{"id":94,"date":"2011-06-12T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T14:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2011-06-12T11:40:07","modified_gmt":"2011-06-12T15:40:07","slug":"but-is-it-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"But is it art?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I had my kitchen renovated in 2009 (thanks to Mom and Dad), I was left with a very tough decision. What to use to keep the walls from being blank and bare. It shouldn’t have been that big of an issue, just find some prints I liked and put them on the wall, right? After all, isn’t that what everyone else (who doesn’t USE a kitchen) does? Somehow, cookie-cutter wasn’t going to cut it for me. (One of the photos contains a word that is NSFW, but it was on a retail package.)<\/p>\n

A suggestion was made that since I like photographing the food I make, to use it. You know, it made sense. That way, I could rotate the photos as I saw fit, and it would be things that meant<\/em> something to me on display. So, I went for it. (Each photo is signed “Silver Blue” and dated with the year it was taken.)<\/p>\n

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The original backsplash, featured lacquered scallops, a still-life of a bread basket, and three different types of soups (Soup \u00e0 la Cr\u00e9cy<\/em> (a carrot based soup), Spicy Sweet Potato Soup, and a Cranberry Wild Rice Soup).<\/p>\n

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The second iteration had a close up of the Chef Cherished Teddy (wearing his “Kiss the Cook” apron), Boiled Custard, and the Still Life.<\/p>\n

I then acquired hyper-caffeinated coffee (thanks to the housemate, Sandi, who vacationed in New Orleans), and the middle picture was removed and replaced with:<\/p>\n

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The coffee came in Censored and Non-Censored Packaging. Of course, may as well have a photo of the Wannabe Gourmet<\/em> in his kitchen, yes?<\/p>\n

The wall by the stove became:<\/p>\n

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Displaying the Strawberry Mousse Chocolat, Pavlovas, London Broil with Mushroom Risotto and veggies, and a Spicy Beef and Broccoli soup with garlic Crostini.<\/p>\n

The photos have been rotated as well, with the inclusion of me, offering coffee:<\/p>\n

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(taken on my late Grandmother’s porch, the day of her funeral) — and this photo came down when the hyper-caffeinated coffee photo went on display. It was replaced with:<\/p>\n

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An artistic take on an out-of-focus shot made with my Blackberry at “Perfectly Franks” (hot dog and hamburger place) in the University Village on the campus where I work. There was something about the way this photo came together in this surreal sort of way…cartoon? Pen drawing? I liked it, and it went up. Of course, things are meant to be changed so…<\/p>\n

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The current wall. Notice how the boiled custard returned, the Pavlova disappeared, and the Chorizo pasta (from yesterday’s post) are now featured. (When do I decide to change? Well, honestly, when my local photo developer has a sale on 8x10s. LOL)<\/p>\n

Finally, I had some dead space above the doorway. Nothing wrong with empty wallspace, but…it seemed to be asking for something. Something big. Something tasty.<\/p>\n

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So, I acquiesced with a giant picture of “the perfect burger” (which you’ll find over on The Wannabe Gourmet<\/em><\/a>). I’ve yet to find another photo that works as well as that one, however. (I’ll do a feature on the renovation of the kitchen at a later date.)<\/p>\n

Silver Blue, who answers the subject with “Art is in the eye of the beholder.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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