Coffie Art

Where Other People Might See A Mess, One Artist Sees The Perfect Opportunity

If you’ve ever spilled anything before, you probably reacted like most of us: you groan, roll your eyes, and reach for the mop. If you’re unlucky, you might have to break out the stain removal supplies, too. Yet for artist Giulia Bernardelli , a spill is a perfect opportunity to create something unexpected.

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Instead of using traditional paints, Bernardelli decided to focus on more accessible materials for her art. “Everything that I needed was around me, if I looked carefully,” she says. “I decided to replace the paint brush with what nature offered, such as leaves, fruit skins, [and]food. All these elements feature different colors and textures.”

Instagram / bernulia (Giulia Bernardelli)

Bernardelli began painting with coffee by chance almost a year ago. It started with an accident — she knocked over a cup of coffee, but instead of seeing the mess, she saw the many rich shades of brown and the possibility to use them to create something new. Even now that she’s developed a system to create these paintings, she still loves the spontaneity of the spill. “In my photos, I try to catch the magic of a moment, as if the coffee created a story by toppling,” she explains.
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