Coffee Art Epiphany - Jean-Marie Peigna

Jean-Marie Peigna, born in 1955, apparently doesn’t like coffee he just paints with it. Unfortunately his Web site www.coffeepainting.com leaves you guessing if you try to go in through the front door. I found if you Google his images you can find pages on his site.

Some information on him from his site:

“Peigna's material of choice is coffee recycled, roasted, ground, liquefied
for its extracts, the green bean is the sole and final element of this palette.
Since his first encounter in 1980 in Colombia, coffee has been an epiphany for
Peigna who has found in this "tool" the universal and spiritual values enshrined
in the fruits of creation. As noble as earth itself, the dark, dense brown color
shines with surprising luminosity and brilliance.

Peigna's paintings are charged of energy, and they captivate for the
vitality they convey. They embody multiformity, which is one the most
distinguishing aspects of 20th century art. Peigna's work has been viewed
internationally in gallery exhibitions.

It has also been the subject of television news programs : CNN
Worldwide, Fox 5TV WNYW New York, and TV Asahi Tokyo, Japan.

Since 1993, the farm in San Vito Costa Rica is an art work in
progress.”

Some of his work reminds me of a Northwest artist. I want to say Jasper Johns but I’m not sure. I have the images in my head but I’m not positive he was the artist.

Ezju's Coffee Painting Links:

No Such Animal Studios
Coffee Culture Merchandis