Britain's favourite Olympian celebrated at Manchester's Printworks with Spectacular Salad Portrait
Manchester's Printworks showcased a spectacular salad portrait to celebrate diver's latest triumph at Paris Olympics
Tom Daley has officially been crowned the UK’s favourite Olympian. Over a third of Brits (36%) voted for Tom as their gold choice. He beat swimmer, Adam Peaty with one in five (20%) voting him into silver spot and runner, Keely Hodgkinson came in bronze on the podium with 10% of the votes, according to a nationwide survey conducted by consumer insight business, Vypr.
To mark this accolade, a striking 3m x 4m portrait made entirely from salad was unveiled at Manchester’s No1 entertainment destination, Printworks.
This extraordinary artwork, crafted by renowned Britain’s Got Talent artist, Nathan Wyburn, captures Daley’s likeness in a unique and health-inspired manner, highlighting his iconic status like never before.
Ingredients for the masterpiece includes 20 lettuces, 300 tomatoes, 30 cucumbers, 20 bags of spinach and a rainbow of 200 peppers and 10 tubs of tomato puree.
But wait, there's more - weight to be precise! As resistance bands and dumbells in the shape of his silver Olympic medal add a whole new layer to this edible artwork.
Kristian Brennan, spokesperson for Printworks, Manchester, said: “Nathan brought our vision to life with his innovative artwork, and we were thrilled with the outcome. Collaborating with our venues, Hard Rock Café and Nuffield Health, he crafted this unique piece using salad ingredients and gym equipment as a creative tribute to Tom’s athleticism.
“After the public exhibition, all salad components from the portrait were donated to the rabbits at Longford Park Animal Corner, ensuring the artwork supported the local community.”
Internationally renowned artist, Nathan Wyburn, age 34 from Wales, specialises in creating iconic celebrity portraits from food along with other everyday items. Tom Daley joins a list of other famous faces including Hi Majesty King Charles and Queen Camilla, Debbie Harry. Kylie Minogue, Idris Elba, Sting and Mariah Carey who have all been honoured by Nathan in a similar way.
Nathan added: “The salad portrait took over five hours to create on the day of the unveiling, along with extensive planning and practice to capture Daley's likeness, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the result. Tom is a true sporting icon, and he's never looked so fresh - especially when made entirely of salad!".
Top five Olympians for this year’s games as voted for by 2000 Brits:
- Tom Daley (diver) – 36%
- Adam Peaty (swimmer) – 20%
- Keely Hodgkinson (runner) – 10%
- Sky Brown (skateboarder) – 9%
- Chantelle Reid (boxer) – 6%
Vypr helps businesses to understand consumer behaviour quickly. The findings depict the views of 2,000 people from a nationally representative sample of Vypr’s community of 75,000 UK consumers.