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Wheatfields & Wheatboxes

A series of wall-mounted sculptures made of different kinds of spaghetti and noodles. These minimal compositions are an abstract interpretation of food containers and the disproportionate role they have in modern processed food distribution. Each painted wood structure is covered with a very thin layer of dry spaghetti, glued strand by strand, one placed next to each other, row after row, to create a large three-dimensional linear mosaic. Some of the sculptures are designed as multiple units, created to incorporate the empty wall space between each section into an overall composition. The variations of colors arise from the different ingredients used in the manufacture of the pasta itself. Spinach spaghetti are green, chili pepper spaghetti are red, and black spaghetti owe their color to squid ink. Some incorporate the use of intersecting structures made of transparent Plexiglas. These dissecting plastic elements are abstract reminders of the spy windows used by many spaghetti manufacturers to exhibit the pasta within each carton container. The nature of the pasta in these works is drastically changed to a point that it loses its recognizable shape, texture and use. In a metaphorical sense, the box containing the spaghetti is thus reborn as a box constructed of spaghetti. The packaging becomes part of the buying experience – food becomes art and entertainment.

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  1. Wheatfields XIX (#19) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 3.

    Wheatfields XIX (#19), 2000

    Spaghetti, udon and polyurethane on wood

    18 x 30 x 3 in (45.72 x 76.2 x 7.62 cm)

  2. Wheatfields XX (#20) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 1.

    Wheatfields XX (#20), 2000

    Mixed spaghetti and polyurethane on wood

    6 x 44 x 6 in (15.24 x 111.76 x 15.24 cm)

  3. Wheatfields XXXVIII (#38) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields XXXVIII (#38), 2003

    Stained wood, green plexiglass, udon, spinach and squid ink spaghetti on wood

    20 x 30 x 5 in (50.8 x 76.2 x 12.7 cm)

  4. Wheatfields XLII (#42) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields XLII (#42), 2003

    Plexiglas, squid ink and rice noodles on wood

    16 x 19 x 2 in (40.64 x 48.26 x 5.08 cm)

  5. Wheatfields XLVI (#46) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields XLVI (#46), c. 2004

    Squid ink spaghetti and udon noodles on wood

    19 x 40 x 6 in (48.26 x 101.6 x 15.24 cm)

  6. Wheatfields LIV (#54) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields LIV (#54), c. 2006

    Squid ink spaghetti, mugwork soba noodles, spinach spaghetti, spaghetti O’s and udon noodles on wood

    20 x 24 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 60.96 x 3.81 cm)

  7. Wheatfields LV (#55) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 3.

    Wheatfields LV (#55), c. 2007

    Udon on panel

    11 x 14 x 2 in (27.94 x 35.56 x 5.08 cm)

  8. Wheatfields LXV (#65) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 4.

    Wheatfields LXV (#65), c. 2007

    Udon and squid ink spaghetti on wood

    18.5 x 30.5 x 6 in (46.99 x 77.47 x 15.24 cm)

  9. Wheatfields LXXIII (#73) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 4.

    Wheatfields LXXIII (#73), c. 2009

    Wood, udon and spaghetti on wood

    18 x 36 x 8 in (45.72 x 91.44 x 20.32 cm)

  10. Wheatfields LXXV (#75) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields LXXV (#75), 2009

    Mixed spaghetti and polyurethane on Plexiglas

    15.5 x 22 x 10 in (39.37 x 55.88 x 25.4 cm)