Novato art gallery’s main dish is food

Excerpted from the San Fransico Chronicle Article by Nancy Davis Kho, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013

“Mosaic artist Jim Bachor, inspired by the way mosaic was used to capture everyday life in Pompeii, created a series of mosaics memorializing modern foodstuffs, like a cup of Starbucks coffee and Ho Hos. Works in Bachor’s “Super Realistic” series include a full serving of the food depicted, like Cheetos and Doritos, ground up

Perpetual HoHos by Jim Bachor, 8″ x 8″ Smalti, Marble, Gold. one serving of HoHos carbonized and added to the mortar into which it was set.

and mixed into the mortar.”

Quisp by Jim Bachor, 18″ x 24″ Smalti and Marble

Quake by Jim Bachor, 18″ x 24″ Smalti and Marble

Image via: San Francisco Chronicle. Jennifer and Matthew Carden at the window of their gallery with daughter Claire, 10, dog Peepers and mosaics by Jim Bachor. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle

SUPER FRESH

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