The restaurant at the luxury Hilton Singapore hotel has had plenty of coverage for its innovative and beautiful dishes that feature edible trends and locally sourced ingredients. Now, the restaurant is partnering with a visual artist to transfer delicious and healthy food from the plate to the canvas.
Thanks to the collaboration and a push for art programming, the Singaporean watercolor artist will be putting her botanical-themed pieces on display at a special exhibition at the Hilton Singapore. Her lush masterpieces are very nearly photo realistic, even though she uses ordinary watercolor paints. Rendered in exquisite detail, the artist represents a prickly pineapple, a creamy avocado already halved, the intricate folds of a red cabbage, a cross-section view of a meaty mushroom, fresh sprigs of rosemary and other herbs, a perfectly ripe banana, and other visions of produce, roots, and edible plants. Each painting looks worthy of being featured in a textbook on plant and fruit anatomy thanks to the artist’s sharp eye and attention to detail — as well as a talented paintbrush.
Running from April through June, the artist derived her inspiration from some of the actual ingredients that go into the dishes of the Hilton Singapore restaurant. The artist even requested that the head chef send some of the fresh ingredients to her so that she could use them as references in her paintings. The artist herself said she is currently attempting to embrace a more plant-based diet, making her lifestyle even healthier.
A portion of the profits from sales of artworks in the art exhibit will go toward an organization that distributes food for those in need. The artist will even host a workshop during the month of April that teaches participants how to create art using watercolor paints and other mediums. The workshop will include a personalized tour of the kitchen and garden area, as well as healthy snacks from the Hilton Singapore restaurant.
This isn’t the artist’s first show. She has a number of partnerships with many other entities in both Singapore and around the world. An artist by trade, she relies on her own rituals and practices to stay inspired and active. She also derived inspiration from the interesting shapes, sizes, and colors of the fruits and vegetables she painted for this show. She gets her ideas from nature and the library, and looks to incorporate more of her watercolor works into her future installations.
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