We're constantly looking to nature for inspiration in so many ways, and it's no wonder that these artist were inspired by the bright, rich colors of fruits and vegetables (plus the taste of crispy sweet biscuits which are food art in their own sense) that make up the basis for their colorful sculptures and photos.

Fruit and Vegetable Carvings by James Parker

When looking at a bright orange of a pumpkin he sees the sun, red peppers: the rays. James Parker is one of the worlds leading fruit and vegetable carvers and with its recent increase in popularity and the visibility of artists like James, food art is reaching new levels in creativity. Check out this slide show and article from the New York Times.

A City Built for Eating

An entire city built out of biscuits, and hopefully the plumbing flows with tea.

I'm not sure who the artist(s) behind the first set of images, but Song Dong created a similar edible city at Selfridges in London a while back so I suspect he might have had something to do with this one as well, which seems to be in a gallery.

Via Cooked Brains.

Slices of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

A single slice, a flash under the table and overhead perspective is all it took for the photographer with the flickr name anjen to make the colors of these fruits and vegetables glow. check out the rest of the set here.

Read another post about the colors of confectionery art.