7. A & ~P
Marcel Duchamp
Fountain 1917.
Damien Hirst A Thousand Years
8. Modification
• A piece of art is an object that is
DESIGNED to produce AESTHETIC
pleasure.
9. What is aesthetic pleasure?
• Positive aesthetic judgment.
• Better not define it in terms of art
(otherwise a circular definition).
• To be continued …
11. Food as an artform
• Can food constitute a unique form of
art, other than being a painting,
sculpture, etc?
• What is distinctive – taste (with sight
and smell)
12. Depth in art
• A piece of artwork has depth.
• Possessing structure & order that
allows contemplation and analysis.
13. El Bulli’s chef - Ferran Adrià
TIME 2004 Top 100
http://www.time.com/time/2004/time100/
14. Innovative dishes
• Pea and mint soup
• Carrot air
• More information
– http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=57174
– http://www.egullet.org/index.cgi?pg=ARTICLE-27courses
– http://www.doylerogers.com/el_bulli_menu.htm
• Features
– New combination of flavors, textures …
– Intellectual surprises
15. Trends in haute cuisine
• Post-modernism
– Bacon and egg ice cream at the Fat Duck
– Sadaharu Aoki’s green tea eclair
• But informed by
• Science
– http://www.fatduck.co.uk/low_temperature_cooking.html
– http://www.pierre-gagnaire.com/anglais/cdmodernite.htm
• International influences
– http://www.robuchon.com/