If anyone ever toldNathanWyburnnot to work with his food , he was n’t listening . And it ’s a honorable affair . For the retiring five years , the Cardiff - based creative person has been bend foodstuffs into fine art .
“ It was a newspaper newspaper headline about Simon Cowell saying ‘ Love Him or Hate Him , ’ and I forthwith thought of marmite as that ’s their slogan , ” say Wyburn of how the idea of using food as a medium originated . “ Toast seemed a very fitting canvass to keep it authentic and way-out ! ”
That Cowell was the aspiration behind Wyburn ’s intellectual nourishment art only seems appropriate , given that the 25 - class - old seem onBritain ’s Got Talentin 2011 , where he created an on - the - spot toast and marmite portrait of master of ceremonies Michael McIntyre . While Cowell was the first food art portrait Wyburn created , “ I can remember sketching portraits of my favorite puerility TV stars like the Power Rangers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I was about eight old age old with my father . ”
Wyburn has unify his unique originative talent with what he describe as “ a very Warhol - corresponding obsession with pop culture ” into a one - of - a - kind portfolio that ’s both fun and engrossing to face at , as evidenced by the musical composition below , which range from a piece of Obama to peanut butter and Britney Spears .
1. JUDY GARLAND
Inspired by her singing " Somewhere Over the Rainbow " inThe Wizard of Oz , Wyburn used Rainbow Drops Sweets to create this portraiture of the legendary singer - actress .
2. BRITNEY SPEARS
" America ’s most lie with bite / circularize for America ’s sweetheart ! " is how Wyburn describes his peanut butter and jelly house painting of the pop princess .
3. BOB MARLEY
Wyburn painted " the most iconic reggae singer of all time " with Reggae Reggae BBQ Sauce .
4. Cara Delevingne
Wyburn chose crisps for his portrayal of the model - actress , because " I liked the irony of a top-notch model produce from carbs snack . " For her part , Delevingne was impressed , tweeting"Thank you Nathan Wyburn for making me out of biscuits ! ! "
5. DAVID BECKHAM
In the eccentric of David Beckham , Wyburn let the footballer animate his method — not his average — and painted this with his feet .
6. KATY PERRY
Inspired by her hit song " Roar"—and the fact that she refers to her fans as " Katy cats"—Wyburn utilized cat food to make this Perry portrait .
7. BARACK OBAMA
" Pizza has become a very Americanized meal and I therefore thought the President of America would be fun , " says Wyburn of this multi - topping Obama pie .
8. LADY GAGA
" In Wales we call soda water ' pappa , ' " says Wyburn . " Inspired by herArtpopalbum , I wanted to make her nontextual matter with pop . "
9. SIMON COWELL
The celebrity who revolutionise it all : Simon Cowell ’s marmite on pledge . " Marmite ’s shibboleth is ' you either be intimate it or hate it , ' " explains Wyburn . " Most say the same applies for Simon ! "
10. QUEEN ELIZABETH
Royalty is no match for Wyburn , who made The Queen out of Greek delicacies , " Created for the first step of a Greek restaurant in Windsor . "
11. MILEY CYRUS
" Inspired by her trademark poke out of her tongue , I used key on the conclusion of my clapper to bat the canvas , " says Wyburn .
12. STEPHEN FRY
Playing up the worker - comedian ’s surname , Wyburn tack this portrait out of egg fry rice & vegetable .
13. TWIGGY
have a go at it the " name relation , " Wyburn used Twiglets for Twiggy .
14. COSETTE
" Inspired by the colors and the Gallic connexion , " Wyburn used piles of Bic playpen parts to make this portrait ofLesMisérables ' Cosette .
15. WILL & KATE
Wyburn utilize thousands of folded babygrows ( sort of like onesies ) to celebrate the birth of Princess Charlotte .
16. MARILYN MONROE
Marilyn Monroe graces the cover of Wyburn ’s first book , Not That form of Art , which will be out this year . " It ’s made up of marmite on toast , deep brown , peanut butter and jelly , toothpaste , and baked noggin . "
All images courtesy of Nathan Wyburn
