domenic bahmann personifies everyday objects as whimsical scenes

domenic bahmann personifies everyday objects as whimsical scenes  
(above) spaghetti marinara, 2014
all images courtesy of domenic bahmann

with an understated, tongue-in-cheek approach to composition and communication, artist domenic bahmann has been developing his ongoing ‘stop, think, make’ for more than two years. the canberra, australia-based creative uses ordinary household materials, food and fabric to form a zany array of playful images that humorously personify edible items like fruits and vegetables, and turn commonplace objects into whimsical scenarios. with titles like ‘suntanana’ — a browned banana reclining on a corrugated cardboard ‘beach chair’ — and ‘puppermint’ — a tiny dog-shaped sculpture assembled from tic tacs spilled on a table — the compositions cleverly turn easily recognizable materials into fun, eye-catching work. ‘each little miniature item is like a small and self-contained joke or statement,’ bahmann says. ‘it only helps that most of them are created out of simple arrangements of every-day objects that we could easily collect at home.’

suntanana, 2015

banana like, 2014

boatshirt, 2015

washnado, 2013

climate change, 2014

puppermint, 2015

liftoff, 2013

toothpaste man, 2014

cupcake skirt, 2013

leaf ship, 2014

skeptical pants, 2015

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