Partly food sculptures and partly fine arts, the Vernon Spicer Pasta Paintings portray beautiful scenery using various types of uncooked pasta.
Spaghetti, noodles, lasagna and macaroni are some of the materials that Vernon Spicer works with, assembling the delicate and brittle ingredients along his canvas to add depth and texture to his artwork. In his interview with the Montgomery Advertiser, the artist explains that pasta can be a very fickle material to work with, requiring time and patience to get it just right. On top of the noodles, paintings of famous landmarks such as the Pettus Bridge, the AME Church and he plans on creating a Mount Rushmore piece as well.
Even when complete, the Vernon Spicer Pasta Paintings need to be handled with care in order to be maintained.
Spaghetti Landmark Portraits
Vernon Spicer Pasta Paintings Feature Different Types of Noodles
Trend Themes
1. Food Art - The trend of using food as a creative medium in fine arts provides an opportunity for artists to innovate new techniques and materials.
2. Unconventional Materials - Use of unconventional materials, such as pasta, in art provides an alternative source of creative expression, presenting disruptive opportunities in the art industry.
3. Delicate Artworks - Creating fragile artworks such as the Vernon Spicer Pasta Paintings requires extreme care in handling, leading to a potential industry focusing on transportation and conservation of delicate artworks.
Industry Implications
1. Fine Arts - The incorporation of food art in fine arts provides disruptive opportunities for artists and galleries to redefine traditional art and introduce unconventional art materials.
2. Food Industry - The use of pasta as a creative material in art creates an opportunity for the food industry to collaborate with artists and art industries to promote and innovate artistic expression while promoting their products.
3. Art Conservation - As the use of fragile materials in art increases, the art conservation industry can focus on developing innovative conservation techniques to preserve delicate artworks for longer periods.