Mary Ellen Johnson was born in 1967 in New Jersey. She attended the Ringling School of Art and Design in Florida. Currently, she resides in South Carolina. She is known for her oil paintings of food. The concept behind it is that "food is a universal experience." She wanted to incorporate elements of sensuality, temptation, hunger, and comfort within each painting in order to connect food with humanity. She makes the paintings on a large scale to trigger feelings of hunger and emphasize the extravagance of the food. I chose Mary Ellen Johnson's work because they glamorize food (almost in a sensual manner) to look beautiful but in reality it is unhealthy for you. I love her style of creating almost photo-realistic images. The series kind of reminds me of candid shots people do for family portraits where everyone looks nice and happy, the lighting creates a lens flare, and the backdrop is a plain gradation. Here, it's like they are being advertised as this glorious meal. I find her work truly inspiring to my project.
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