Japanese Artist is Using Chocolate to Create Pop Culture-Inspired Paintings

Chocolate is impossible to resist, and one Japanese artist took her love for this sweet treat to a whole new level. Norico became a true social media sensation thanks to her chocolate paintings that often draw inspiration from popular culture.

Norico made an art form of using chocolates to draw with her fingertips. She aims to craft edible creations that have the power to heal the hearts of those who see them, just like chocolate.

“Her work makes use of the warmth of the color of chocolates and expresses shades only by the thickness of the chocolates. She aims to create artworks that will remain in people’s minds for a lifetime. She mainly creates art movies with a storyline by momentarily expressing the process of depicting on a plate,” Norico explains on her official website.

Norico caught our eye with her pop-culture-themed creations, often inspired by Instagram movies, but that’s just a portion of her art. She often crafts tailor-made chocolate art for weddings, live performances, and other events.

With over 100,000 followers on Instagram and more than 400,000 on TikTok, Norico’s chocolate art became a true social media sensation. Her art will make you see chocolate in a whole new light and make you fall in love with it all over again.