Gâteau au fromage et chocolat, Gâteau au fromage et la framboise, and Tarte aux mûres from the series “Patisserie”

Rendered in glass, a round chocolate cheesecake with white icing, and a swirl of whipped cream with a raspberry on top. The cake sits on a cream-colored square plate.

Rendered in glass, a rectangular piece of cheesecake with graham cracker crust is topped with three swirls of whipped cream each topped with a raspberry. The cake sits on a gold rectangular plate.

Rendered in glass, a round chocolate cake is covered blackberries, the center berry has a decorative gold flourish. The cake sits on a round gold plate.

Materials:: Lampworked glass; thrown ceramic
Dimensions:: Largest: 10.2 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm
Made:: United States, Madison, Wisconsin
:
2017

Artist(s):

Leib, Shayna: born: 1975; United States

Selector Statement

Society has a lot to say about what, how much, and when we eat. Leib makes pastries in glass as a way to think through these complicated food issues. Because her perfect reproductions remove the function of eating, they embody the feelings people bring to dessert, from joy to guilt.

–Johnsen, Susanne Jøker