MENU: Invitational Edible Elements of Art

Ezju has been asked to participate in the MENU: Invitational Edible Elements of Art at the Kirkland Arts Center in May of 2006! The MENU: Invitational opens May 11th, 2006.

What: Food is an explosive subject. Our society has such a food surfeit that eating choices have come to involve politics, morals, and popular trends over simply what is available. social and economic factors have resulted in a population of overweight poor - junk food being cheaper and more readily available in urban centers than nutritious foods. Religious factors influence food choices and preparation. Even what is accepted as a food item differs from culture to culture.

There are many parts of the world where food destitution makes the use of edibles in artworks impossible, if not unthinkable.

At the same time, food is beautiful, colorful - pleasant to the eye and sensual to experience.

Why: What can we learn from the use of edible elements in art? What can the artist show us about these volatile issues: about immediacy, progression, and beauty?

Where: Kirkland Arts Center in Kirkland Washington

When: May 11th 2006

Who: Josephine Balakrishnan - prints/paper
Patty Cokus - jewelry
Jason Huff - ceramics
Dee Fontans - edible wearables
Edward Patrick kranz (Ezju) - coffee painting
Theresa Lovering-Brown - jewelry
Tom Muller - ceramics Leslie
M. Riches - Jewelry
Carmen Z. Valdes – sculpture

Menu: Invitational Edible Elements of Art curated by Leslie M. Riches and runs from May 12^th through June 3^rd, 2006.

Opening reception is Thursday, May 11, 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Ezju will be displaying an 8' x 8' En Caustic coffee painting on birch; emulating the barista foam art known as latte art.

En Caustic is an ancient wax medium that pre-dates most other known art mediums including oils. This painting is built up of several layers of bee's wax, pigments and coffee to give a beautifully transparent effect with stunning depth and interplay between the elements.