Van Gogh's Side of Bread

Vincent Van Gogh my favorite artist's relationship with food was portrayed as complicated. Like his fellow Protestants, he equated virtue with an absence from the luxaries of life. Van Gogh demontrated this especially in his food choices, which he often reduced to its essence, "bread." For Van Gogh, bread was pure nourishment or fuel, much like potatoes were the essence of sustenance in his painting The Potato Eaters painted in 1885 with oil paints on cavas.


Vincent Van Gogh (The Potato Eaters) Art Poster Print - 13" X 19" $3.99
Vincent Willem van Gogh (The potato eaters) Framed Art Poster Print - 13" X 19" $19.99

The Bread Art Project

Turn your love of bread into a peice of art that can help fight childhood hunger.  The Bread Art Project created by the Grain Foods Foundation will give $1 to Share Our Strength, the leading national organization working to end childhood hunger in America for each peice of bread artwork that is created on their site http://www.breadartproject.com/ under the workshop link.

On their site you can use toast templates and flowery shapes to decorate your favorite type of bread from country white to oatmeal.  After decorating you can share with all your friends.   

Grain Foods Foundation is a joint venture of members from the baking and milling industries, and allied suppliers formed in 2004. Its mission is to advance public understanding of the beneficial role grain-based foods play in a healthful diet.
 
A Side of Bread Decor
By: Aleesha Nash