James Beard award-winning chef Tiberio Simone latest creation takes him outside the kitchen and into the studio. His new book La Figa: Visions of Food and Form, the culmination of a a five year collaboration with photographer Matt Freedman, is an exploration of “natural beauty and fresh flavors.”
Using the human body as his canvas, and natural fresh ingredients as both his paint and his adhesives, Simone has developed a new art of food and form. The synergy of his ephemeral artwork with Freedman’s photography is magical – producing a series of breathtaking images that will stir your soul, pique your curiosity, and tune you in to your most primal instincts for flavor and pleasure.
The book features over 150 images, 20 recipes and 40 essays about food, love, and life including “ingenuous advice on how to use food for seduction.”
The book release party will take place at the upcoming Seattle Erotic Art Festival where Simone will be “painting” select attendees.
Watch Tibero in action:
Food Becomes Art from La Figa Project on Vimeo.
Are you hungry yet?