We reached out to Giulia Bernardelli and asked her some questions about her work. The artist shared with us how she first got inspired to start creating coffee paintings: “I started using coffee by chance, spilling a cup on my kitchen table. Suddenly a new world appeared in front of my eyes made of beautiful shades and I started to draw with the objects I had around me, like spoons or toothpicks.”
Asked about the biggest challenges while working with coffee as a medium for her work, Giulia told us: “The biggest challenge is to have the patience and passion to know the characteristics of each material so that the material is the real protagonist of the image.”
We were also interested in knowing which one of the artist’s paintings is her favorite, and we learned that: “Over these ten years, I have refined the technique but the spontaneity and freshness of the early works remain magical. This is still my favorite.”
Lastly, Giulia was kind enough to give a piece of advice to other aspiring artists who want to experiment with unconventional materials like her: “My advice is to approach the materials we are passionate about beyond trends or fads.”
