food has served artists in less conventional ways, as well. The use of food as an artist material, for example, dates from the beginning of the 20th century, when Dadaists, Surrealists and Futurists first began experimenting with food as a medium, be it chocolate, bread, sausage or candy. Today, a slew of contemporary artists are continuing in this vein by embracing food in their art, and a growing number of museums and galleries are finding these ...