Wood carver stuns world with mouth-watering wooden food

By Park Sae-jin Posted : June 22, 2016, 10:20 Updated : June 22, 2016, 18:33

A green pepper carved out of wood. [Courtesy of Seiji Kawasaki]


The online world has wowed a set of images showing tasty-looking food which are not actually edible. They are carved wooden pieces delicately designed and colored by a Japanese woodcarver.
 

A carved wooden potato chip. [Courtesy of Seiji Kawasaki]


Seiji Kawasaki, 33, has become one of the hottest online stars recently for his amazing works such as wooden potato chips,  self-portraits, wooden animals and wooden chopstick rests.

"The theme of my carved wooden food is 'emergence of qualia'," Kawasaki wrote on his website. Qualia, a philosophical term, refers to an impression people get instantly when they look at a subject.  "The person who looks at my work feels like eating even though he knows that it is actually wood. I think that’s very interesting," he said.

"I think at the same time (that) my work is also a fan art of food. I'm a fan of food." Kawasaki added.
 

A carved wooden asparagus stands along with real asparagus [Courtesy of Seiji Kawasaki]



His other works are also fascinating. A wooden asparagus stands along real ones and it is hard to tell which one is real except the unpainted stump the carver deliberately left at the bottom.
 

A carved wooden shrimp. [Courtesy of Seiji Kawasaki]



A mouth-watering cooked shrimp is also praised by online users. It looks as if it's just served onto a dish from a hot frying pan, but Kawasaki said it's made of wood, showing the bottom side of the shrimp.

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