Malaysian artist Hong Yi has found inspiration from Jay Chou’s song, “Secret,” which the opening lyrics are about lifting a coffee cup from the saucer. In connection with the track, Yi decided to make a portrait of musician Chou using coffee stains. It took her 12 hours to complete this project; she states: “Quite a challenging medium to use—too much water and the rings wouldn’t form easily, very little water and you’d have to be precise with where you place the cup coz the rings would pretty much be permanent.” [1]
1. "Jay Chou Coffee Stain Portrait." ohiseered.com. February 15th, 2012. Photos © Hong Yi Link via Laughing Squid
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One Response to “Getting Artistic with Coffee”
Feb 22, 2012 1
Mikey BFantastic Article, I currently work in a cafe and there is a gentleman there who is quite gifted at this art, I find it inspiring. This masterpiece is somewhat on a different level however, I’ve been practising but I have a way to go. I find that a good quality coffee works best, I usually get mine from http://www.gio-espresso.co.uk , the coffee tends to work pretty well.