Art and Food, Food and Art

Take a look back into art history and what do you find? From the earliest art found on the walls of caves you find food depicted. Throughout history food and drink have managed to make it into all art forms and eras. Most of the greats have painted, photographed, or sculpted food at one time or another. Just to name a few: Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, and DaVinci. Obviously not a comprehensive list. My challenge to you is to find an artist who NEVER depicted food in a piece of work, or used any type of food or beverage in the title of a work. It's not that easy is it.

So is it any wonder that the great chef's of the world are considered by many to be great artists? Of course they are. Not just in the creation of wonderfully delicious delicacies, but also in the presentation of the food or drink.

Of course, art is used in all aspects of the food industries from advertising, packaging, and display, to the color on the walls of your favorite restaurant. Think of a logo, quick... how many of you thought of one related to food? My guess is that most of you did. Food is the mainstay of our existence without it, simply put, we don't survive. Consequently, food plays a major role in art, because in one way or another, much of art depicts life, even in abstract... and food is life.