THE CURATORS BIBLE
FOOD ARTIST | HARLEYSFOODART.COM
HARLEY LANGBERG
In a world full of left-overs, Harley Langberg knows how to use them in the most creative of forms -food art. Turning plates into canvasas and various textures and colors of food into paint, Harley has shown us that the kid at heart still has a place in this ever so busy adult world.
Born and raised in New York City, Harley has shared his creative outlooks of food and imagery collaborating with illy for the New York Film Festival, Refinery29 for New York Fashion Week and has been featured in InTouch Weekly, Viply, Joy Baur, My Modern Met and Artnet!
Harley gained his inspiration from photos of food art he saw at the Chelsea Market in NYC. "That night I bought an eggplant and some other ingredients and did my first piece, the Banksy Flower Thrower. From that point on, I got hooked!" He loves how intrigued people are in the way he cultivates eggplant, cereal, candy, coffee, fast food and oreos into platters resembling post-modern art works and modern rappers such as Snoop Dogg. Harley's work has gained much recognition for his Banksy series of food art through respected art networks and social media.
 |
|---|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
HARLEY LANGBERG
The Man In Front of The Cutting Board
Pick your poison:
Rose Sangria.
Favourite medium to use:
Eggplant.
Medium you use:
Anything edible.
Experimented with different mediums?
All the time!
What is art?
Art is an expression of creativity.
What are you working on right now?
I'm working on some commissioned pieces, one of which is a fun summer piece incorporating ice cream!
Fav artist at the moment?
Fav Art Gallery or Museum?
The Whitney in NYC.
Decade of choice and why?
The current decade. I'm not a person who is into the "old days". Everything about me is modern, my apartment decor, my art taste, etc... I wouldn't choose any other decade than the current one.
Artist ritual:
Working out. It gets my creative juices flowing.
Best hidden gem in your city:
Piccolo Cafe on Amsterdam Avenue in NYC. It's one of those underrated restaurants that has amazing food, reasonable prices and a relaxing environment.
Where can we see your next works of art:
My instagram!
What does the future hold?
I hope to create a book of food art, maybe a coffee table book. I think it would be a great conversation starter!
"Starving artist"- thoughts?
I think being an artist is a very tough life and that term is very real. Many artist don't make it as recognized artists. It's more than just talent, it's about dedication, hard work and finding people that believe in you, finding the right gallery to represent your work and the right buyer that understands your work.
If you weren't an artist what would you be doing?
My full time job is Director of Operations for CMS Technology. We have a very innovative product called ProduceShield that is starting to take the market by storm. It's an eco-friendly post harvest wash for produce that extends shelf life and eliminates any pathogens.
Advice to recycle:
Keep being you, never change! I think different is very "in" right now. I've been different my whole life, I never wanted to fit in and follow the pack, I'm glad I didn't!
While your on your traveling adventures, do you feel that your atmosphere changes your perspective on what you create?
Yes definitely. I get a lot of inspiration from the countries I travel to. The food, the people, the architecture, the colors, everything is so inspiring.
-Banksy Eggplant Series