The Architecture of AppetiteBorn in 1965 and currently based in the vibrant artistic hub of Lyon, Adrien Cordier has carved a singular niche within the contemporary landscape through his mastery of the Thiebaud Food Pop aesthetic. His practice is an evocative dialogue between American Pop sensibilities and a distinctly European sensibility for form and light. By utilizing digital-image techniques to simulate a thick, almost sculptural impasto, Cordier breathes life into subjects of mass-produced Americana—cakes, pies, and diner staples—transforming the ephemeral nature of food into a permanen…