Maurice Bennett is an artist based in New Zealand. He has  developed his own artistic style and has experimented with painting, sculpture, and insulation work before he tried toast. With toast he has been experimenting in all sorts of ways and ended up calling himself “The Toastman”.  Check out the work of  The Toastman below!

 

 

A Tribute to DANIE CRAVEN
From the exhibition, “The five greatest rugby players of all time”
2.4m x 1.6m
August 2011

 

 

 

Marilyn Monroe
Xintiandi Style Mall, Shanghai
4m x 3.6m
5960 slices of toast
July 2011

 

 

 

Mona Lisa
K11 Mall
Hong Kong
4.8m x 4.8m
Over 6000 slices of various sized toast
July – December 2010

 

 

A Tribute to RICHIE Mc Caw
From the exhibition, “The five greatest rugby players of all time”
2.4m x 1.6m, 1905 slices of toast
August 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Barrack Obama in Toast Timelapse Video

 

You can find more work of Maurice Bennett on his website www.mauricebennett.co.nz
Check out a video interview or see how he create his toast art on YouTube.