How to make Art with Fruit

I came across this chef at my local Westfields Shopping Centre when I was procrastinating on having to do house work and decided to go shopping instead. This Chef/Artist easily drew a crowd with his exquisite creations that are too good to eat!

From what I can tell, this chef uses tools that are more commonly found in an art studio, inlcuding scalpel and carving tools, cutting mat and of course one hell of a sharp knife!

If this doesn't get kids interest in healthy fruits and veggies, what will?

As he carves fruit after fruit, the scene that begins to form is an exotic menagerie of exotic fruits and veggies, landscape and animals.

Wild horses running amongst a flurry of exotic birds

Pictured is a butterfly and delicate white stork sitting under a palm tree

What a beautiful Asian inspired Dragon face carved into a watermelon. As this is all hand crafted before the onlookers eyes, every stroke is intentional and there is so much thought and detail placed into each of these works of art.

This little guy was probably my favourite - an elephant made from carrots, amazing....

Some Koi inspired fish swimming in an underwater world

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How to make Art with Fruit

Biennale of Sydney at MCA | The Beauty Of Distance | Review Kent Monkman, Brett Graham, Angela Ellsworth

On a cloudy afternoon in Sydney, I spent my lunch hour having a gander at the 17th Biennale of Sydney at the Museum of Contemporary Arts at Circular Quay. Check out some of the snaps I got to take before I was told to stop taking pics grr. Its not really FREE art if you can't share it is it?

Kent Monkman, The Death of Adonis, 2009:

Acrylic on canvas, 182.9 x 304.8 cm. Courtesy the artist and TrépanierBaer Gallery, Calgary

I could just stare at this Artist work for hours - apart from the beautiful colonial inspired era and ode to cowboys and Indians, the artist sneaks in some modern social commentary with a slip of a Louis Vuitton hand bag or bright pink silk stockings and pumps on a Native American Indian character is just delicious.

Mariana Vassileva, Just a Play, 2009:

 

150 cm x 80 cm, Syntheitc Material, Courtesy DNA Berlin.

A really delicate looking piece of work that is oddly confronting considering how peaceful and playful the symbol is supposed to represent. 

Angela Ellsworth, Seer Bonnets I and II, 2008:

 

 11,448 and 16,120 pearl corsage pins, respectively, and fabric by Angela Ellsworth.

Check out this cool article on Phoenix New Times blogs on her work: 

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2009/01/artist_angela_ellsworth_channe.php

Brett Graham, Mihaia, 2010: 

Sculptor Brett Graham's work is made of MDF, steel, rubber tires and carved wit Maori symbols represents a number of complex historical, political and cultural ideas in the form of westernised 'weapons of mass destruction.’  The work is a near full-scale Russian BRDM-2 scout car and ironically is really appealing and its highly texturised surface almost begs the viewer to touch it. 

That was all the pics I could get my hands on via my phone camera before staff told me ' the MCA doesn't allow photographs' - woopsie, all for the sake of art.

Check out the website for more details and locations, but hurry, its due to end 1st August:

http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/

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Festival Girl Verdict: 3.5/5

I went to Supanova Pop culture Expo on 20 June Sunday. For those of you who aren't from planet Geek - this is a essentially a pop culture convention where geeks come together to share their love for popular culture such as TV shows, Amine, Manga, Comic books, superheroes and of course the geekist and funnest part - COS PLAY

Yes I know this one maybe a little out of the crafty world sphere, but none the less interesting and v fun day. I got a peek at Eliza Dushku - for those of you playing tonight, she was Faith from Buffy the vampire slayer show and now from the TV show Dollhouse.

Check out the some crazy critters I managed to capture below:

Easily one of the best costumes of the day, the girl in red made her own costume, with matching red contacts, was a beautiful siren with a deadly appeal

What an Awesome costume - how the hell is he breathing?

Awesome, very realistic ala Resident Evil crew

The girl with the fan apparently took her the course of a few months to perfect her giant fan! Over a metre in length is a fantastic effort!

Loved this girls costume, so sweet looking - although its a costume piece, this is pretty enough to wear on a night out (for the very brave)

A bit hard to see, but the girl in purple had purple contact lenses - very freaky

Absolutely Adorable - Pickachu!

This Mario was FANTASTIC in the flesh, a true geek at heart, in an ode to 8 bit Mario

Life size Bender from Futurama - Could this day get any better?

Tru Blood bottles for sale (obviously, not REAL blood) but a Energy Blood Orange version of it!

Expense: 

    

$25 - $400 Entry (higher end price is for VIP entry)

Dammit I missed it?!

If you'd like to visit this event, it will be happening again next year June 2011 in Sydney - check the website for more info: http://www.supanova.com.au/

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