Phagomania: Paint Your Pizza

When the moon hits your eye like a what the hell is that?

Feature by Lewis MacDonald | 04 May 2013

You kids won’t understand, but when this writer was a young lad the only exciting thing you could do on a computer was make crude, limited-colour drawings on a paint programme. And that’s pretty much what I do for living now. But imagine if we combined that with another childhood joy – pizza?

If that sounds a little far fetched (what kind of a fool would combine virtual paint and pizza?), we have artist Jonas Lund to thank for conceptualising this particular venture. Originating from the foundations of a site (thepaintshop.biz) where people collaboratively use a simple paint interface (like the good old days) that can be printed onto canvas, Lund swapped canvas for pizza dough. From hilarious drawing battles with strangers, to an individually laboured work of art, each colour represents a topping that will grace your final piece of pizza pie. 

Just think of the possibilities. You could feel like a spy sending coded messages to other secret cool spies who use pizza instead of eh any other available form of technology... Or feel like an arse with smug satisfaction as you unveil your minimalist, geometric creation in front of unsuspecting eyes. Well, you thought ‘unsuspecting’ – everybody knew you were going to do that

It’s great to see that humanity hasn't let expectations down here: you leave a drawing publicly open and what do you get? A toilet wall esentially. Text book cocks, personal insults (both predictable and obscure) nestle in the online gallery among more creative and postive messages. It is probably understandable that this is quite a venture to take on, and the original New York pizzeria partner is no longer in the business of making these exquisite artworks.

Lund is currently on a lookout for a new partner. Let’s take this concept over the pond and encourage willing pizzerias to get in touch with either Jonas or ourselves and talk Picasso on a pizza, shall we?

 

www.jonaslund.biz/ http://www.paintyourpizza.com/