MFA Student Proves That TasteĀ Matters
February 11, 2009
To Tricia Martin, eating is art.
As an MFA student in PNCAās Visual studies program, Martin proves it through her āblogā:http://eatingisart.blogspot.com, hosting themed dinners, and creating dynamically crafted events centered on the intersection of design, art, and food.
The blog āfrolic!ā:http://elseachelsea.typepad.co... currently features Martinās work in the story āātaste mattersāā:http://elseachelsea.typepad.co...
This last summer, with her project Pietopia, Martin posed the question, āWhat kind of pie would describe the way you are feeling right now?ā and had a contest to find out. āMore 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 āsix screenprints done by four different artists and myself as a reinterpretation of the peopleās winning stories,ā says Martin. āA visual component to the story.ā
The screenprints are by PNCAās own Justin Bland, Christopher Huizar, Jason Traeger, Mia Nolting and Tricia Martin, on exhibit until March 12.