Art on Cake by Maria A. Aristidou [In pictures]

An artist’s creativity is never dependent on the availability of resources, but it’s their imagination and willpower that allow them to convert anything into a canvas. Same has been done by 27-year-old Maria A. Aristidou, a Cyprus –based commercial artist and cake designer, who is using cake as an empty canvas and is reproducing famous classical paintings on them.

The highly ambitious project known as ‘Art on Cake,’ is done in partnership with Patisserie Vienna Boutique-Cake Gallery in Larnaca, where the artist is recreating some of the renowned paintings using only edible paints. So far, the gastronomical artist has replicated work of Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali, Claude Monet and Picasso. But is all prepared to present the world with some more unique and beautiful works of art.

Aristidou best known for her coffee art, is interestingly taking only 6-10 hours for completing each piece, depending upon the design and size of the cake. And to keep her followers updated the young artist don’t miss a chance to upload pictures on her Instagram account.

Water Lilies by Claude Monet, 1916

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, 1931

The Scream by Edvard Munch, 1983

Girl Before Mirror by Pablo Picasso, 1932

Maria A. Aristidou best known for her coffee art, loves to create sketches using only brewed coffee. So we thought to introduce you to some of the interesting work done by this young artist too.