FROM THE Eating With Your Eyes A few issues back, I posed the question: What Is Art? Well, not only is it what we traditionally think of as art, but it can also include a window washer on State Street in Madison. Art is also in everything around us. In fact, we consume art on a daily basis —both literally and figuratively. I’m going to speak to the former —yes, we eat it! Do we not consume our food with our eyes before our mouths? If food doesn’t look pleasing to the eyes, do we want to taste it? As a sushi junky (professional eater and amateur chef ), I’m all about it. I love the details and colors on a plate of sushi. From the white shredded daikon radish formed into shapes on the plate to the strategically placed orange ikura (salmon roe) to make the eyes on a caterpillar roll. These creations are amazing art — which truly fascinates me! I often think to myself: “How did they do that?” It makes me want to learn more of the secrets behind this ancient artform so that I may be a better sushi apprentice. In this issue, we celebrate other feasts of the senses — sight, sound, taste and smell. Meshigare! (Bon appetite!) Publisher Steve Marcus 6 | artsscene
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