LINKS: Cheese Is Art

By Kara

In trying to keep up with my cheese news, I came across this little gem about British artist Prudence Emma Staite and her latest cheese-based art (Extra! Extra! Updated 11 hours ago on the BBC website!). Her motto, and the name of her website, is "Food Is Art" (http://www.foodisart.co.uk/). To be more specific: Chocolate Is the Mona Lisa, Pizza Dough Is Pope Benedict XVI, and Cheese Is (who else?) Barack Obama. (The BBC notes, Britishly, "This Barack Obama bust has been made by Prudence from one solid 20kg block of mature cheese.")

But does Staite's work really lead us to believe that Food Is Art? Or, upon gazing into Mr. President's cheddary eyes, are we more likely to conclude that Art Is, ultimately, Food?

There is only one way to settle this, and fortunately the artist is two steps ahead of us: Staite's website advertises that she is available for live performances! Think we could get her out to Madison?