Pizza My Heart
Curatorial Statement
Pizza My Heart examines the origins and wide spread love and appreciation of pizza. Although comprised of the same base ingredients namely sauce, dough, and cheese, recent trends in pizza have shown a wide variety of interpretations of the original Neapolitan recipe.
Through these trends social class and regionalism can be determined. From the up and coming gourmet pizza topped with delicacies to the mass produced franchise pizza, the aesthetic of pizza varies and represents who is consuming that pizza pie. With the divergence from the original idea of pizza, one must also ask, what is too far, what crosses the line and can no longer be considered pizza? What is society's expectation of pizza?
Images
These were images of the Downtown Lycoming College Art Gallery and images of pizza found on google images. This was my first ever attempt at Photoshop so I realize they look rather rough. I ordered the images based on three different categories: History of Pizza, Regional Pizza, and What is Pizza?
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| This wall represented the history of pizza. It features the classic Neapolitan pizza in the center, a New York style pizza on the left and a controversial pretzel pizza on the right. |
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| This wall was the 'What is Pizza?' wall. It featured a Domino's Hawaiian Pie, a gourmet pumpkin pizza, and a chicken nugget and french fry pizza. |
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| The wall showed regionalism. There is a Chicago Style Deep Dish on the left, a thin slice New York Style in the center, and a hearty Sicilian pie on the right. I also chose to put a projection of pizza on the screen. |
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