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Painted Banana Photography

Dan Cretu Astounds with His Latest Designer Banana Art Series

— June 12, 2015 — Lifestyle
Dan Cretu is an artistic food photographer who has created a stunning collection of designer banana artwork. This project is titled 'Bananametric' and features images containing a single banana dressed in a unique pattern. These images transform the edible fruit into an artist decor piece.

These decorative designer bananas are infused with brightly colored patterns like stripes and diamonds. The patterns on each banana are carved into the banana peel by hand. The bananas are also hand painted by Cretu himself. There is only one banana that incorporates the color yellow, otherwise the identity of each banana is completely altered. The only remaining factor of the original fruit is the traditional shape.

Cretu's project expresses a strange and silly side of his own personality. This fresh photography series of painted bananas looks technologically designed, but is all hand crafted.
Trend Themes
1. Designer Fruit Art - The trend for designer fruit art presents an opportunity to explore new ways to use food as a creative medium.
2. Handcrafted Food Art - The trend for handcrafted food art presents an opportunity for businesses to promote unique, personalized, and authentic experiences to customers.
3. Artistic Food Photography - The trend for artistic food photography presents an opportunity for businesses to create visually appealing content that can be used to promote various products.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Hospitality Industry - The food and hospitality industry can explore innovative menu offerings, table settings, and serving presentations as a result of the designer fruit art trend.
2. Art and Design Industry - The art and design industry can collaborate with food artists to create unique works of art that incorporate edible materials.
3. Social Media and Marketing Industry - The social media and marketing industry can make use of artistic food photography to promote food and drink products in an aesthetically pleasing and engaging way.
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