In the work by 21st century frycook Buster Dibley, "Sampler with the Side of Tarter," the artist has captured the inner essence of human existence on a plate by calling into mind the base of primitive sexual acts.
The piece of fraught with smoldering sexual urges, as leftover grease shimmers in the camera light as beads of sweat during sexual ecstasy, contrasted by the delicious golden brown coating that ignites the orgasm in one's mouth. The two Hush Puppies located at the bottom of the plate are positioned in such a way that the phallic shape of one of the french fries sticks out from their adjacent position, which looks kind of like a penis. At the other end of the plate, the plastic tub of tarter sauce represents the ejaculatory fluid, the very enhancement of an already good thing. The fish fillets, while simple to remark on their resemblance to the oval shape of a vagina, stand for the meat, the main course upon which the sampler is constructed. Overall, the smell, that of fish, adds to the vaginal essence and contributes to the harmonious fusion of male and female on one plate.
Perhaps most important to this nouveau expression hearkening back to primal urges is the layout of the items in a somewhat organized fashion, yet still collected in a massive heap. One may bring to mind ritual orgy, or even roughshod sexual bliss among multiple partners, when analyzing and soaking in the beauty of human form and purpose through food.
The decision to represent these core feelings through fast food reveals the lasting impression and message of the artistic piece- that inner beauty and the living out of carnal earthly desires is present in all of us. There is no need for representations of Venus or other high figures or gods to add deliciousness to one's life in this plate of food. The artist chose specifically that what was most common to all persons of society-- the need for food and the affordability of mass produced fried goods-- to live out his expression of universal brotherhood and sexual desires. If I may take a page from Japanese author Minna Unchi to leave a lasting and simplified analysis to the viewers of this great art: "Everybody cums."
