Ugly Delicious I

On the hottest day of the year do you look to relieve yourself with the coolness of an ice cream, or a razor blade?  Fernandez playfully blends pop art and surrealism with this fun photo series.The calming pastel background complements the imagines refreshment of a nice cold ice cream. However, this snack looks far from appetizing with its grisly twists breaking the smoothness with menacing angles of danger. Individually or with its accompanying two photographs,  “Ugly Delicious” makes a strong statement about consumerism, advertising, and the fast food industry. They speak to unhappy consequences that lurk behind our decisions and accepted patterns in modern culture. Fernandez work also provokes the meta-perspective drawing attention to the nature of food photography and its psychological relationship to human consumption. His work is a true representation that a picture really is worth a thousand words or more. 

As wall art this series of photos offers an edgy and fresh take on interior design. Simple and familiar composition joins with the pastel tones to satisfy the eye while offering a textural feast. Its a synthesthetic experience from the smooth and compact ice cream to the visceral queasiness of the razor baldes. The provocative interpretation is matched with true aesthetic appeal and a playfulness to complement any modern space.