For many people, vegetables and fruits are nothing more than products that can be used to make a salad or to prepare everyday meals of any complexity. But an artist from Japan sees in them the foundation for creating unique works of art and in a couple of minutes he can bring to life something stunning imagination, for example, from an ordinary kiwi to make a rose, and from the root of ginger – a Japanese dragon.
A young Japanese man named Gaku long ago turned his lunch breaks into something breathtaking after mastering the art of “mukimono” (mukimono). But unfortunately, it was not he who pioneered the artistic technique, but his ancestors in the 16th century. The practice of carving is often used simply to serve food vividly, decorating it with shrimp from carrots or fish from pumpkins.
At first glance, it’s hard to see the artful carving of an ordinary avocado or potato hiding behind a fractal vegetable ornament, but the Japanese went beyond simple cuts and decided to complicate the task by “drawing” tiny intricate patterns and small decorative elements on a banana or ginger with a cleaver.
The artist doesn’t mind sharing his work freely on social media, where he already has 258,000 followers.
Besides diligence and infinite patience, Gaku also works “at the speed of light,” because many products tend to oxidize in the process of creating a masterpiece. For example, apples and bananas lose their color when pulp comes in contact with oxygen, so the perky Japanese man manages to do it in a few minutes and even manages to take a beautiful picture of the end result before the fruit loses its natural freshness.
During the transformation of broccoli or pumpkin, Gaku loses a lot of energy, so when he finishes his labor-intensive process, he prefers to eat his masterpiece – for it is worth it! Moreover, such a snack is very healthy.