Tuesday, August 20

 
Portrait in Toast

Don't throw out that piece of burned toast! Use it to create your own bit of toast art, just like artist Maurice Bennett of New Zealand, who has an entire online gallery devoted to artworks pieced together from toast. But this is no garden-variety Toastmaster-charred bread. Bennett carefully toasts bread slices to achieve varying shades from barely tan to near-charcoal. Yes, he has devised a tribute to Elvis. Yes, these are public artworks, because, as he says, "The best view is gained from being some distance from the work." If he were to publish an email newsletter about his artworks, he could call it "Toast Points." Then again, probably not.
posted by Unknown 2:25 PM