# Recreating Famous Portraits With Food The Meat Mona Lisa By Bianca | Published 2008-10-16 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meat-mona-lisa References: [boingboing.net](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/15/web-zen-more-meaty-z.html) Artists are always looking for innovative approaches to creativity, and for some odd reason, there have been an abundance of [designers inspired by meat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greggs-sausage-roll). Just look at this modern take on Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa! The portrait is made of slabs of [sandwich meat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coro-foods) in various colours, and the end result is actually pretty impressive. It's also interested to note that the Meatalisa falls into another trend category. The amount of [Mona Lisa interpretations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mischief-by-chester) in the last years is quite astounding, as highlighted by the related article below. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Food Art:** There is a growing trend of artists using food as a medium to create unique and impressive art pieces. - **Mona Lisa Interpretations:** There is a trend of artists creating their own interpretations of the famous Mona Lisa painting, showcasing their creativity and unique perspectives. - **Meat as a Medium:** There is an emerging trend of artists using meat as a medium to create visually striking and unconventional artworks. ### Where This Applies - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can explore the use of food as a medium to create innovative and visually appealing artworks. - **Fine Dining and Gastronomy:** The fine dining and gastronomy industry can learn from the creativity of food artists and incorporate unique food presentations and innovations into their menus. - **Experiential Marketing:** The experiential marketing industry can create immersive campaigns and events by incorporating food art and unique interpretations of iconic artworks. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reimagined Puzzled Artful Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portrait-of-a-woman-in-a-hat.md) - [Iconic Artwork Toy Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-art-mona-lisa-set.md) - [Immersive Fine Art Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-joconde.md) - [Pizza-Inspired Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-pepperoni-pizza-day.md) - [Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Traveling Fine Art Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-out-there.md) - [Painterly Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/7-paintings-the-art-of-dining.md) - [AI-Generated Soup Can Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/campbells-paintings.md)