Art of Food Discussion Topic

Being exposed in the culinary and pastry arts world, my concept of food art stems from a completely different background. So, of course food can be artistic! What artist Jennifer Rubell did with her exhibit brings a twist. I understand her intent of creating a dynamic exchange between the food and her audience. Creating the instillation in such a way, as a guest, you’re expected to leave your “comfort zone” of dining etiquette, being that the instillation was an informal dinner. By removing the rules of proper dinning, Rubell allowed for her audience to interact with the installations in any way; the physical act of serving yourself, cutting meat with your own hands, and just doing the work that is typically done for you prior to being served, can influence the energy in the room, most likely bringing feelings of closeness or engagement, to participants.