What's With Ramen Noodles!

Dioguardi c2014_We've All Been There - Ramen Noodles 3, oil, work in progress

Way back in December/January when this "Ramen Noodle Package Painting Project" was begun (say that three time fast) ramen noodles was an overlooked cheap meal that we have all resorted to at one time or another. My admiration for this humble meal has never waned. This painting project has been steeping for about three years (not three minutes unlike the time it takes to steep the dried noodles). Not able to put this obsession to the side or wait any longer, the series began all against my better judgment. But what's with Ramen Noodles lately?!

Memes are a strange thing. And so it goes.

From The New York Times: Ramen's Big Splash

The Milwaukee Journal: Smitten with Ramen Noodle Boom

Online Athens banner Hereald: What is Ramen?

Huffington Post via Food 52: Ramen:The Ultimate Broke Food and How to Make it at Home. 

Oh yeah...And it's SoWa First Friday tonight at 450 Harrison Ave, Boston and two Ramen Noodles will be showing is studio 223B and this third one, well its almost done. White has always been my most difficult color to master.