Celebrating PopTarts' 60th anniversary, the pop-up art gallery features art created from breakfast pastries, including an homage to one of the most iconic pop art pieces of all time.
Nathan Wyburn, a food artist from Cardiff, Wales, was commissioned by Keranova (formerly Kellogg's) to create three works of art for the Pop(T) Art Gallery Experience, news agency SWNS said. spoke. The gallery will be open in London for two days on Friday and Saturday, showcasing a range of Pop-Tart-inspired artwork.
According to SWNS, Wyvern spent more than 10 hours creating the photo of Marilyn Monroe and the Mona Lisa. He used more than 120 Pop-Tarts in his work.
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“Creating these pieces using Pop-Tarts was a unique and interesting experience that truly captured the true essence of pop art: taking the ordinary and making it special,” Wyvern said. spoke.
Creating an homage to legendary pop artist Andy Warhol's work on Marilyn Monroe was a “real challenge,” Wyvern told SWNS. This is because Monroe has a “characteristic and unique appearance.”
Food artist Nathan Wyburn created portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Mona Lisa from Pop-Tarts for the Pop(T) Art Gallery experience. The pop-up gallery will be held in London on October 25th and 26th. (SWNS)
“Obviously I have a lot of respect for the original artwork that inspired this piece, but I think they're pretty spectacular recreated from Poptarts,” he said.
The new medium of portraiture “brings new playful life to art,” he said.
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Visitors to the Pop (T) Art Gallery Experience will have the opportunity to create their own Pop Tarts art, Kelanova senior director Shawna Lee told SWNS.
This, she said, was “to highlight the little-known fact that Pop-Tarts were named after the Pop Art movement.”
The Pop (T) Art Gallery Experience will be open to the public on October 25th and 26th. The gallery is located in London. (SWNS)
“We look forward to seeing visitors' reactions to the work and the creative expressions they come up with themselves,” Lee added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Wyvern for additional comment about the creative process behind creating the portrait.
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According to the PopTarts website, PopTarts first debuted in 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio.
It took about a year to develop after then-Kellogg Chairman William E. Ramose came up with the idea of “turning a delicious breakfast into a toaster-ready, rectangular shape that can be eaten anywhere.''
The Wyvern Mona Lisa, shown on the left, was also created from Pop-Tarts. This art is part of a pop-up gallery celebrating Pop-Tart's 60th anniversary. (SWNS)
According to the site, the product was originally called “fruit scone.”
“But it sounded terrible, so we took inspiration from the pop culture movement of the time and renamed it 'PopTarts,'” the company said.
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The original Pop-Tart flavors were strawberry, blueberry, brown sugar cinnamon, and apple currant, according to the website.
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The apple currants were quickly discarded, but the rest are still being sold 60 years later.
As of 2024, Pop-Tart products are available in 33 varieties, including frosted, unfrosted, “bites” and “crunch poppers.”
