Diego Cusano is a creative Italian graphic illustrator that put together a series of hybrid pop culture drawings that combine food products with pencil sketches. The illustrations are whimsical and fanciful seamlessly incorporating the food as central elements of the realistic illustrations.
Cusano creates these surrealist images as a way to interact with his other passion for songwriting. The illustrations feature realistic black and white pencil sketches of iconic figures such as Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa with pasta noodles as hair or The Little Prince walking on a planet made out of a latte in a ceramic coffee cup. The combination of food and art encourages the viewer to ponder the boundaries of surrealism.
Each of the artwork pieces are featured on Cusano's Instagram account, called diego_cusano.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Food Art
- Combining various food products with different mediums to create new and unique forms of art.
- Pop Culture Illustrations
- Creating unique and whimsical illustrations that incorporate popular culture references.
- Surrealist Art
- Using unexpected elements in art to create unconventional, thought-provoking works.
Where This Applies
- Food Industry
- Using food as an artistic tool to market and communicate culinary offerings and ideas.
- Graphic Design Industry
- Exploring unconventional mediums to add unique value to graphic design projects.
- Retail Industry
- Creating new product lines where the artwork on the packaging is the main attraction, thus enhancing the product value.
