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Meet the Italian Artist who creates Incredible Works of Art From Spilled Coffee

Italians are known for their love of coffee, but while most enjoy espresso for its taste, artist  Giulia Bernardell appreciates it for its creative potential. She turns spilled coffee into works of art that look like detailed watercolor paintings.

Many of us start our day with a cup of joe, but Bernardelli indulges in a dose of inspiration, too. Her bio reads, “My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.” Bernardelli’s journey to creating coffee art began by chance. One day, the artist accidentally spilled coffee over her canvas as she was working. But rather than clean it up, Bernardelli grabbed a spoon and used it to guide the brown liquid around the white space.

Today, Bernardelli continues to use spoons in lieu of a paint brush, but she also uses matchsticks to achieve intricate details. From architectural sketches to studies of the human face, Bernardelli takes inspiration from everywhere. She even recreates Italian Renaissance masterpieces in her coffee art style. She’s “painted” the  Mona Lisa and The Creation of Adam,  using spilled coffee as pigment.

Since making a name for herself as a respected “coffee artist,” Bernardelli has branched out into new, edible mediums. She also creates art from melted ice cream, fruit, vegetables, and much more.

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“coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with.”

-terri guillemets

 

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art credit: spilled coffee art, guilia bernadelli

source credit: mymet, emma taggart

My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by Giulia Bernardelli

 

 

 

 

 

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  3. oh, i’m totally in agreement with bernardelli. i also follow another fantastic italian artist who is often to be found to do drawings involving coffee in one way or another. i’ll have a look and send the link separately. this is genius and i couldn’t live without my (several) italian espressi …..

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  9. I love coffee so much that I would be slightly upset if I spilled some. Nonetheless, I’d be less upset if someone made fabulous art with my spill. It is amazing how some people can be so creative with some thing so ordinary.

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  18. Wow, this coffee art is amazing! I have never seen anything quite like it. Next time I spill some of my morning coffee, I’ll try and be a little more ambitious. This really makes me want to spill coffee! Thanks for sharing.

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