Education of academic fine arts - Solo Exhibition
This story began with a discovery—a small one for the world, perhaps, but a huge one for me. I found inspiration in something as simple and overlooked as coffee beans, an unusual and fresh subject in art. I searched everywhere for examples of this type of art—among artists, online, in museums—but I found nothing. It felt surreal that this subject had gone untouched, especially when I’d seen nearly every theme imaginable in painting, from historical to magical, from mythic to extraordinary creations by both old masters and contemporary artists across the globe.
So, I decided to take action. I started painting, one coffee bean, then another. Each one taught me something new, and it became one of the most fulfilling periods of my life. Soon, I decided to create an entire series of coffee bean paintings. By November 2019, I unveiled 21 paintings.
For the exhibition, I wanted to immerse visitors fully in the experience. I added elements to enhance their senses: chocolate shaped like coffee beans, the aroma of fresh coffee in the room, a slideshow of coffee images on the floor, coffee liqueur, and, of course, real coffee beans scattered around. Coffee was everywhere.
And one last thing—if you look closely, you’ll find symbols hidden within the coffee beans in my paintings. Did you notice them?