Art History: Cultured Donuts

I recently saw a book on Art History that I just HAD to get, and it has finally arrived! It's called Cultured Donuts: Take a Bite Out of Art History, written and illustrated by Chloe Tyler.

Here is the list of artists included (and the description of their donuts):

Leonardo da Vinci
A donut with perfectly measured proportions

Michelangelo Buonarroti
A light, airy donut that will make your taste buds float on clouds

Rembrandt van Rijn
A classic donut with crosshatching sprinkled on top

Claude Monet
An Impressionist donut with flavors that change seasonally

Mary Cassatt
A fluffy pastel pastry that you could lift right off the page

Vincent van Gogh
A strikingly rich donut filled with swirls of divine details

Georges Seurat
A donut topped with dots of pure color that blend deliciously

Alphonse Mucha
An ornate donut baked in a decadent, decorative border

Gustav Klimt
A gorgeously decorated donut dipped in gold

Henri Matisse
A flavorful donut sprinkled with patches of bright color

Pablo Picasso
A deconstructed donut reshaped with geometric ingredients

Georgia O'Keeffe
A large-scale and modern tasting donut that will change your point of view

Salvador Dalí
The delectable donut of your dreams

Jackson Pollock
A donut coated with drizzle glaze and dripping with technique

Tadanori Yokoo
A psychedelic donut bursting with popular flavors

Jean-Michel Basquiat
A bold donut baked on a mixed media surface

Chloe Tyler
Baker's specialty

The content is not so much (a few facts about each artist), but it could serve to get kids curious about Art History. I'm really inspired by the concept of it.

We are actually scheduled to do none of these artists in the coming years, but I had the great idea of placing it on the coffee table after we finish Dale Chihuly this year and referring back to it when we do our artists next year... by making donut artwork each month inspired by THEIR styles!

Can't you just imagine donut art created by

Piet Mondrian

Louise Bourgeois

Sister Corita Kent

Yves Klein

Faith Ringgold

Zaha Hadid (a donut-shaped building!)

Andy Goldsworthy

Marianthe Loucataris

I LOVE THIS IDEA! If you're not familiar with the work of Marianthe Loucataris, she does digital sound art. What a fun way to interpret a donut!

I'm super-excited about teaching Art History as a weekend club next year, in addition to our time during the week. This donut art show could be amazing!

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UPDATE
with some brainstorming for the show:

Piet Mondrian

squared donut with strong black lines and blocks of primary colors plus white and black (craft foam pieces)

also include geoboard activity

Louise Bourgeois

Cell Design activity from Tate Kids (using an old dog crate as the cell) with baking tools and the ingredients for making donuts
HAVE A GO

Plan a "cell" of your own. What would you put in it? Would you fill it with things from your home?

If you stepped inside your "cell" would you feel happy or scared? Surprised or angry?

OR
an enormous black wire spider standing over a donut
(this display is very striking when placed on a large mirror)

OR
a glove, stuffed to look like a disembodied hand, holding a stuffed fabric donut

OR
photos of the children holding donuts, with the quote about childhood and her own picture as a child

Corita Kent

Christmas tree display with donut ornaments and other foods

Yves Klein

ultramarine blue donut painting

also include mix-your-own-blue activity

Faith Ringgold

donut quilt square w/sequins and bugle beads for sprinkles

I like these free donut coloring pages that could make good patterns

pattern #1

pattern #2

a Biscornu pincushion also looks quite a bit like a donut and looks so fun to make!

Zaha Hadid

painting and/or model of a donut-shaped building

Andy Goldsworthy

ice ring

OR

a "rain shadow" of a donut made with a cardboard template, a small chalkboard, and a spray bottle of water

Marianthe Loucataris

mixed media / five senses:

see - strawberry artwork (strawberry punch red paper with black dots, bubble wrap printed strawberry, strawberry paper craft)

smell/touch - strawberry frosting play dough (one container strawberry frosting + enough flour to get the texture you want)

hear - recording of the children describing strawberry memories

taste - add fresh sliced strawberries to our Art Show Reception!

Reception Foods - donuts, fresh sliced strawberries, orange juice, coffee

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