Human imagination has no boundaries, the imagination is able to create incredibly vivid images. But sometimes such works amaze, surprise, inspire.
A rich imagination allows creative people to create unique author's works. In this case, it will be interesting not just how many lines of bends, but how much the material from which these masterpieces are made. The article is about amazing and original portraits of fruits and vegetables.
Metamorphoses of paintings or the whim of a genius
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian painter and decorator, is not in vain considered a genius of his time. He owns the idea of ​​creating portraits of people using peculiar material. Unusual portraits of fruits and vegetables were encouraged by Emperor Rudolph II, at whose court Archibaldo served. The emperor granted him a noble title. In addition to the duties of the court painter and decorator, he was involved in the organization of holidays and supervised the engineering work.
To date, about one hundred and fifty works by the artist have been preserved, including official portraits and specific paintings, on which objects, animals and plants.
However, after the death of the artist, his style was forgotten. And it was only in the 30s of the last millennium that a new interest broke out in the heritage of Giuseppe Archibaldo.
Today, very few works of the Italian artist are available for sale on the art market, their auction value is in the range of 5 - 10 million dollars, and, according to experts, this is a very small amount for the master of this level of talent and popularity. Giuseppe Archibaldo's works are in public museums and private collections in Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Sweden and the USA.
Love of art
Polish artist, photographer and former model Anna Tokarska creates unusual portraits of vegetables and fruits. A pear instead of a nose, lips - red chili, and instead of hair - bunches of grapes. The inspiration of the talented artist and photographer was the work of the Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Anna uses fruits, vegetables and greens, to add meaningful effect, she adds some details, such as straw baskets or green leaves.
The former model became famous all over the world thanks to the collection of paintings of portraits of vegetables and fruits. The girl graduated with honors from the Academy of Arts. She collected each portrait with great care, and then photographed. The collection consists of 8 paintings, each 50 x 80 cm in size. The artist worked on this project for about a month.
The benefits of a cute meal
Are you familiar with a situation where you are trying to feed your child healthy food, but to no avail. The kid just doesn't want to eat this. What to do? You should remember the genius of metamorphosis and create your own masterpiece.
A portrait of vegetables and fruits for children will make a meal unforgettable. After all, the creation of such “edible pictures” is not only good for the baby’s health, but also extremely entertaining and informative in terms of development. By laying out certain products on a plate, you can tell the baby what carrots or tangerines are useful for, explain what they taste like. Moreover, the child will visually remember how vegetables and fruits look. You will significantly increase your child’s vocabulary. Creating together “edible pictures”, you can turn on pleasant children's music, and your baby will develop aesthetically.
Portraits from Klaus Enrique Gerges
Anna Tokarska was not the only artist who was inspired by the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. New York-based photographer Klaus Enrique Gerges has created a series of original portraits of fruits and vegetables. I would like to note that vegetables and fruits are fresh, but he managed to create something new by adding flowers to his work. It is worth imagining how much imagination should be developed. The photographer decided to add flowers to his portraits after a series of works with leaves. The idea of ​​such photographs was that, posing, the model covered her face with leaves, and only her eyes peered out from under them.
Art masters
Such amazing portraits served as the basis for the creation of many modern culinary masterpieces from fresh vegetables and fruits in the form of figurines of birds and animals. The idea of ​​creating such crafts has long become a tradition during exhibitions in preschool institutions and in elementary grades of high school. At weddings, anniversaries and other special occasions, culinary specialists compete among themselves in creating dishes in the form of birds and animals.
Currently, there is a whole branch of culinary art - carving, which is translated from English as “carving”. This is the art of cutting art from vegetables and fruits.
In the table setting at the celebrations often there are decorations made of vegetables and fruits. Even competitions are held.
Creating such wonderful paintings and portraits of fruits and vegetables, the master of his craft gives a feeling of happiness to people, making their life brighter, more beautiful and kinder.