Food of War
Food of war is a multidisciplinary, open, and non-profit artist collective based in London, England. It was founded in 2010; the artist collective brings out, the relationships of power and the political and social implications that exist in a plate of food through different artistic expressions such as performance, sculpture, painting and video.
The work of the collective Food of War has been exhibited in eight different countries, namely the United Kingdom,[1] Ukraine,[2] (Germany),[3] Mexico,[4] Peru,[5] Brazil,[6] Spain,[7] and Colombia.[8]
Members[edit]
Food of War, as an open artist collective, gathers artists from different disciplines and collaborates with external artists in projects related to the relationship violence – conflict.
The collective has two directors: Hernan Barros,[9][10] who has worked in cinema, television, and visual effects in the United Kingdom and Omar Castañeda,[11][12] graduated from Central Saint Martins – University of the Arts London (UAL), who has vast experience in fine arts.
They are joined by three artists who have been involved in different projects according to the country where the collective exhibits their work. Among them are Simone Mattar[13] from São Paulo, Brazil, an artist, gastro performer, food designer, and architect; Quintina Valero,[14] a German, a photojournalist with studies in economy and a long career in journalism in Spain, currently rooted in London; and lastly, Zinaïda,[15] a fine artist from Ukraine.
Exhibitions[edit]
The first massive exhibition of Food of War was the "Clouded Lands",[16] held in the National Art and Culture Museum Complex "Mystetskyi Arsenal" of Kyiv in Ukraine in 2016.[17][18] Then, the exhibition was moved to Berlin to participate in the Congress Disarm! For a Climate of Peace,[19] and the Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos[20][21] in Spain, and finally in London.[22][23] In each country, the artist collective worked closely with local artists to address the Chernobyl disaster and how this event changed the way Europeans eat.
Exhibitions by date[edit]
- November 8, 2014, Aguapanela is my cup of tea, The Container, London[24]
- August 26, 2015, Panela: The New Gold of Colombia, Chalton Gallery, London[25][26]
- September 24–30, 2015, BSMT SPACE, Dalston, London[27]
- February 23–28, 2016, Justmad 7 Emerging Art Fair, COAM Sede del Arte, Madrid, Spain[28]
- March 9 – April 16, 2016, Panela: The New Gold of Colombia, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) Bogota, Colombia[29]
- April 5–28, 2017, Clouded Lands, Rich Mix, Mezzanine Gallery, London[30][31][32]
- May 27 – 9, Clouded Lands, Arsenal de Mystetskyi, Kyiv Ukraine[33][34][35]
- February 21–26, 2017, Justmad 8, COAM La Sede del Arte Madrid, Spain[36]
- February 19, 2018, Insect Flesh, Art week in Mexico City, Mexico[37]
- April 18–4, 2018, Contamination, Art Fair Art Lima, Lima, Peru[5]
- April 4, 2017, Ópera dos Porcos, Rabieh Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil[6]
- November 15, 2019 – February 20, 2020. ¿Paz en las Mesas?. Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) Bogota, Colombia[38][39]
References[edit]
- ^ "Clouded Lands". Spain Art & Culture. Embassy of Spain London. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Покрытые облаками земли": сообщение о потере". День. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Cultural Events – Disarm for a Climate Change". International Peace Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Insect Flesh". Universidad de la Comunicación. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Food of War". Art Lima. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "Simone Mattar + Coletivo Food of War Ópera Dos Porcos". Galería Rabieh. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Just MAD 8 – Edición 2017 Programa General". JustMad. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Panela: The New Gold of Colombia explores food and art". The City Paper. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Hernan Barros". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Hernan Barros". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Omar Castañeda". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Omar Castañeda". Contactout. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Simone Simattar". Instagram. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Quintina Valero". Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Zinaïda". Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Выставку Посвященную Чернобыльской Катастрофе Покажут В Лондоне". UGallery. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Зинаида Лихачева: "Обществу нужно давать правильный посыл"". Art Ukraine. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Выставка Clouded Lands". Zenco Foundation. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Disarm! For a Climate of Peace – Agenda" (PDF). International Peace Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Tierras Nubladas". Exit Express. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Food of War". Caja de Burgos. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Dash Cafe: Clouded Lands and a new Cold War, 26-04-2017". Ukrainian Events in London. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Dash Cafés". Dash Arts. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Omar Castañeda presenta su exposición 'Aguapanela is my cup of tea'". El Ibérico. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Omar Castañeda. Food of War". Wall Street International. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "El 'arte comestible' de Omar Castañeda". El Ibérico. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Exhibition Food of War Launch Event". ArtRabbit. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Food of War: Break Bread – Not Peace". JustMAD. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Panela: The New Gold of Colombia". Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Clouded Lands: Launch Event, 5-04-2017". Ukrainian Events in London. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Clouded Lands". Art Licks. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "DASH CAFÉ: Clouded Lands and a New Cold War?". Tower Hamlets. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Зинаида Лихачева: "Искусство — Это Инструмент Коммуникации С Обществом"". In – Art. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Clouded Lands. Мистецький Арсенал". Mystetskyi Arsenal. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "louded Lands: трагедія крізь мистецтво (фотогалерея)". Радіо Свобода. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "JustMAD 8 – Nota de Prensa" (PDF). Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM). Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Invitación Insect Flesh De Food Or War En La Fraternidad Uc". Universidad de la Comunicación. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Food of War Colombia". London Curatorial. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "¿Paz en las mesas?". Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
Further reading[edit]
- El artista Latinoamericano, Omar Castañeda, presenta: “Aguapanela is my cup of tea” Archived December 9, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Express News. Interview in Spanish by Yohanna Rozo, November 2014.
- Omar Castañeda Discovery Art Now. Article, August 2015
- From Social Phenomena To Social Movement: Food Of War Ten Thousand Years of Gratitude. Interview, September 2015.
- Чорнобильська трагедія: погляд художника ASN. Article in Russian, April 2016.
- Food of War, an art collective with plenty of food for thought. Pressenza. Article by Silvia Swinden, July 2016
- Charlamos con Quintina Valero y Hernán Barros, del colectivo ‘Food of War’ en Justmad8. Brit-Es Magazine. Article in Spanish, February 2017.
- Conoce el trabajo del colectivo FOOD OF WAR Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo. Article in Spanish by Sara Torres Sifón, March 2017
- Las obras de arte del movimiento Food of War muestran la conexión entre la guerra y la comida Animal Gourmet. Article in Spanish by Sarah del Moral, February 2018.
- Un bocado político Vivir en el Poblado. Article in Spanish, September 2019