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Christopher Boffoli (born in 1969, Worcester, Massachusetts)〔(Christopher Boffoli: Bio ). Winston Wächter Fine Art.〕 is a fine art photographer, photojournalist,〔(Christopher Boffoli – Journalism ).〕 independent filmmaker,〔(Christopher Boffoli ) at the Internet Movie Database〕 and journalist〔Boffoli, Christopher. ("The Misunderstanding of Scott Carsberg" ). ''Seattle Magazine''. June 2012.〕〔Boffoli, Christopher. ("The road to a street-food debut: Damiana’s Blue Truck Special" ). ''WestSeattleblog.com''. July 29, 2011.〕 based in Seattle. He is best known for his "Big Appetites" photographs series, in which tiny, detailed human figures pose in real food environments. His photos have been published in dozens of countries around the world, and are displayed in galleries and private collections in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.〔(''Christopher Boffoli: Portion Control'' ). Winston Wächter Fine Art.〕 b ==Career== While in college, Boffoli started his own commercial photography company in Charleston, South Carolina, and later worked for 12 years as a philanthropic fundraiser for universities such as Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics.〔(Bio ) – Official site〕〔("Photographer Christopher Boffoli Uses Art to Underscore America’s Obsession With Food" ). ''Grub Street''. June 5, 2013.〕 After recovering from a fall during a climbing expedition of Mount Rainier in which he suffered a broken leg and nerve and tendon damage, he decided that a career in academia was not as fulfilling as "doing creative things" and focused his energy on the arts.〔 Inspired by childhood films and television shows – especially those showing tiny people in a normal-sized world – and by a 2002 London Chapman Brothers exhibit featuring dioramas of war scenes and Martin & Muñoz's work "Travelers", he began a photography series of tiny people in a food world.〔Cohen, Nicole. ("A Photographer's Mini Food Fascination" ). NPR. December 14, 2012.〕〔〔("It's a Small World" ). ''LUX'' Magazine. April 11, 2013.〕 Boffoli purchases the miniature figures from Europe, and occasionally re-paints or cuts them physically or alters them digitally.〔 He originally called these photos the "Disparity" series, later changing the name to "Big Appetites". According to Boffoli, "You can't just stick a figure on a cupcake and call it a picture; you've got to think of the context of what a character is doing. For me, the caption is a way to reinforce the humor and the action in the photograph. People connect with the image first, but the caption gives it a snarky bump."〔 He also notes that the "context between character and the food is important to making the picture work."〔("Inside the World of Food Art" ). ''The Chew''. ABC. July 24, 2012.〕 By 2011, Boffoli's photographs were featured in a variety of international media,〔("Selected Bibliography" ). ''BigAppetites.net''.〕 including Oprah.com,〔Andriani, Lynn. ("Playing with Your Food Was Never So Enlightening" ). ''Oprah.com''. June 16, 2011. 〕 the ''Toronto Star'',〔Dunning, Jenni. ("Swimming in a Cup of Earl Grey: The Teeny Tiny Art That Went Viral" ). ''Toronto Star''. June 9, 2011.〕 and the ''Huffington Post''.〔("Charming Photography Of Tiny People In Food Scenes" ). ''Huffington Post''. May 25, 2011.〕 In 2012, his photographs were featured in many more publications worldwide,〔 including ''Business Insider'',〔Zeveloff, Julie. ("14 Photos Of Matchstick People Climbing On Food" ). ''Business Insider''. June 21, 2012.〕 ''Der Spiegel'',〔Lischka, Konrad. ("''Fotokunst: Rasenmäher auf Broccoli''" ). ''Der Spiegel''. December 1, 2012.〕 the ''Washington Post'' ''Lifestyle'' blog,〔Benwick, Bonnie S. ("Landscapes of Pop-Tarts and Blackberries" ). ''Washington Post''. June 18, 2012.〕 the ''Village Voice'' blog,〔Rao, Tejal. ("Tiny People, Big Food" ). ''Village Voice''. June 21, 2012.〕 ''Bon Appétit'' Boffoli was a James Beard Award finalist in 2012 in the humor category, for images which accompanied an article about his work in ''The Kitchn''.〔("2012 JBF Award Nominees" ). James Beard Foundation. 2012.〕〔Prasertong, Anjali. ("Tiny Food Worlds: An Interview with Christopher Boffoli" ). ''The Kitchn''. November 23, 2011.〕 One of Boffoli's photos was the cover image of the Spring 2013 issue of ''Lucky Peach'', the quarterly journal of food writing,〔 and his photographs were featured on the ''New York Times'' "What We're Reading" segment of its ''Dining & Wine'' section in June 2013.〔(''Diner's Journal'': "What We're Reading" ). ''New York Times''. June 10, 2013.〕 Boffoli is also an avid traveler and photojournalist.〔〔Kurzweil-ICH. ("Interview mit Fotograf, Filmemache und Multitalent Christopher Boffoli" ). ''LangweileDich.net''. June 1, 2011.〕 His travels are well documented in photographs〔〔 and his work has been used by various news organizations.〔〔 His first book of photographs, ''Big Appetites: Tiny People in a World of Big Food'', was released in September 2013 by Workman Publishing.〔Boffoli, Christopher. (''Big Appetites: Tiny People in a World of Big Food'' ). Workman Publishing Company, 2013. at Amazon.com〕〔(Fall 2013: 'Big Appetites: Tiny People in a World of Big Food'' by Christopher Boffoli ). Workman Publishing catalogue.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Boffoli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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