Comments on: Death Never Looked this Delicious!

Death Never Looked this Delicious!

Dreamghost — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:03:12 -0800

Drop Dead Gorgeous a Photo Gallery of not so safe treats by Daniela Edburg. (via the morning news)

By: found missing

found missing — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:07:12 -0800

Fun, but not necessarily SFW.

By: JamesToast

JamesToast — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:14:43 -0800

If art is a combination of ideas and performance, this strikes me as a so-so idea executed extremely well.

By: dmd

dmd — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:14:54 -0800

These are gorgeous. I recognize Nutella in particular as being just... right.

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:17:47 -0800

This is either really cool or it's ruined porn for me forever. I'm not really sure which one it is just yet.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:24:04 -0800

Very slick, and somewhat enjoyable.

By: Dr-Baa

Dr-Baa — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:26:39 -0800

Death by Cotton Candy is awesome. I want this on a poster.

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:30:20 -0800

Needs more pies.

By: anthill

anthill — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:30:43 -0800

Death by tentacle monster.... I mean tupperware. The cat makes the shot.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:36:59 -0800

Very good! I wish I had imagination like that...

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:39:53 -0800

Beautiful photography. The only problem is that the dead people don't look dead, they look like models holding some pretty effortful poses.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:48:33 -0800

Puts the gorge in gorgeous. Beautifully macabre, witty images. The death by Oreo one is excellent, sugar addiction to the nth. Reminds me of the mesmerisingly awful movie, La Grande Bouffe. I really like the cotton candy tornado, death by Life Savers, nyuck nyuck. Sadly, death by Nutella cuts way too close for comfort. Didn't see a death by Entenmann's but this one gets the gist. How'd the death by shampoo one get in there? I guess once she moved away from food, it became death by domestic conveniences and pleasures. Really great pics. I enjoyed that! Just in time for Christmas. urp. Thanks.

By: Merlyn

Merlyn — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:50:18 -0800

I liked it, thanks Dreamghost.

By: jonson

jonson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:52:25 -0800

Great find - very fun!

By: blaneyphoto

blaneyphoto — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:56:22 -0800

Good stuff!!

By: xod

xod — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:03:08 -0800

How'd the death by shampoo one get in there? It's where she started: "I started this series in 2001 for my art school thesis. I painted back then, and I wanted to do a series of remakes of my favorite paintings. [I planned to add] a spin by adding one element [that would be] very much out of context. The first attempt was Death by Shampoo, after the Death of Marat by Louis-David. But I lacked the skill to do a neoclassical reproduction. So, I decided to do [the reproductions] with photography..."

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:03:58 -0800

Cute; and by cute I mean really creepy. Thanks!

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:04:28 -0800

How'd the death by shampoo one get in there? That was actually the first one:

I started this series in 2001 for my art school thesis. I painted back then, and I wanted to do a series of remakes of my favorite paintings. [I planned to add] a spin by adding one element [that would be] very much out of context. The first attempt was Death by Shampoo, after the Death of Marat by Louis-David. But I lacked the skill to do a neoclassical reproduction. So, I decided to do [the reproductions] with photography instead and modified my thesis subject to be about the relationship between glamour and death.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:05:02 -0800

Rats, beaten to the punch by xod. So please replace my previous comment with: nice post!

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:12:59 -0800

Thanks for explaining that xod. I was greedy for the images and skipped the writing. :) Glad she went from shampoo to the real killers. I could see a whole extended series of compulsively gobblable foodstuffs. Death by Cheetos with that fluorescent orange smear around the mouth, french fries with ketchup splats here and there, potato chips, roasted nuts...oh dear I can relate to those images all too well.

By: spock

spock — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:14:00 -0800

The only problem is that the dead people don't look dead, they look like models holding some pretty effortful poses. Yes, it would have been much more effective for me if the photographer had actually used dead people (or killed her models). One must sacrifice for one's art. As a newbie stormchaser, I also liked the Cotton Candy one best-est.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:17:01 -0800

ps Thanks for piping up too languagehat. :) (waving hello to you from Hell's Kitchen, an appropriate place for a comment on this thread.)

By: sidereal

sidereal — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:29:41 -0800

Brilliant, fun photography. Thanks for the link.

By: flarbuse

flarbuse — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:32:51 -0800

Overeating to death and being incredibly thin are just so compatible, aren't they? Because it's not enough that very thin women are used to model all clothing, cars, food, vacation packages, etc. Let's use thin models to actually perform acts that involve gluttony.

By: prostyle

prostyle — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:38:28 -0800

flarbuse writes "Let's use thin models to actually perform acts that involve gluttony." Seriously, photoshop a few extra chins in there...

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:47:14 -0800

Sarcasm, eh flarbuse?

By: phearlez

phearlez — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:20:53 -0800

Yes, the use of thin models in these clearly seriously-themed photos attempting to depict the actual ravages of gluttony (which makes gummi bears attack you when on a picnic, apparently) is just horrible, horrible I say!

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:28:40 -0800

I think the point here is that bigger broads would be able to fend off the attacking Gummis, where "fend off" = "gobble up".

By: I, Credulous

I, Credulous — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:45:09 -0800

flarbuse writes "Let's use thin models to actually perform acts that involve gluttony." all that purging can take a serious toll...

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:50:21 -0800

Hm. I thought these were "okay"... really only the Death by Tentacle/Tupperware was what I would call inspired. Consider Death by Slimfast. I mean, I get it. It's just not that moving to me.

By: bobobox

bobobox — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:51:05 -0800

Death by Oreos looks like someone's mother. Death by SlimFast is somehow sublime. The awkward, very much alive poses of the models (who are really just her friends) actually add another element. Maybe recognizing that romantic, pretty death is a classic subject. Also, you don't have to be, um, large to eat too much cake. Now if the SlimFast model was bigger... that would tickle me.

By: kickback

kickback — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:16:07 -0800

The thin people are more likely to die, since they have less experience in taking down a bag of oreos. The fat ones have survived such encounters, and their girth is a warning to junk food predators. In this respect, Kobayashi is like an anglerfish. Looks like prey to the oreos, then BLAM!, the hunter becomes the hunted.

By: itchylick

itchylick — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:20:00 -0800

Now if the SlimFast model was bigger... that would tickle me. Agreed. Also, who goes on a banana binge?

By: itchylick

itchylick — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:20:41 -0800

Oh yeah, very nicely done too.

By: hypervenom

hypervenom — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:41:44 -0800

I don't see what this has to do with porn at all. Anyway, they're hilarious. Way snazzy.

By: muckster

muckster — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:47:23 -0800

Some more strange photography, including fruit loop deformity: Es ist Mitternacht, James

By: butterstick

butterstick — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:11:41 -0800

The ideas are ok, and as far as technique goes, I think Death By Oreos and possibly Nutella are the standouts. There are some lighting problems in the others. Interesting and entertaining gallery though. Thanks for the fun!

By: RobHoi

RobHoi — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:02:26 -0800

Nice post!

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:23:07 -0800

An item that might have been included, Death By Chocolate.

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:03:40 -0800

Though not the best picture, I found Death by Lifesavers the most hilarious.

By: spock

spock — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:39:29 -0800

Well, Death by Lifesavers is certainly the most ironic title.

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:44:49 -0800

These are lovely and weird, Dreamghost, and I thank you. But would you answer a small MetaTalk-y question about the "quonsar" tag: Um, buh?

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:53:58 -0800

flarbuse writes "Because it's not enough that very thin women are used to model all clothing, cars, food, vacation packages, etc. Let's use thin models to actually perform acts that involve gluttony." Right, because using overweight models would have met with so much applause here? And yeah, that Nutella one hits just a little too close to home. What do you mean it's not supposed to be eaten with a spoon?

By: Dreamghost

Dreamghost — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:51:59 -0800

quonsar is the secret code word for matt to give me the wii...

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:43:21 -0800

Waiting for Death by Vegemite.

By: lilafain

lilafain — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:35:29 -0800

i think it's beautiful. especially the amish/colonial look mixed with the corporate cookies.