London-based artist Carl Warner doesn’t just push food around his plate to make smiley faces or animal silhouettes. He’s taken playing with food to an entirely different level by creating fantastically detailed landscapes out of edible parts. He calls these edible sculptures “foodscapes” and so far they have been immensely popular with both foodies and artists. Each of the foodscapes is built out of a variety of ingredients such as meats, fish, vegetables, nuts, leaves and processed foods such as biscuits and sweets.
Warner is a masterful visual chef, creating gourmet artworks with high quality lighting, detail and form. So much so, in fact, that some of his food landscapes can be mistaken at a glance for a photograph of a real place. While many of Warner’s foodscapes resemble landscapes found here on Earth, some of his most appealing and captivating pieces depict scenes from a magical, alien world in which anything is possible (as long it’s made out of food!)
You can see more pictures of Carl Warner’s foodscapes in this extensive gallery on Amusing Planet or visit his website for more info and art photos.
A red scorpion poses in the foreground of this foodscape, an artwork made out of food, by Chris Warner. The artist has used red chilli peppers to create the body of the scorpion, and meat to form the shape of the barren mountains in the background. Parsley and other leafy greens have been used to depict plants and shrubs. [source]
This colorized food landscape is made up of a variety of cold meats like salami, smoked ham and sausages. To create “wooden” elements, Warner has used bread sticks. [source]
Not only is the food on the table edible, the cheesy table is edible too. Broccoli has been cleverly employed as trees along the roadside. [source]
Super sweet and deliciously pink, this candy cottage made out of food is any little girl’s fantasy doll house. Marshmallows, candy canes, lollipops and nougat have all been used to give the scene believable textures and to create realistic shapes. [source]
Chris Warner has used macaroni and cheese to create this Egyptian landscape for a hot air balloon to explore. To add to the desert coloring of yellows and golds, Warner has used lemon and yellow peppers. [source]
This stunning foodscape with an ocean of salmon fish is literally good enough to eat. Carl Warner has used bread rolls and potatoes to create different types of rocks. Fennel gives the impression that there are large trees to either side of the photographer. [source]
Fruits and vegetables make up this edible scene of a boat at sea. The ocean waves are cabbage leaves and the hull of the fishing boat is a watermelon rind. [source]
