We have all dreamed of finding ourselves in a parallel world, in which everything would be all beautiful, all pink, and why not filled with candy. Like Roald Dahl, in his Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , or without the slightly creepy side, à la Barbapapa . And it is rather from this cartoon that the Australian culinary artist Pip &Pop, whose real name is Tanya Schultz, seems to have been inspired for her latest creation:a fantastic world, entirely made of sugar. Dubbed When Happiness Ruled (When happiness ruled in VF), the work is an archipelago of sweets, made up of 4 islands made with… 230 kilos of powdered sugar! In total, there are more than 100 fluorescent and pastel colors, but also crystals, plastic flowers and sequins... A real enchanted world!
And the artist confirms that he drew his inspiration from the world of childhood:"These places where the streets are made of pastries and the rivers of lemonade, where you can get everything you want and more. Some are fantasies, others places to beware of gluttony “, she explains to the site The Creators Project . As to which of these two categories the creation falls into (the candy colors put stars in the eyes, but the big mountains that make up the characters are a little disturbing), it is up to the viewer to decide. “I hope to have created an optimistic work, which makes you travel to another world, a kind of psychedelic paradise “, continues the young woman. Successful bet!
