Pie art is a beloved art category that has received special attention from modern artists. From holiday paintings to art deco renditions, this category is both homely and timeless. Pie artworks focus on themes of togetherness and domestic festivity, and although many of the modern renditions challenge this classic theme, they don't disagree with it.
Holiday prints are a popular avenue for displaying pie art, since pie is traditionally served during these times. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, in particular, use pies to suggest the coming together of families and the coziness of the holiday season.
Modern art has reinvented pie in several ways, but none has been more popular than retro dessert prints. These works challenge the traditional themes of framed pie fine art and replace it with one of comfort within one's self and savoring a moment of relaxation alone. Art deco prints such as 'Cherry Pie' by Jennifer Bonaventura and 'Dessert' by Robert Hoglund, in particular, exemplify these themes through the use of subject matter and color scheme.
Recipe illustrations are also common among the category of pie art. These sensitive works range from whimsical to realistic and are highly appealing varieties of dessert prints. Although many of these are holiday-themed, as seen in 'Pumpkin Pie' by Dan DiPaolo, not all of them are. However, like holiday pie art these works typically deal with themes of togetherness and family, like in J.B. Grant's famous work, 'My Kitchen Prayer', which is done in traditional recipe art format.
