
Great food is an art - and sometimes great art is food, as a Baltimore museum is proving in its new exhibition, which features a six-foot Muppet sculpture made of Peeps.

'Sweepish Chef' recreates the lovably psychopathic Swedish Chef and one of his hapless chickens in marshmallow Peeps.

It's just one of several artworks at The American Visionary Art Museum's new exhibition, 'YUMMM! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food'.

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A bork on the wild side: A six-foot-tall statue of The Muppets' Swedish Chef and one of his put-upon chickens - both made of peeps - is one of the featured works at The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore

Spinning around: Other work includes this stunning, intricate 10-foot spinning mandala made out of paper plates. As this piece, made by Wendy Brackman, rotates, the bees move in and out to 'pollinate' the plants

Seeds of greatness: Other art in includes portraits of musicians such as Ray Charles (left) made from seeds by Jim Buhler, and carved ostrich eggs (right) that show artist Gil Batle's experiences of being in prison

The Swedish Chef has been a regular fixture in Muppet shows and movies ever since his first appearance in 1975, when his gibberish speech - punctuated with 'Bork bork bork!' - and chicken-based cartoon violence made him a stand-out character.

So it's no surprise to see Christian Twamley's marshmallow rendition waving a (real) frying pan and spatula at a startled looking Peep chicken.

The chef isn't the only exhibit at the exhibition, however: On arriving, visitors are met by a 10-foot motorized food mandala made by Wendy Brackman.

The stunning, colorful contraption is incredible enough as it is - but when it moves and paper bees 'pollinate' the flowers on the artwork, it really is something else.

Even more incredibly, the design is made entirely out of paper plates - Brackman's medium of choice.

Lip service: Wayne Coyne, frontman for indie rock band The Flaming Lips, contributed this giant gummy version of himself. The exhibition runs until September 3, 2017

Nutcases: These lifelike carved coconut heads were contributed by Paul Vilja

Bless you! Bizarre artwork from Will Shanklin includes 'The Zen Sneeze' (left) and 'South Halbrook' (right)

Other works include portraits of celebrities - including Ray Charles, BB King and Johnny Cash - by Jim Buhler that are made entirely out of seeds.

Meanwhile, Gil Batile offers up intricately carved ostrich eggs, that show his experience of serving time in prison.

Wayne Coyne, frontman for quirky indie rock band The Flaming Lips, has also contribute a giant green gummy statue of himself.

Large-scale food paintings by Cuban artist Ramon Alejandro and a floor-to-ceiling wall mosaic of preserved breads are among other featured artworks.

The inclusion of 'Sweepish Chef' in the exhibition comes after Twamley won the Carroll County PEEPshow - a sculpture competition using Peeps - in April.

He also won the previous year with 'Some People are Worth Peeping For', a sculpture of Olaf the snowman from the Disney movie 'Frozen'.

YUMMM! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food' runs at The American Visionary Art Museum until September 3, 2017.

Bride of place: Some of the pictures have a more troubling edge, such as Margaret Munz-Losch's 'Princess Bride'

Full Nelson: This picture of Willie Nelson is one of severalfeatured portraits of musicians by Jim Buhler