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Artist Carves Everyday Foods into Exquisitely Patterned Masterpieces

Food Art

Avocado

Artist Daniele Barresi is an award-winning design carver. Rather than chipping away at expected materials like wood or marble, he lends his talents to something much tastier. Using food as an unconventional canvas, he creates awe-inspiring sculptures out of fruits, vegetables, and cheese. Despite their different textures and densities, Barresi carves each one of them seemingly with ease to reveal beautiful flowers and creatures hiding behind the skin and rinds.

Barresi speaks of his food art carving in an almost spiritual way. “When I touch my knife, my mind gives up to the heart and transmits directly to the hands, giving different forms to the decorations. It’s like magic.” This passion is evident when you look at his pieces; the details that he’s able to achieve with tools—including knives, scalpels, peelers, and melon ballers—makes them look too good to eat. Forget a plate; Barresi’s food carving deserves to be in an art gallery.

Artist Daniele Barresi creates exquisite sculptures out of fruits, vegetables, and cheese. Amazing in their intricate detail, the food art carving looks too good to eat.

Food Carving

Watermelon

Food Carving

Papaya

Food Carving

Broccoli

Food Carving

Honey melon

Food Carving

Honey melon

Food Carving

Garlic

Food Art

Pumpkin (in progress)

Food Carving

Pumpkin

Food Art

Paw paw

Food Art

Pear (in progress)

Food Art

Pear

Food Carving Art

Honey melon

Food Carving

Cheese

Food Carving

Broccoli

Food Art

Sweet potato

Food Art

Watermelon

Daniele Barresi: Website | Instagram | Facebook
h/t: [Twisted Sifter]

All images via Daniele Barresi.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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