Tag: art

Michelangelo’s Grocery List

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Even Michelangelo, one of the greatest minds in recorded history, was capable of forgetting to pick up eggs and laundry detergent. Brought to us by Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Italy — this sample, from their Michelangelo collection, shows a grocery list illustrated by the artist himself.

Drawn for his servant who was illiterate, the list calls for a herring, tortelli, two fennel soups, four anchovies and ‘a small quarter of a rough wine.’ Hopefully he gave him all the coupons too.

[link, via Laughing Squid]

Chocolate Paint Tubes Create Happy Little Desserts

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We’ve all worked with Alizarin Crimson and Van Dyke Brown… Now we can paint happy little desserts with Edible Chocolate Paint Tubes.

Designed by design firm Nendo, the yummy paint supplies are made from chocolate, and filled with various sweet fillings. Try any one you like, it’s your world.

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Famous Art Museums Recreated With Candy

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Guggenheim Museum, New York. Icing, gingerbread, cotton candy, candy wrappers, licorice, sugar.

Finally, art that everyone can get into… Unless you’re diabetic. A few famous art museums from around the world were recreated by artists Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves, using various forms of gingerbread and candy.

Constructed and then photographed in black and white — the museums look real enough, that you’ll want to walk right in and get cultured. Or just chew on the walls.

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Karuizawa Museum, Nagano. Chocolate, gingerbread, hard candy, cotton candy, sour flush.
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The Louvre, Paris. Gingerbread, hard candy, licorice.
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Museum Aan de Stroom, Antwerp. Gingerbread, lego candy, hard candy, sesame candy, chocolate, bubble gum, sour rolls.
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Maxxi – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, Rome. Gingerbread, hard candy, lollipop sticks.
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Museo Soumaya, Mexico City. Candy balls, gingerbread, sour rolls, taffy.

[link, via TAXI]