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Marvin Lipofsky’s 1/4 Pounder with Cheese Glass Burger Sculpture

1/4 pounder with cheese glass sculpture photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

Marvin Lipofsky’s 1/4 Pounder with Cheese (1973) is a standout piece from his Great American Food series, and a fascinating example of Pop-inflected commentary within the American Studio Glass movement.

Created using blown glass with a metallic luster, the sculpture is shaped to loosely mimic the soft, rounded form of a hamburger patty on a bun — complete with the sensual, organic contours Lipofsky was known for.
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Postcards From The Edge: A Massive Show of Tiny Art Makes Virtual Debut January 9th, 2021!

postcards from the edge signage

Do you miss going to art galleries? I sure do. I know that many galleries have reopened, but as a fairly enthusiastic fan who used to spend nearly every Thursday evening roaming the streets of Chelsea, the scene just feels so dead while Covid keeps us from gathering together to celebrate our shared passion for art. Art! Because of this — even though I’ve been hitting the museums pretty hard — I’ve been feeling rather art-starved over the past year, and that’s just a shame.

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Greetings from Chinatown Mural

Greetings from Chinatown Mural
Photos By Gail (Click Image to Enlarge for Detail)

Located on the northwest corner of Allen Street and Division Street in lower Manhattan, here is the Letter Guide for this fantastic Greetings From Chinatown Postcard Mural by artist Victor Ving (AKA DCEVE):

C – Maneki-neko cat

H – Manhattan Bridge

I – Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

N – F train and some trash (of course)

A – Box truck/ tribute to Jade BTM

T – Tsingtao Beer

O – Bootleg Louis Vuitton on Canal St.

W – Fung Wah Bus on fire

N – Nom Wah Dim Sum Parlor

Greetings from Chinatown Mural

Curious Feast: 100 Food Art Postcards!

Curious Feast Cover Shot
All Photos By Gail

Here at The ‘Gig, where we only write about things that we love, we especially love to write about Food and Art. And on the rare occasion when the two worlds collide, it is an act of pure kismet which we simply must share with you. In this case, we recently received a review copy of Curious Feast: 100 Food Art Postcards, which — if you love food and art — is the most fantastic thing you can imagine owning.

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Bacon Thing of The Day: The Mona Bacon Postcard!

Mike Geno is an amazing artist who specializes in creating works of art based on meat. I am not generally a fan of realist painting, but Mike’s work really is top shelf! Mike has just created a fun item designed for all bacon lovers: the Mona Bacon Postcard, sold in packs of five for just $5.00 in his store over at Etsy.com! Postcards measure 4×6″ and are professionally printed in full color with the back side left blank for inscribing your own personalized greeting!

Here’s what Mike has to say about the new postcards:

“Originally, I designed this image for an exhibition I curated called The Bacon Show (Meat Artists Blogspot), which celebrates the glory of bacon. I recently realized this [card] makes sense for lots of occasions, like thank you cards, birthday cards, apology cards, even after first date cards…and “good luck on going vegetarian” cards too!”

These cards are pretty cool and almost sold out, so you’d better haul your bacon-loving ass over to Etsyright now and pick some up!

Thanks to Bacon Today For The Tip!