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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 XXIX (#29) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields XXIX (#29), 2001

    Mixed spaghetti and polyurethane on wood

    32 x 16 x 3 in (81.28 x 40.64 x 7.62 cm)

  2. Wheatfields XLIV (#44) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 2.

    Wheatfields XLIV (#44), c. 2003

    Udon & squid ink spaghetti on wood

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

  3. Wheatfields XLVIII (#48) by Carlo Marcucci, Image 3.

    Wheatfields XLVIII (#48), c. 2004

    Plexiglas and stained udon noodles on wood

    27 x 24 x 8 in (68.58 x 60.96 x 20.32 cm)