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You can learn a
lot about a time period

by analyzing its food art.

Not only Ben pairs books and as a raw material and a way to
ice cream but he also experiments convey certain messages. “I’m try-
with colors, shapes and textures by ing to make interesting odd images.
literally putting ice cream on a book. I like that when you put ice cream
“I’m a big fan of books as both con- on a book it makes the reader re-
tainers of content and as physical alize that a book is just a physical
objects in and of themselves. I’m object,” says Ben.
fascinated by them.” By rethinking good old classic,
From still life depictions in Ben does not only attract attention to
Renaissance paintings to pop-art books as a physical objects but also
depictions of canned Campbell’s to ice cream as a big part of the com-
soups, food has been finding its way position. His Instagram account ro-
into art for many years. In fact, you tates around textures, colors, shades
can learn a lot about a particular and shapes of these two equally im-
time period by analyzing its food portant objects. And when it comes
art. And, today’s obsession with to matching them, it is important to
food as art is no different. Food take tangible and intangible qualities
plays a major role in our modern of the dessert and a book as only to-
visual culture, fueled by social me- gether they can create a perfect duo
dia and people who use food both complimenting one another.

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