With my own personal opinion I would have to state that I believe that most food is art. The creation and the effort that the chef puts into his/her food is what makes it an art form. The creativity and the planning behind what the chef does is what make me consider it an art form. Relating back to last weeks article by Ellen Dissanayake, she refers to the term called, “making special.” This term along with the discussion of if food is a form of art go hand and hand. Creating a meal out of food can relate to the term making special because more often then not the cook making the meal is using his/her own creativity and in return, once the meal is made, he or she gets that joy in themselves from creating their own masterpiece. They get the joy out of making special because when people start getting their creative juices flowing it brings out another side of them then what they may be used too.
I believe though at the same time, not all food is the same and not all food should be considered art to a certain point. Two things to compare in this would be a gourmet meal at a higher inn restaurant such as a winery, and a meal made at McDonalds. There is a reason that the gourmet meal is going to be a lot more expensive than the one at McDonalds. First off because the food is going to be a lot better, but secondly, the gourmet meal is being made especially from the head chef of that restaurant and the gourmet meal is not something that is easily attainable. The more and more something is made from the quantity stand point, the more I believe it goes down in its value. Since there are thousands and thousands of cheeseburgers made from McDonalds every day, the value is going to go down compared to what the gourmet meal’s value is at.
It’s the same as an art painting. If there are a thousand of one painting, the value of that painting will be of much less than value then if there was just one of the same painting.
Hi, Tyler, I were read your post, I‘m kind of agree with your opinion, such as you were mention in your post that “The creation and the effort that the chef puts into his/her food is what makes it an art form.” In chef’s mind the food they create is art for them, since they pay time and attention it. However, I don’t think that every food that chef put creation and effort in it can be the art, just like you state in the second paragraph “Since there are thousands and thousands of cheeseburgers made from McDonalds every day, the value is going to go down compared to what the gourmet meal’s value is at.” In the higher inn restaurant they do have the fixed menu for a period time, these food are higher value and more expensive but they were cooked by chef repeated many times, so much like cheeseburger in McDonalds. Therefore, I do not that higher value food can be the art.
Hi Tyler,
I totally agree with your points that you illustrate in your article. “Creating a meal out of food can relate to the term making special because more often then not the cook making the meal is using his/her own creativity and in return, once the meal is made, he or she gets that joy in themselves from creating their own masterpiece”. I do agree with you that creating a meal by yourself is an enjoyable way to create art. The reason is that every kind of food is different. The food that create by yourself is adding your own opinion and your understanding about the food. I think it is an enjoyable life style. Especially when the food that create by yourself is appropriated by other people. Both of you guys will think it is a special kind of art. Do you always make food by yourself? Creating food can show your own idea about the food. I think it is a good experience for all of us.