I’m often annoyed by graffiti. A few years ago, the cable company’s box on our front lawn was tagged by the disenfranchised youth of our neighbourhood and I was irked to no end. Seeing that unnecessary eye clutter every morning really ticked me off. But, when I saw this food graffiti in Montreal last week I grinned from ear-to-ear.
Why, I wondered, isn’t there more food graffiti? So, I went looking on the good ole internets (gawd, I miss the verbal comedy of the Bush era!) and discovered a few other gems of the genre:
-Toast
-Halal
-Shrimp
-Tofu
-Pork
-Anti- fast food
-Bacon
While I’m not sure food graffiti is a full-blown trend or even an emerging trend, I have to say, I’m intrigued!
Have you ever seen food graffiti? Got a picture you’d like to share? If so, add a link in the comments section.
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LoveFeast Table wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 10:41 am
I love me some food graffiti! Especially the toast!
Charmian @Christie’s Corner wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 10:43 am
I have never seen food graffiti before. But if I had a can of spray paint and some artistic talent, I’d probably tell the world that “I ♥ chocolate.”
Anne Yourt wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 10:50 am
Love the cheese graffiti. What could I do for quinoa, miso and dosas?
Dana McCauley wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 11:26 am
Mmm dosa!
Dana McCauley wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 11:28 am
The toast is great – really artistic. I have a feeling it required more than spray paint.
Kelly Johnson wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 12:35 pm
I want to insert “Ocean Wise” to the “I love shrimp” graffiti! I.e. it should read “I love Ocean Wise shrimp!”
Dana McCauley wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 12:38 pm
Kelly – I love that idea. I see a new t-shirt in the Vancouver Aquarium gift shop that has a brick wall motif and that slogan splashed across it!
Kitchen Monki Dan wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 12:42 pm
How about food graffiti from the most prolific graffiti artist of all time, Banksy – http://www.flickr.com/photos/question-josh/4103481957/
Dana McCauley wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 12:52 pm
That is fantastic!
Cheryl Arkison wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 4:14 pm
Fun! Much appreciated today.
Jodi Lewchuk wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
The complex on which this little bit of “sweet tooth” food graffiti appeared has since been torn down to make way for the RiverTowne development in the east end, so I’m glad I captured it on camera:
http://cursivemechanics.ca/2009/01/15/im-a-weirdo-meme-food-edition/
adrian Doran wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
Love the bacon line. And this isn’t graffiti, but it is type:
Helvetica Burger T-shirt http://3px.posterous.com/helvetica-burger
Dana McCauley wrote:February 9, 2010 @ 9:58 pm
There are so many creative, hungry people out there!
Lauren wrote:February 10, 2010 @ 1:48 am
How fun! I love the cheese and toast ones =D. Very cool!