A man with incredible skills at artistry has made realistic designs of seemingly edible delicacies out of wood.
This nicely cooked fish are actually wood
You couldn’t tell by simply looking at them, but the fish, toast and various other foods depicted above and below are actually just blocks of wood expertly hand-carved and painted by Japanese artist Seiji Kawasaki.
Unsurprisingly, Kawasaki’s masterpieces have been getting a lot of attention online, ever since he started posting them on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
His creations are regularly featured on Japanese television and in various other media outlets, as well as art exhibitions around the country.
The creation process
Now, the internet has given the talented wood artist access to an international audience and they are just eating up his delicacies; not literally, of course.
Seiji Kawasaki apparently takes between 2 and 3 hours to complete one of his wooden wonders, which is a surprisingly short time considering he has to both carve the wood and cover the sculpture in layers of acrylic paint to give them this incredibly realistic look.
Although food seems to be his main inspiration, Kawasaki has also tried his hand at other stuff, like a wooden dog or miniature traffic light.
Below are photos of other edible looking delicacies: