Launch Recite Me assistive technology
A meatloaf rests on a bed of green parsley against a plain yellow background. A slice has been removed to reveal a whole hard-boiled egg embedded in the centre.

Photography: Karsten Wegener makes the wurst art around

—
Date
8 August 2013

Jeff Koons sculptures made from real sausage, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers made from real sausage, and Edvard Munch’s The Scream… you get the idea. Karsten Wegener is an advertising photographer based between Hamburg and Berlin producing big-budget images for high-profile clients. In his spare time he likes to work on a variety of weird and wonderful projects, one of which involves creating famous works of art from wurst. Why? Why not. They’re ridiculous, hilarious and, we’d imagine, taste great when you’re finished shooting them.

A sculptural bouquet of sausages and pink patterned napkins arranged in a white vase. The napkins are folded to resemble flowers, with a slice of sausage in the centre of each. Below the image, text reads “Sonnenblumen” and “frei nach Vincent van Gogh, 2013”.
Above

Karsten Wegener: Wurstkunst

A sculpture of a poodle created from frankfurters, set against a plain pink background. Text below the image reads “Poodle” and “frei nach Jeff Koons, 2013”.
Above

Karsten Wegener: Wurstkunst

A rectangular piece of toast topped with white butter and a triangle of dark red jam in the top right corner. It is set against a plain pink background. German text below reads “Höhere Wesen befehlen: rechte obere Ecke schwarz malen”, with a credit to Sigmar Polke.
Above

Karsten Wegener: Wurstkunst

A piece of ham, a slice of carrot, a pickle and a boiled egg are arranged in a plastic tray to resemble the figure from Edvard Munch’s The Scream. The food is set against a pale blue background.
Above

Karsten Wegener: Wurstkunst

Two glass jars filled with clear liquid stand against a pale blue background. Each jar contains a single sausage, one large and one small. Text below the image reads “Mother and Child” and “frei nach Damien Hirst, 2013”.
Above

Karsten Wegener: Wurstkunst

A meatloaf rests on a bed of green herbs against a plain yellow background. A cross-section reveals a whole hard-boiled egg embedded in the centre. Text at the bottom reads “Der junge Hase” and “frei nach Albrecht Dürer, 2013”.
Above

Karsten Wegener: Wurstkunst

Share Article

About the Author

James Cartwright

—

James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.