Mini Battenberg on Pink − 2019

In 2019 Furr created two small paintings of mini battenbergs on bright neon pink cerise backgrounds.

Christian describes the inspiration for this series:

"I read that Leonie Orton, the writer Joe Orton's sister published a book about her memories of Joe and this was a memory from the book... "And then there was the cake. Joe appeared from the kitchenette holding aloft a plate in the middle of which sat a battenberg. He was parading in front of us, holding the plate like an exhibit at an auction. Turning the plate around he began to elucidate on it's wonderful so magical qualities; the pink and yellowness of the sponge and the precision of the marzipan. They both agreed it was as perfect as a cake could be. To me it was just an ordinary factory produced Lyons Battenberg but they were discussing it like it was a work of art."
After choosing to paint it, I remembered that it was my Dad’s favourite cake too.
To me a Battenberg is as valid a subject as Durer's grass in 'The Great Piece of Turf' To me it is 'The Great Piece of Cake' Maybe I am a connoisseur of ordinariness as I do find beauty in the mundane and like to put it on a pedestal by painting it."- Christian Furr 2017