MFA Student Proves That TasteĀ Matters

February 11, 2009

To Tricia Martin, eating is art.

As an MFA student in PNCA’s Visual studies program, Martin proves it through her ā€œblogā€:http://eatingisart.blogspot.com, hosting themed dinners, and creating dynamically crafted events centered on the intersection of design, art, and food.

The blog ā€œfrolic!ā€:http://elseachelsea.typepad.co... currently features Martin’s work in the story ā€œā€œtaste mattersā€ā€:http://elseachelsea.typepad.co...

This last summer, with her project Pietopia, Martin posed the question, ā€œWhat kind of pie would describe the way you are feeling right now?ā€ and had a contest to find out. ā€œMore than 50 entrants from as far away as Seattle and San Francisco submitted a pie recipe and 300-word story to explain the ingredients,ā€ wrote Rebecca Koffman in an article for the _Oregonian_.

The most recent iteration of Pietopia is an exhibit at the Niche Gallery at the Ecotrust building, 721 NW Ninth Ave. On exhibit are ā€œsix screenprints done by four different artists and myself as a reinterpretation of the people’s winning stories,ā€ says Martin. ā€œA visual component to the story.ā€

The screenprints are by PNCA’s own Justin Bland, Christopher Huizar, Jason Traeger, Mia Nolting and Tricia Martin, on exhibit until March 12.