Food has long outgrown its humble beginnings of simply providingĀ nutritionalĀ support. These days, food itself is a work of art, and for some artists, there’s no better muse than a bag of chips. The following artists use food as a constant source of inspiration, for better or worse.
Tom Hovey
Tom Hovey has landed the foodie artist’s dream job, serving as The Great British Bake Off‘s resident illustrator, exclusively producing the show’s illustrated graphics of food for over ten years.
āA ten year freelance gig is unheard of, so I feel very lucky,ā he admitted in an interview with Lecture in Progress. āIt kickstarted my career, gave me a name in the industry and has made my style very recognisable.ā
Dingding Hu
Born in China and currently based in New York City, illustrator Dingding Hu has always had a passion for food. This passion runs throughout her digital illustrations which focus primarily on food products. She also runs an online store, named aptly Hu is Hungry, where her illustrations are featured on paper goodies and enamel pins.
āMy hometown specializes in a full range of super delicious spicy food, which you can access downstairs from your apartment to a fineĀ dining level restaurant,ā she shared, talking about her Chinese upbringing. āNew York is amazing how it has cuisine from all over the world on a very authentic level, and some of the fine dining restaurants in New York are fantastic.ā
Ipnot
Japanese artist, known simply as ipnot, makes hyper-realistic embroideries of food that seem to leap right out of the fabric (some of them actually do). Using her needle like a paintbrush, she stitches one knot at a time ā an embroidery technique known as French knotting, in which the yarn or thread is knotted around itself. According to her, the work that goes into each piece doesnāt actually feel like work. āRather, it feels like a hobby since I am having fun.ā We sure are having fun scrolling through her Instagram page!
