The Toast by Bram Tihany

mixed media art, composed of layers of photographs, manipulated from their original separate aesthetic  into a singular cohesive image. Each image on its own represents a synthesis between  conceptual elements of the restaurant’s design history, culinary styling, and name. Symbolising “rebirth”, the colossal sculpture in the center of the image depicts an  earthly toast to good health and new beginnings. This idea is conveyed through  Dionysian symbolism and a sculptural style drawing from stroboscopic photographic  aesthetics and romantic painting traditions. Tihany’s influences for “The Toast” range  from Rodin and Donatello’s mastery of sculpture, to compositional dynamism akin to  Carracci and Bouguereau