When my brilliant friend Mimi O Chun posted this picture in her Instagram stream with the description “Rothko tribute,” she received a veritable ton of likes and comments, many urging her to turn the concept into a series, or even a full-fledged art bakery. Though Rothko himself was not a terribly joyful sort, these colorful, charming cookies are, and I couldn’t resist sharing the image with you all.
So, let’s hope this becomes the first of many in the Dead Artist Baked Goods series, as Mimi puts it. Though similar in feel to this first installment, I’d like to see some Albers cookies; I also think that Pollock would be pretty fun to make. Whose art would you like to see made into sweets?
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What a cute idea. Agree that Pollock would make great cookies. You could do Warhol ones, though you might need stencils.
I think Frida’s art would be fun but perhaps hard to put into sweets. =)
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I’ve been thinking that PopTarts should do a Rothko special edition. Some of their mixed berry flavors have a little Pollack “flavor” to them already. Perfect medium! Love the cookies. :)
[...] Now you really can ‘do it’ by making his cookies and eating them. Oh yeah, I want eat Mark Rothko’s cookies. It shouldn’t sound dirty, but it does. Now let’s just hope they’re moist. Ewww. [...]
[...] then it hit me: Hadn’t I seen Mimi Chun’s cookie tribute to Mark Rothko on Aesthetics of Joy? And didn’t they look so easy and fun to make? So we Googled a sugar cookie recipe and [...]
Thanks for posting this awesome idea! My parents and I took a stab at our own edible masterpieces. See the results here:
http://holleyunedited.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/a-family-fun-creative-activitiy-for-a-cold-day/
[...] and I spent a marvelous Saturday afternoon whipping these darlings up, entranced by this sweet little Rothko tribute. We even snuck some ground Azeri saffron and scraped vanilla bean into the cookie dough, inspired [...]