Food Sculptures by Jim Victor

Food Sculptures by Jim Victor
Creative American couple Jim Victor and his wife Marie Pelton create incredible sculptures from food. In particular, butter, cheese, chocolate, bread and pasta, and of course, vegetables. The artists live in Pennsylvania. Noteworthy, the New York Times, Philadelphia Magazine, Der Spiegel and others featured their 3D installations in their publications. Also, their works decorate private and public collections. According to Jim Victor, he is a sculptor with over thirty years experience as an artist and teacher.

By the way, the first butter sculptures appeared in Tibet. For many decades, Buddhist lamas from have created large figures from Yak’s oil for the Tibetan New Year and other religious celebrations.

In North America, the tradition of oil sculptures dates back to the 19th century. Traditionally, butter figurines depicted cows and other living creatures. Of course, they aimed to attract attention at fairs. The first written testimony about North American sculpture tells about the sculptor Caroline Brooks, who showed her creative approach to food back in 1876 at an exhibition in Philadelphia. Since then, “butter carving and modeling” have become an annual tradition.

Food Sculptures by Jim Victor

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