The Best Made Plans of Mice and Baristas!

I know I said I wasn’t going to post an image of the finished painting before the show but as it turns out (read below) Rosetta a la Helen Sage will not be in the MENU: Edible Elements of Art show.

Here is the finished piece . . .

For some perspective on the size of this thing, it’s leaning against my van!

Final info about the show before the show . . .

Ezju will be participating in his first invitational! MENU: Edible Elements of Art at the Kirkland Arts Center. The show will run from May 12th through June 3rd, 2006. The Opening reception will be heldarts center on May 11th at 6:00pm – 9:00pm. I hope to see you all there!

Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men . . . due to a miscommunication . . . between the curator and me . . . the director and the curator . . . peanut butter and marshmallow fluff . . . there has been a change in plans.

The painting “Rosetta a la Helen Sage” will not be in the show MENU: Edible Elements of Art. Instead there will be 6 of the Coffee Culture paintings that I am best known for at the moment.

You should still come to the show and check out my work and that of all the other talented artists who will be there!

If you are interested in viewing: “Rosetta a la Helen Sage” I plan to be open for the June 1st Downtown Seattle First Thursday Art Walk.

The studio address is:

No Such Animal Studios
1020 First Ave. South # 410
Seattle, WA. 98134

206.214.6338
ezju@nosuchanimal.net
http://www.nosuchanimal.net

“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?”

Artists who are participating:

Josephine Balakrishnan--prints/paper
Patty Cokus--jewelry
Dee Fontans--edible wearables
Edward Patrick Kranz (Ezju)--painting
Theresa Lovering-Brown--jewelry
Tom Muller--ceramics
Toi Sennhauser--installation/performance
Carmen Z. Valdes--sculpture

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.