Keisuke Yamada is a self-taught Japanese artist who takes plain
bananas and turns them into edible masterpieces. Using only a spoon and
toothpicks the talented food artist works against the clock, trying to
finish his pieces before the fruit begins to oxidize.
Sculpting bananas is not easy. The fragile texture of the fruit and
the fact that you can’t add more material to cover up a mistake like you
would with clay makes it a very difficult material to work with. And
that’s exactly what makes 26-year-old Keisuke Yamada’s art so special.
It all began little over two years ago when he peeled a banana and
thought it would be interesting to carve something into it. His first
creation was a simple smiling face, but he received such a positive
reaction from art fans that he felt inspired to pursue the idea further.
Using only a spoon to prime the banana by smoothing its surface and
toothpicks for carving its flesh, Keisuke created an entire series of
banana sculptures that won him international acclaim after the photos he
uploaded to Japanese art site, Pixiv, went viral. In his
interviews with some of the largest sites in the world, Yamada revealed
he works as an electrician by day, and becomes an expert banana carver
during the night. He described the artistic process as a race against
time, trying to finish his creations in less than 30 minutes after the
peeled banana has been exposed to air. Taking too long causes the fruit
to turn brown, ruining the whole piece. Once he’s finished, he quickly
takes a photo after which he eats the banana.
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