Vegetable Portraits

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Vertumnus, 1591 vs. Irving Penn 1996

I am full of admiration for Giuseppe Arcimboldo's radical violation against established art definitions of his time. Provocative and forward-thinking, his portraits maintain unquestioned relevance until the very today.
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Sales stand, Zeil, Frankfurt, Germany

Decorative fingerfood was the hit in the 80s. Funky fruits and vegetables cut into ridiculous, outstanding and sensational scupltures. The pride of every housewife. Well, and in Germany, it still seems to be popular. As a dear friend once said: Coming to Germany is like a time travel.
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Phallic Vegetables

Yes mama, everything can be read sexual. This is nature.
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