You CAN Have Your Cake . . .

Did you know that there are thousands and thousands of artworks that have been created throughout time about the simple subject matter of food? Through the creative eyes of artists, you might just be able to have your cake and eat it too--literally speaking! Wayne Thiebaud was an American artist that often made many of his paintings about food, especially cake. His painting above titled, Cake Rows, from 1962, is just one example of how many artists over the years have used food as the main theme in their artwork. By the way, if the painting above gives you "cravings" for more, you can watch this short, 2 minute slideshow, which shows additional examples of Thiebaud's artistic sweet tooth style. To help fulfill your daily nutritional requirements, below are several other famous artworks that have been created throughout the years about various types of cuisine. Many are composed in the artistic style known as a "still life," which is a work of art consisting mostly of inanimate objects, like flowers, fruit, vases, or jars. However, there are also a few artists that you will notice, who have put a unique twist on how they've portrayed an edible subject matter in their art. Anyone hungry yet?

Artist unknown, circa 3,000 BC

Basket of Fruit, Caravaggio, 1595

Mound of Butter, Antoine Vollon, 1875 - 1885

Still Life with Cherries, Strawberries, and Gooseberries, Louise Moillon, 1630

Vertumnus, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1591

Still Life With Apples, Vincent Van Gogh, 1887

Still Life with Fruit Dish, Paul Cézanne, 1879-80

Still Life With Lemons, Henri Matisse, 1914

Untitled (Two Pears), Georgia O'Keeffe, 1921

Still Life with Parrot and Fruit, Frida Kahlo, 1951

Campbell’s Soup Cans, Andy Warhol, 1962

Floor Burger, Claes Oldenburg, 1962

Property of a European Collector, Roy Lichtenstein, 1964

Gebbakken Ei, Tjalf Sparnaay, 2009 (translation means Fried Egg, and yes, it is a real painting)