Portraits with a unique a-peel: The ingenious creations of a London artist who bruises bananas to create striking images… then eats them
- This bunch of artfully blemished beauties has got under the skin of thousands of admirers across the world
- One even replicates Mona Lisa, while others depict Adele, David Bowie, John Travolta and a jellyfish design
- They are by Anna Chojnicka, who discovered ‘banana bruiser’ art form while self-isolating in March last year
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Bruised bananas are not usually particularly appealing. But this bunch of artfully blemished beauties has got under the skin of thousands of admirers worldwide.
One even replicates Mona Lisa, while others depict Adele, David Bowie and John Travolta.
They are all the fruit of the labours of amateur artist Anna Chojnicka, who discovered her ‘banana bruiser’ art form while self-isolating in March last year. Her Instagram gallery has more than 15,000 followers. Bananas oxidise, or turn brown, as enzymes are released and react with the air.
Miss Chojnicka, 36, from London, uses a seam ripper, an instrument used by sewers, to prod the bananas. Each takes 90 minutes. She says: ‘Controlling the bruising process conjures light and shade. I photograph each banana — then eat it.’
Masterpiece: That enigmatic smile on Leonardo da Vinci’s painting is more than skin deep. Bruised bananas are not usually particularly appealing. But this bunch of artfully blemished beauties has got under the skin of thousands of admirers worldwide
Banana bred: A hare is born. Miss Chojnicka, 36, from London, uses a seam ripper, an instrument used by sewers, to prod the bananas
Growing in confidence: Sunflower rises. Each banana takes 90 minutes.
Split personality: Bowie as Aladdin Sane
Roar fruit: This lion’s got quite a bite
Thanks a bunch: Calla lilies
Hello yellow: Adele is feeling fruity
Disco flare: Saturday Night Fever movie
A light snack: Warm glow of electricity
Straight to the point: Skin is the perfect canvas for Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel painting
The ripe stuff: This student is hard at work — but will teacher get an apple . . . or a banana?
Fish food: Looking for a bite — but is this image really to scale?
They are all the fruit of the labours of amateur artist Anna Chojnicka (pictured), who discovered her ‘banana bruiser’ art form while self-isolating in March last year
See her work at @banana_bruiser and bananabruiser.com
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