Resonating with formal features of Cezanne and cubism and the bold color practice of Pop Art, Tistol uses free and sensual painterly gestures to create food plates that emit an optimistic and constructive spirit. The vivacious plates each exhibit a vibrant array of food, perfectly exhibiting quintessential, daily meals of the artist himself. The fork is actively placed in a different position in each canvas, reminiscent of the paintbrush used to create these enticing, yet artifcial, feasts. Exhibited in Tistol’s “The Mythology of Heaven” show, the polyptych of food discerns the artist’s endeavor to create an everyday “heaven”, based on his personal historical and cultural traditions, while simultaneously challenging the viewer to create his or her own personal perception of bliss.