Unit 04

I believe that food is a form of art. There have been many dishes that I have ordered that are absolutely beautiful. Chefs have the opportunity to be very creative with food by cutting it into different shapes, adding color, and making a design. I think that chefs absolutely create art with their food because all the different designs and creations they make. “It is obvious that foodstuffs can be made into visual objects which are works of art.” (p. 13) Reading this article it really surprised me with the different reasons to why food is not viewed as art. I was very surprised to read that people refuse to count food as a work of art in evaluative sense relates to the physicality of the way we appreciate food. I am not sure why this even matters? I don’t see this being a strong enough point to argue to why food is not art. I could agree with the reading that works of art in food cannot gain the same stature as those of greater permanence. That is one important reason why food must remain a relatively minor art. I agree with the reading that fireworks, flowers and flower arranging would be considered minor art.  I feel that we should label food art to be minor art than no art. It is still creative and has a visual appeal just as much as a statue or painting would. Dissanayake said in her reading, “To think of art as a behavior of making special is truly a change of paradigm. Usually art refers to objects- paintings, pictures, dances, musical compositions works of art that are the results of artistic behavior. (p. 25) This connects to art because food designs have results of artistic behavior. Food has the ability to bring light or joy to someone’s day because of the creative and beauty that is behind it.