Giuseppe Archimboldo was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books - that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognisable likeness of the portrait subject.
Klaus Enrique Gerdes now does the same, except that photography allows him to capture his subject instantly - before any of the ingredients begin to wilt.
Barking up the wrong tree: Klaus Enrique Gerdes's recreation of Winter, left, originally painted Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1573, right.
A harvest festival: A modern take on Summer, left, which was originally painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1573, right .
A tribute to spring: Klaus Enrique Gerdes uses a mixture of wood, vegetables, fruit and a single rose to create this portrait.
How the hell do you keep it fresh and prevent from smelling?
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