Framed Tomato Artwork
Tomatoes, the vegetable versus fruit debate will go on as will this ingredient in every day cooking. Such an essential part to many cuisines but none more so than Italian. This is probably why it is most often captured in framed tomato art that depicts ingredients for Italian recipes, art such as “Cucina Italiana” by Bjorn Baar, and “Insalata Caprese” and “Pasta Pomodoro” by Jane Carroll.
While we all think of the classic deep red and perfectly round shape, some artists have captured the lesser known heirloom varieties in framed tomato paintings. Loran Speck’s still life “Green Pitcher, Heirlooms and Cloth” shows red, green and yellow varieties while Terri Hill’s “Family Heirlooms” shows knobbly red and orange tomatoes.
Framed tomato still life is quite popular also. Kerstin Arnold Tomato created several images of tomatoes in bowls with none or few other items, including “Italian Colours”, “Italian Cooking” and “Culinary Art II”. Others created more complex still life artwork. Maureen McCarthy created “Pumpkins, Tomatoes and Squash” and I. Lane created “Our Daily Bread” which depicts tomatoes with bread, herbs and other vegetables.
Another medium is framed tomato photography such as “Appetizing”, “Delicious” and “Aromatic” by Maria Schindler who takes advantage of a Macro lens in her pieces, or “Tomatoes Still Life” where artist Geoffrey Ansel Agrons takes more traditional pictures of the subject on a table. And then there are artists like Kristin Emery who, in her piece “Tomato”, creates an abstract interpretation of the subject.