Monday, January 28th, 2008...7:47 am
Quick Coffee is Latte Art!!!
Photo sources: http://thebogles.com/blog/2006/10/ http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/how-to-make-latte-art http://manufacturedenvironments.com/2005/12/
By Sarah
Art is said to be everywhere, and I believe that. I have now found it in the everyday necessity for the lovers of coffee. Yes, coffee. A style of art that is fairly new and recent to the world is Latte Art. I believe it was started in northern Italy. To make Latte Art you must use milk. First, froth the milk and pour into a cup of espresso coffee. While pouring the frothed milk start shaking the pitcher to begin a design. Lastly, use a “wand” to etch in your design on the frothed milk. It has gained world wide popularity. Etching design competitions are held around the world even on the Internet. There are even courses to take to learn how to become a professional Latte Artist.
Below is a Youtube video on some latte art in action.
6 Comments
January 29th, 2008 at 9:52 am
This is very interesting. I’ve always wondered how this could be art and I’ve watched shows that have this kind of art in competitions. It’s really interesting to watch them create art that you would find in a common cup of coffee. Personally, I would love to look into my cup to find a personalized picture.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:55 am
so basically i think that sarah is right, i def. think that coffee could be considered a form of art because i think food is art, although it is a little more abstract. it is kind of far fetched, but it works.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:03 am
I loved watching the video!
I do agree with it being art. This “new” art is not what we first picture when we think of art, nevertheless, i still would classify it as art.
I thought this was a very creative and unique idea.
And that fact that there are even courses you can take to learn how to become a professional Latte Artist, I thought was also really cool.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:01 am
this is a really interesting video. I think it’s amazing how something that we encounter every day could be transformed into such an amazing form of art.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:07 am
well, that just made me really thirsty and i would never ever think of doing that but watching it does seem like you would need talent because i certianly would not be able to do that at all. very nice
February 11th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Agai nanother clever and creative medium that obviously takes great skill to creatie a piece of art. Great!
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