Historic explosions recreated in cauliflower

We've previously posted about artist Brock Davis's "Broccoli Treehouse" and "Gummi Bearskin Rug." Now he's recreated "Historic Explosions in Cauliflower." Above, "Cauliflower Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986."

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noah django

oh lawd. insert Christa MacCauliflower reference here.

I can’t help myself. I-I’m so ashamed.
- http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art
  
  You should be.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  She was my second cousin-in-law twice removed. You have my permission.
atteSmythe

I didn’t expect that…the image is immediately recognizable, and made me feel sad all over again.
- Finnagain
  
  You’re still broken up about the Hindenburg?
- Preston Sturges
  
  Yep, too soon, too soon…..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=596144248 Sean McKibbon

Dislike. I bawled my eyes out that day.
Warren_Terra

Rather tasteless.

(And before anyone objects: I do recognize the obvious cauliflower joke, and it was not intended).
http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art

Yes, I recognized it immediately. An unfortunate post for an insensitive concept.
dmc10

Sorry, but not cool.
Jason

This doesn’t offend me. It’s a stark and beautiful work of art that doesn’t appear to making fun of the tragedy.
TheOven

That’s amazing. I had to double check to see the food stuffs.

All of you people that say it’s “not coo”l or “feel sad” again seeing this – well that’s the power of art. You’re welcome.
- Preston Sturges
  
  It makes me think how much better the Challenger accident would have been with some grated cheddar.
  - Finnagain
    
    Would it kill you to make a sauce? Really?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=728988852 Jerry Murray

Insensitive and tasteless. It really serves no purpose.
- http://burntheflag.ca Jardine
  
  I agree. Cauliflower really is a shitty vegetable.
http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art

The Challenger disaster still deeply stings-as it doesn’t seem so very long ago.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  It was 27 years ago.
  - http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art
    
    Didn’t even realize it was really that long ago. I remember it as if it happened much sooner- every grim and horrifying detail.
Finnagain

Right, and of these three, Nagasaki is not the most horrific?

I saw a squirrel get run over once. That was horrible.
http://twitter.com/slowtiger slowtiger

Have a look at https://vimeo.com/51438218 – I put the cauliflower into that icelandic volcano.
Chris Sellers

This made me ill. Awful. Terrible. insensitive.
http://twitter.com/PotatoOfDestiny PotatoOfDestiny

We need a 9/11 one immediately.