Category Archives: Edible Art

Soup de Jour? | Can Do

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

Warhol proved you can make Souper-Art – but why Broth-er? Pop art is the art movement that emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of … Continue reading →

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Apples of Temptation are Bonza!

Posted on March 10, 2018 by

Above are some great examples of Apple Case Art and Australiana. Labels began to appear in large numbers on wooden crates around 1920 and were only superseded in the 1960s by cardboard cartons. Although the designs were for the most part basic, and … Continue reading →

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An Annalisa enigma

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

I saw a show on TV a while ago where the presenters focussed on a private collector’s specialty – Decorative label surrounds for tinned tomatoes – especially those from Italy and Spain. Needless to say his collection was vast and … Continue reading →

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Justice for all or just this for dessert?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by

Italian modernist artist, painter, sculptor, illustrator, and designer, Mario Sironi  was born 130 years ago on May 12th, 1885 in Sassari, on the island of Sardinia. After leaving Sardinia, Sironi spent his childhood in Rome and studied engineering at the … Continue reading →

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