Brie-oncé, the cheesiest sculpture you'll see this week

Andrea James 5:15 am Mon Apr 3, 2017

Brie-oncé is a tribute to Queen Bey that's sculpted from 45 pounds of cheese. Despite the sculpture's catchy title, it's actually made of cheddar.

Via Hyperallergic:

David Bradley, also known as the Curious Confectioner, teamed with creative company The Robin Collective to make a sculptural version of the singer out of 45 pounds of cheese, done ahead of a cheese carving championship at a London cheese and wine festival this weekend. (No, I’m not poutine you on, cheese sculpture is a widespread artistic practice.)

Here's how she looked before going under the veil:

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The making of #brieoncé and styling for her photoshoot earlier this week – the cheese isn't half bad too! ? #brieonce #brieoncé?? #brieoncè #cheesebeyonce #beyonce @beyonce #yum #foodie #art #formation #allthesingleladies #putaringonit #cheddar

A post shared by Brandy Klingelpuss (@whitehaart) on Mar 31, 2017 at 5:57am PDT

This may be a case of buried lede, but in related news, here's a laser cut sculpture of Vin Diesel with ham and cheese as the medium:

• Presenting “Brie-oncé,” a Cheese Sculpture of Beyoncé (Hyperallergic)

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