cultural food poster

Russia's culinary history and culture is rich and diverse, and it deserves to be represented as such. I chose to draw everything on my poster by hand using pencil and paper, later moving them to the computer for coloring, touch ups and short texts to support the history of the ingredients. I chose to do this because drawing is not only my first love, but it is also a huge part of my identity. The background that surrounds my dish and ingredients is inspired by my kitchen at home mixed with elements in Russia’s culinary culture. I chose to do this because I wanted to present the dish in an environment that is both inviting and comfortable just like Plov. Further pushing toward an authentic Russian atmosphere, Chamomile the flower of Russia and Matryoshka dolls, a traditional doll of Russia can be seen hugging the design pictured at the top right and lower left. on the Word Plov and the dish, itself is a traditional Russian design called Gzhel. Gzhel pottery is usually presented during holiday’s and used with important meals. Though Plov is a casual meal, rarely served at special events, it is important to me, therefor I felt it should be presented as such. The ingredients and dish itself is represented through a fluid motion dancing along the poster as a callback to plov and how it made me feel the first time I took a bite. Lastly,  my personal story and the history of plov itself are written on a book and a piece of paper to complement the atmosphere as if you’re in the kitchen preparing this meal yourself.