Imagine being like one of these Lilliput characters out of Gulliver's Travels..............That is what Christopher's Boffolis latest project looks like. The project
Big Appetites by Boffoli was inspired by the media that the artist was exposed to as a child. There were so many films and television shows that exploited both the dramatic and comedy potential of a juxtaposition of different scales: tiny people in a normal-sized world just like Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels in the 18th century and perhaps earlier. As a child you tend to live in an adult world that is out of scale with your body and proportions and everything just seems so big. Imagine the way we look at ants and small insects.
At the moment you can see his latest work at his solo show in New York City which opened on 21 June. It will be running through the summer and until 24 August. It is his largest solo show to date, with many large mounted pieces of work, including some new work that has never before been exhibited. The gallery is Winston Wächter Fine Art, 530 West 25th Street, New York:
http://winstonwachter.com/exhibitions_ny.php It will be worth the visit.
Let me quote as per below, the direct artist words that describe his work spot on:
When I began shooting some of the very earliest images in this series, around 2003, food was a conscious choice as one of the components as it can be very beautiful – in terms of texture and color – especially when shot with available light and macro lenses. Combining what is essentially food and toys makes the work instantly accessible to virtually everyone. Regardless of language, culture and social status, almost everyone can identify with toys from their childhood. And whether you eat with a fork, chopsticks or your hands, everyone understands food. Sitting down to a meal makes us feel most human.
The sensual experience of eating accesses primal instincts that stretch back to the earliest days of our evolution. Whether we are reflecting on the comfort food of childhood, celebrating food’s tremendous diversity, or obsessing over calories and nutrition, cuisine is one of those rare topics that most people can speak about with authority and yet largely without controversy. So the choice of food as a backdrop of the environments of the Big Appetites series is certainly calculated.
Christopher Boffoli is a Seattle-based photographer, writer, artist and filmmaker. Largely self-taught, he took up photography as a hobby in his teens, honing his skills as a student journalist in high school and college. While still an undergraduate he started his own commercial photography company in Charleston, South Carolina. With a background in literature and English, he worked for more than a decade in the field of Philanthropy, raising money for elite schools like Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics. Christopher was able to integrate his creative skills, in writing, photography and graphic design into much of his fundraising work.
A couple of life-changing events compelled him to pursue a creative career full-time. As a resident of Lower Manhattan, Christopher was a firsthand witness to the World Trade Center attacks of September 11th. A few years later he was very seriously injured at high elevation while mountaineering on Washington’s Mt. Rainier. Since that time he has traveled the world, setting foot on six continents, writing and photographing his travels through documentary photography and video. At home in Seattle, he works as a writer and photojournalist, producing both feature stories and covering breaking news. Christopher’s work has been published – online and in print – in more than 90 countries. His fine art photographs can be found in galleries and private collections in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
Enough talk....lets now enjoy this Big Appetites experience.
