Daily Absurdities: The Role of Cake in Contemporary Painting

I'm branching out from my traditional skill sets and embracing the apparently "lesser" art of terrifying cake decoration. Needless to say I'm heavily influenced by popular culture in this particular element of my uh... cake painting.

I'm also exploring that ever insensitive post modern trope of appropriation - also known as stealing other people's art and claiming some kind of ownership... you know the one; it justifies plagiarism! 

Please peruse my ever expanding port folio below (arranged conveniently in chronological order): 

It reads 'Happee Birthdae Harry' - it was mostly hilarious because it wasn't in fact for anyone with such a wizardly name. Please note the quality cake construction. 

This was my first foray into appropriation, stolen from my infrequent collaborative partner and generally delightful painty friend.
find the original here: http://www.jamiemumford.com

An exercise in subtlety.

The contemporary artist is often versed in multiple disciplines, this is my way of staying relevant: Cake Art.