Coffee rings are usually nothing more than a permanent reminder that you don’t own a coaster. But hand a coffee cup to Malaysian artist Hong Yi, aka Red, and you get art. Taking 12 hours to complete, Red deliberately applied coffee rings to canvas, creating a portrait of Taiwanese musician Jay Chou.
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The disposable coffee cup lid is perhaps one of the more underappreciated everyday objects. Besides being the last line of defense between you and 2nd degree burns, the often overlooked lid is the subject of avid collectors and art exhibits. You read that correctly.
Coffee Time is a brilliant short film by Wan-tzu, where a coffee machine comes to life, via stop-motion animation and arts and crafts.
Susan Jane Belton shows an amazing appreciation for disposable coffee cups in her painting series of the to-go vessels.
At first glance these coffee cups might appear to be painted ceramic or glass. However, these works by Cheeming Boey are simply a black pen applied to an earth-hating styrofoam cup.
In case you were wondering, there is a collection of these available at Etsy and range from $140.00-$540.00. That better be some great fucking coffee.
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