History of Chocolate in Art .

                 Through the years chocolate has developed enormously ,mainly thanks to its rich flavor and its important cultivation and production process. All these good aspects have led to the chocolate as a symbol of art in different seasons . From the production of Cocoa ,to the design in the elaboration ,is a symbol of Art .

               Since the time of the Mayas and Aztecs ,when cocoa was discovered ,it has been of inspiration in numerous works of art .How important cacao was and how it became integrated into Mesoamerican social ritual is demonstrated by several lines of evidence ,including archaeological artifacts in the form of ceramic illustration .Chocolate was connected to both marriage celebration and funerary rites and was seen as a vital component of civil functions ,especially among elite members of society .

Over the years ,chocolate developed its culture ,and in modern times has become an object to admire in museums. Artists have expressed their ideas in chocolate ,which today call the attention of many people .

We can also find paintings by famous artists which reflect cocoa . For example paintings from popular artists from Haiti about the everydays of the cacao plantations. The pictures were inspired by Rolf Italiander a chocolate expert and are from Gustav Hamester’s collection.

My Sweet Jesus !

- My sweet Jesus is a sculpture of Cosimo Cavallaro .

-This sculpture was criticized for a a lot of Catholics .

-The sculpture was made with milk chocolate .

                Cosimo Cavallaro create a milk chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ ,that infuriated Catholics .The Catholic League is a lay that defend the right of Catholics .When Cosimo Cavallaro exhibited his artwork of 6 feet ,200 pounds ,and 485,460 calories of pure milk chocolate ,called "My Sweet Loard ",this began to see in the news ,for which William Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights was reported ,and immediately denounced the anatomically correct sculpture as "one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever .Though it is true that a chocolate sculpture of Jesus might shock some ,but it seems a little exaggerated call the way in which many Catholics were saying ,in other hand ,for Cavallaro there is nothing offensive about his piece of art .He referred to his work as if his intentions were to offend ,if he did something wrong ,he wouldn't be doing his sculpute .

 Cones,Bryan. "Sweet Jesus!" Academic Search Complete. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Dec. 2016. 

Duchamp´s Chocolate Grinder

-Marcel Duchamp created the Chocolate grinder .

-He created his own style of painting and he was fascinated .

-Duchamp explains his transition way from Impressionism toward a Cubist ,and then post Cubist.

                   This work was inspired by a chocolate grinding machine that Marcel Duchamp saw in the window of a confectioner´s shop in France .The artist rendered the machine in a dry and impersonal painting style ,akin to the precise mechanical drawing found in architectural plans .Duchamp was fascinated with the rotating drums of the chocolate grinder ,which had a sexual connotation for him ,and the machine would reappear several times in his work. Filmed amidst the Arensberg collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art ,where 35 works by Marcel Duchamp are gathered ,this 1956 NBC interview features the artist talking with James Johnson Sweeney .Duchamp describes his transition away from Impressionism toward a Cubist ,and then post Cubist . Marcel Duchamp explains the design of his invention and how it was formed mechanically . He explain that the white lines on the grinder wheels are made of threads ,like the 3 Standard Stoppages of 1913 ,but here they are sewn through the canvas and pulled tight .

Duchamp's "Chocolate Grinder" Dir. NBC News. Duchamp's "Chocolate Grinder" N.p., 15 Dec. 2010. Web. 24 July 2016.