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Artist Transforms Bananas Into Works Of Art
Artist Transforms Bananas Into Works Of Art
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Artist Transforms Bananas Into Works Of Art

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It doesn’t look like anyone ever told Stephan Brusche not to play with his food, but that’s just fine by us. This imaginative artist, based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, regularly turns bananas into creative and light-hearted works of art.

Brusche is not one to turn away other fruits as well, but he seems to favor the banana for his cool art. We like it too because it shows how much an artist can do even within a narrow and seemingly limiting field like banana art. For more about his unique art, read his interview with Bored Panda below!

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    It all started a few years back when I just started using Instagram. I was at work and I just wanted to post something,” Stephan Brusche told Bored Panda. “I then noticed my banana and I figured it would make a nice post if I just drew a little happy face on it

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    I took a ballpoint pen and just started drawing. I was pretty amazed by how pleasant a banana peel is to draw on. So the next day I did it again, now a pissed-off face

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    After that I tried to come up with new ideas for drawings while using the shape of the banana in all kinds of clever ways. Trying to keep pushing creative ideas further I eventually started to carve in the banana peel as well

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    These fruit carvings show the things I care about or like the most. Not a real agenda behind it. Mostly fun and whatever idea pop into my head when I look at a banana. Though I like to make more Bible Bananas just to show how fascinating that book is

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    When I started I used anything that would fit nicely in the banana shape. I guess I’m mostly inspired by animals and popular movies

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    Thank you, Stephan Brusche, for talking to Bored Panda about your work!

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    There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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    Dovas

    Dovas

    Author, Community member

    There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

    What do you think ?
    AnhTon
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is super awesome!!!!!! :D

    cest_nayce
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this put a huge smile on my face! yay :) i love the idea!

    DavidL.
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fantastic! These are so very clever and comical. Brilliant manipulation of the peel and the natural structure of the banana.

    StevenWhittaker-Jones
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Superb, love to know what is used to create the artwork on the skin

    KatiePeach
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they make banana into BANANA"S

    SavannahWinn
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I appreciate the lightheartedness! Really cute! Wow how'd he do those so fast before the banana turned brown!?

    ThomasRoche
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you think this is good look at this instagram.com/funwithfruit

    Arjan
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some really nice works, love the viking boat and fish bone.

    CleomeThursday
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just <3 banana's.............and these especially

    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very clever and talented. I like Noah's ark the best. How she defines all the characters in a small space is beyond my imagination. Thanks

    GraphicDesigner
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So cool! Check this out https://www.boredpanda.com/fun-to-eat-in-plates/?#post-comments-area

    Lex
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a guy on amaricas got talent and his trick was a pre cut banana.

    HopeL
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does he use to draw w/ on them?

    DaniellaDreier
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A needle. When you poke holes in the banana skin it turns black after a few minutes.

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    AnhTon
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is super awesome!!!!!! :D

    cest_nayce
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this put a huge smile on my face! yay :) i love the idea!

    DavidL.
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fantastic! These are so very clever and comical. Brilliant manipulation of the peel and the natural structure of the banana.

    StevenWhittaker-Jones
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Superb, love to know what is used to create the artwork on the skin

    KatiePeach
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they make banana into BANANA"S

    SavannahWinn
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I appreciate the lightheartedness! Really cute! Wow how'd he do those so fast before the banana turned brown!?

    ThomasRoche
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you think this is good look at this instagram.com/funwithfruit

    Arjan
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some really nice works, love the viking boat and fish bone.

    CleomeThursday
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just <3 banana's.............and these especially

    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very clever and talented. I like Noah's ark the best. How she defines all the characters in a small space is beyond my imagination. Thanks

    GraphicDesigner
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So cool! Check this out https://www.boredpanda.com/fun-to-eat-in-plates/?#post-comments-area

    Lex
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a guy on amaricas got talent and his trick was a pre cut banana.

    HopeL
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does he use to draw w/ on them?

    DaniellaDreier
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A needle. When you poke holes in the banana skin it turns black after a few minutes.

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