Gluten-Free Art Museum Lets You Enjoy Famous Artworks Without Gluten
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In one of the weirdest Internet art projects we’ve ever seen, French graphic artist Arthur Coulet has created a Tumblr called the Gluten-Free Art Museum that removes everything containing gluten from famous classical paintings. Some of the changes made to these famous paintings are subtle, while others are huge, but they all share one common vision – a gluten-free world.
Gluten is a protein that forms when proteins in wheat and other grains are mixed with water while being processed. Most of us are fine with it. Celiac disease, however, makes gluten react with and damage the small intestines. Though only about 1% of the population has gluten, there has been a recent movement suggesting that gluten causes many more issues and that avoiding it can help treat or even cure a wide range of diseases. Though most of these people don’t actually need to avoid gluten, the growing popularity of gluten-free food has caused an explosion in food choices for those actually affected by Celiac disease.
Scroll down below and check these safe-to-eat classical artworks for yourself!
More info: Tumblr (h/t: dangerousminds)
Johannes Vermeer
Pieter Brueghel
Vincent van Gogh
Édouard Manet
Anna Ancher
Paul Cézanne
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Caravaggio
Grant Wood
Jean-François Millet
Jean Siméon Chardin
Sennedjem
Wayne Thiebaud
Ridley Scott
Walt Disney
Matt Groening
Willy Ronis
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Yeah, looks more like a critique to the "gluten free" movement. The modified pictures look like people were so poor they had nothing to eat....
Wait, it IS a critique, isn't it?
I guess so, but the description doesn't explicitly explain that. If it's being ironic, it's actually pretty cool, but kinda confusing.
I thought it was just a joke?
This is a statement on how far people have taken this gluten fad. Without the plants that contain gluten humans may have never evolved to the point we are at now. A point where a true few have an actual condition and others are just riding a fad. I think it's insulting to those who actually have an adverse reaction to gluten.
pls dont call it a fad, some people can die from gluten
I can’t eat gluten it makes me very poorly but I find this amusing, not offensive
Missed the Breadsticks in Lady and the Tramp
and the meatballs and sauce can stay
Yeah, looks more like a critique to the "gluten free" movement. The modified pictures look like people were so poor they had nothing to eat....
Wait, it IS a critique, isn't it?
I guess so, but the description doesn't explicitly explain that. If it's being ironic, it's actually pretty cool, but kinda confusing.
I thought it was just a joke?
This is a statement on how far people have taken this gluten fad. Without the plants that contain gluten humans may have never evolved to the point we are at now. A point where a true few have an actual condition and others are just riding a fad. I think it's insulting to those who actually have an adverse reaction to gluten.
pls dont call it a fad, some people can die from gluten
I can’t eat gluten it makes me very poorly but I find this amusing, not offensive
Missed the Breadsticks in Lady and the Tramp
and the meatballs and sauce can stay