Self-Taught Artist Steven Tang and His Food ArtCEFR A1
1 Nov 2025
Adapted from Hong Kong Free Press, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Jeanne Rose Gomez, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Steven Tang is an artist from Hong Kong.
- He draws food pictures with colored pencils.
- He is self-taught and did not go to art school.
- His Instagram shows many delicious-looking foods.
- People like his art and follow him.
- He wants to remember food that might disappear.
Difficult words
- artist — A person who creates art.
- draws — To make a picture using a pencil.
- food — Things we eat to live.foods
- colored — Having a color, not black or white.
- pictures — Images made by drawing, painting, or taking photos.
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Discussion questions
- What is your favorite type of food art?
- Why is art important to you?
- How do you feel about self-taught artists?
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