Sunday, April 16, 2023

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!



UPDATE
with some brainstorming for the show:

Piet Mondrian


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
    Spider Poem activity from Tate Kids alongside an enormous black wire spider standing over a donut

      WRITE YOUR OWN SPIDEY POEM

      Do you think spiders are scary or misunderstood? Are they actually artists and master weavers or horrible monsters?

      Write down some words you think best describe spiders and then create a 5 line poem!

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

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


Corita Kent


Yves Klein

    ultramarine blue donut painting

    also include mix-your-own-blue activity


Faith Ringgold


Zaha Hadid

    painting and/or model of a donut-shaped building


Andy Goldsworthy


Marianthe Loucataris


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