My work will be a series of still lifes combining elements of artistic trends: Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Surrealism. The theme of the project will be compositions of still lifes, inscribed in an unreal, slightly oneiric world filled with elements inspired by painting and applied art of the aforementioned epochs.The main and guiding inspiration are the works of my beloved artist, Salvador Dali.I will take some inspiration from the work of Tamara Łępicka - in this case, I would like to achieve a similar effect of chiaroscuro in combination with cubist elements.In the works of René Magritte, I find...

The earth turns vines into wine, barley into beer, sweet cabbage into sauerkraut, soybeans into soy sauce, pigs into prosciutto. All these changes depend on the careful management of the putrefying processes. ...

Water is the carrier of flavors. Fire boils water into what is dry and inedible and makes it possible to obtain a tasty dish from products that are inedible for humans (e.g. flour). ...

Drying is a transformation where water is evaporated from food. It is one of the oldest methods of preserving and storing fruit, vegetables, and meat. With hot, dry air, we take all the water from the products. ...

The bird, the element of air, meets Earth and Fire ...

Smoking with smoke Cold and salted raw meat (earth element) meets fire in warm air for many hours, then in hot water, it becomes food. Smoke smoking is an old method of preserving meat. Fire and pieces of aromatic hardwood that burn slowly and produce a lot of smoke. The meat stays in the smoke of about 70 degrees Celsius for many...