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This artist transforms food into works of art

Prepare to be amazed - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 10 Jul 2018
This artist transforms food into works of art
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A Japanese artist has taken edible art to a new level with a series of intricately carved food on Instagram.

Gaku shares his meticulous take on mukimono, the traditional Japanese craft, with 147k Instagram followers.

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circular and hexagonal 久々のアボカド #avocado#avocadolover #avocadotoast#avo#carving #green
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🍎 Princess apple 姫りんごの枝付き #姫りんご #カービング#リンゴ#carving#foodcarving #applecarving #fruitcarving#fruit
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Broccolicarving sayagata pattern 作品にナイフを刺すのは、どうも嫌いです。「あーわかる」って方いないですかね? #ブロッコリー #野菜彫刻#broccoli #broccolicarving #carving#vegetablecarving

He uses a variety of fruit and vegetables, including avocados, apples and broccoli, to create his detailed masterpieces.

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Candle carving @sunshine.carving 様で 「彫れるキャンドル」を買いました。 面白い✨ この時期のイベントに出来たらいいな❄ デザインもっと考えんといかんですね #candle#キャンドル#カービング
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zucchini 夏野菜が出始めて楽しくなってきた。 ズッキーニは彫り初めの汁が大変 #zucchini#carving#vegetablecarving #vegetable

Each piece is essentially a race against time, as the oxidization process kicks in and turns the food brown.

According to Spoon and Tomago, each work is created using a sharp blade that resembles a craft knife.

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Citrus grandis 実家から晩白柚もらったので 写真じゃ大きさがわからないのが残念 グレープフルーツと間違えるんだろうな #カービング#フルーツカービング#carving#fruitcarving#fruit
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carrot 聞かれて困る「何の花?」 あるある? #カービング #vegetablecarving #carrotcarving

There is no need to worry about food wastage as Gaku claims that he eats all of his artworks. “Except for the banana peel.”

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mushroom rose ぐにぐにしてて彫りにくい また彫る #🍄#きのこ#mushroom#carving#foodcarving#food
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❄ リンゴでよく見る、点々をラディッシュでやってみたけど、大きさがバラバラ、もっと精度あげんと。 右下はミミズクのつもり #カービング#ベジタブルカービング #野菜彫刻#彫刻#carving#vegetablecarving #vegetable #radishcarving

You can see more of Gaku’s masterpieces on his instagram account.

  

This article originally appeared on Better Homes and Gardens.

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Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is a former magazine editor and the founder of Wee Birdy, one of The Sunday Times’ Top 50 Blogs in the World. A design nerd and bird enthusiast, she can usually be found poring over Pinterest, knee-deep in Bunnings or sticky-beaking at modernist homes in Sydney’s bushburbia.

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