Some South Orange artists have been livening things up in Livingston, NJ.
Fran Saliani and Michelle Schwartzbard, both of South Oragne, were part of the creative team responsible for constructing a series of giant fruit and vegetable sculptures called “The Artist Harvest” now on display outside of Livingston’s town hall, library and community center through mid-November.
Saliani and Schwartzbard are art instructors at The Messy Artist, an art studio for kids. They helped CEO Donna Bernstein and a team of staff and students to create the recently completed public art project.
Bernstein was motivated to create these sculptures, each featuring the artwork of a well-known artist, as a way to inspire a love of healthy eating and an interest in famous artworks. Creating these five fruit and vegetable sculptures – each about 6 feet tall – has been a creative challenge: sometimes funny, usually messy, and always interesting.
Saliani and Schwartzbard were instrumental in the look of each sculpture, helping to build the frameworks from wire and plaster. The sculptures were then painted in the style of famous artists, sealed, and mounted on bases.
Livingston Township and the nationwide Food Day program is sponsoring display of the project.
On display are:
- The Pearcasso (inspired by Tete d’une Femme Lisant, by Pablo Picasso)
- The Munch-Room (inspired by The Scream, by Edward Munch)
- The Vincent Van Gogh Bananas (inspired by Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh)
- The Peppered Pollock (inspired by Number 8, by Jackson Pollock)
- The Straw-Dali (inspired by Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dali)
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/LivingstonFoodDay or themessyartist.com/artistharvest.
The Artist Harvest by The Messy Artist. Five Large Scale Sculptures of Fruits and Vegetables On exhibition in Livingston: September 15 to Mid-November, 2015. Livingston Town Hall, 375 S Livingston Ave; Livingston Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr; and Livingston Community Center, 204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ.
Click on any image below to view a slideshow of photos related to the project.
