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Old 12-21-2004, 10:11 AM   #1
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12/21/2004: Bread sculpture



The IotD never misses an opportunity to highlight art made of food. From the full story:

The work, simply called Bed, was made from 8,000 slices from which the sculptor, Antony Gormley, carefully ate away his own imprint. The result is the size of a normal double bed, with two hollow human shapes.
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Old 12-21-2004, 10:55 AM   #2
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If anyone other than the Emperor had worn the Emperor's new clothes no one would have deluded themselves.

But, I'll say this for the guy - the haircut/glasses/black shirt and intellectually assertive pose really work together to create a certain [insert French word frequently uttered at cocktail parties here] which does have the effect of making me want to stroke my goatee and quietly nod as opposed to thinking that if he filled one impression with Skippy and the other with Smuckers that it would make a nice centerpeice at Wonderbread's annual shareholder's meeting.
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Old 12-21-2004, 12:07 PM   #3
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Looks like some of the bread is already getting pretty moldy. This pile of crap is going to smell pretty bad soon.

Oh, and (obligatory high-thinking, hoity-toity aesthetic comment in English)!
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Old 12-21-2004, 12:11 PM   #4
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If anyone other than the Emperor had worn the Emperor's new clothes no one would have deluded themselves.

But, I'll say this for the guy - the haircut/glasses/black shirt and intellectually assertive pose really work together to create a certain [insert French word frequently uttered at cocktail parties here] which does have the effect of making me want to stroke my goatee and quietly nod
That would be a certain {Dr. Evil}I don't know what.{/Dr. Evil}
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Old 12-21-2004, 12:19 PM   #5
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what, no atkin's jokes?
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Old 12-21-2004, 12:55 PM   #6
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That would be a certain {Dr. Evil}I don't know what.{/Dr. Evil}
That would be the pinkie upstended (I just made that word up) to the bottom corner of my upper lip with one eyebrow raised and the other scrunched. Which I have been known to do from time to time...

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Old 12-21-2004, 12:57 PM   #7
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what, no atkin's jokes?
Ok, Ok. A fat guy walks into an art gallery...[Lumberjim, help me out here...]
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Old 12-21-2004, 01:21 PM   #8
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bread sculpture

This is Mr Gormley's contribution to the North East of England where I live.

It is sited right next to the motorway and is known locally as the Gateshead flasher though I cannot think why

http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/angel/pics2.htm
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Old 12-21-2004, 01:27 PM   #9
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I suppose in the right light it looks like a gent holding his trench coat open to reveal his shortcomings.

Public art projects like that typically annoy me.

I didn't realize the Brits had that problem too.

(the last such thing I actually thought was cool was Picasso's monkey in Chicago, but then, hey, it's Picasso)
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Old 12-21-2004, 05:20 PM   #10
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One great thing about this "work of Art" (heehee), You would never get kicked out of bed for eating crackers............
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Old 12-21-2004, 07:54 PM   #11
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Ok, Ok. A fat guy walks into an art gallery...[Lumberjim, help me out here...]
are you calling me fat?!
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Old 12-21-2004, 07:55 PM   #12
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uhm.....not only did he eat his wife out in bed, he ate himself out?
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Old 12-21-2004, 08:17 PM   #13
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This guy has nothing on Janine Antoni: http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/...ews11-14-8.asp
http://www.risd.edu/about_profiles.c..._profile_2.cfm

Also, I am sure I've eaten enough bread to qualify as a bread sculpture myself.
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Old 12-21-2004, 08:23 PM   #14
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The IotD never misses an opportunity to highlight art made of food. From the full story:

The work, simply called Bed, was made from 8,000 slices from which the sculptor, Antony Gormley, carefully ate away his own imprint. The result is the size of a normal double bed, with two hollow human shapes.
He looks like he could get work with Dieter at Sprockets.
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Old 12-21-2004, 09:09 PM   #15
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uhm.....not only did he eat his wife out in bed, he ate himself out?
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