Chinese artist (and, apparently, vaguely agoraphobic housewife) Ju Duoqi uses fruits and vegetables, rotting and fresh, to recreate famous paintings. She says, “when I see Napoleon on his potato, I can think back to when I fried him up and ate him.”

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The Best Links:

1. The Vegetable Museum
2. Ju Duoqi’s Vegetable Art
3. Buy Vegetable Art

Artist Carl Warner likes his dioramas to be edible.

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CULTURE BUZZ: A group exhibition of contemporary artists who use meat in their work are currently showing at the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery in New York City. I’m not sure what art really means anymore, but this will either really gross you out, or make you think of Korean bbq.

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The Best Links:

1. Official Website of the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery
2. Some Photos from the Meat Art Gallery Show
3. Mr. Gay UK Carved and Fried His Boyfriend’s Thigh
4. Bacon Everything - Featured on BuzzFeed
5. A Gallery of Gadgets Made of Meat
6. A Meat-y Mona Lisa in Russia
7. PETA Isn’t Happy About This
8. See Photos of Russian Sausage Art (That You Can Eat)

CULTURE BUZZ: It’s not Halloween, but I’ve been noticing an odd trend of babies dressing up like food and/or edible crustaceans. Finally, my maternal instincts have kicked in. Here are some other disconcerting baby trends: baby toupees, baby bling, babies with mohawks.

The Best Links:

1. YouTube - Martha Stewart Creepy and Weird Baby Costumes
2. Ten Weird Outfits for Babies
3. YouTube - Baby Animal Halloween Costumes (A Slideshow)
4. “Fruit of the Womb” Watermelon Costume
5. Baby Dressed Like a Peanut (Except…It Doesn’t Really Look Like a Peanut)
6. Baby Moneybags! (This One’s Just Kinda Funny, But Not Necessarily Food-Related)

FOOD BUZZ: See a photo gallery of impressive food sculptures. As if I didn’t already have enough issues with food, these photos don’t really help.

The Best Links:

1. Watch a Video of a Master Watermelon Sculptor
2. Check Out the Gallery Here
3. Jimmy Zhang’s Chinese-Inspired Food Sculpture
4. The Art of Fruit and Vegetable Carving
5. “Food Sculpture Goes From Cute to Creepy”
6. Gallery: Neat Food Sculptures Are Weird and Fun