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Miniature food art

The quirky world of US artist Christopher Boffoli

If you're in the mood for something zany, look no further. Welcome to the surreal world of artist Christopher Boffoli, who specialises in caricatures of miniature people going about their daily business on various items of food - from bicyclists on a banana to a man mowing brocolli.

Christopher began work on his Disparity series in 2007. The collection - featuring hand-painted plastic figures - has toured galleries across the US, attracting a growing fan base with its quirky fusion of scales, scenes and foods.

"I have always been interested in size disparity and a juxtaposition of scales between people and things," the Seattle-based artist explained. "In terms of this series, food was a natural choice as a backdrop because it is the most common subject for most people, readily accessible to them."

The message of the collection is to "look closer at things. The most amazing things are easy to miss," but Christopher also admits that "coming up with an interesting image is only half the battle - a caption that will make people smile is also a big part of my work."

Enter his wacky universe with samples of his work below, along with some of the artist's captions...