LEONARDO da Vinci’s early 1500s masterpiece Mona Lisa is one of the most beguiling and recognisable works in the history of art. Over the years her fame has meant that she has been parodied many times - including when Dada artist Marcel Duchamp gave her a moustache. But now American artist and caffeine-lover Karen Eland has modernised the image... by creating a copy of the Mona Lisa with coffee. On this occasion, the sitter is also handed a cup of the warm energy-boosting drink - so in fact she should be renamed the Mocha Lisa! Da Vinici’s picture is not the only artwork that has been recreated by Eland, though it is not the first time Mona Lisa has been linked with caffeine. In 2009, at an Australian festival called the Rocks Aroma, 4,000 cups of coffee - lattes, long blacks and flat whites - were used to parody the masterpiece.LEONARDO da Vinci’s early 1500s masterpiece Mona Lisa is one of the most beguiling and recognisable works in the history of art. Over the years her fame has meant that she has been parodied many times - including when Dada artist Marcel Duchamp gave her a moustache. But now American artist and caffeine-lover Karen Eland has modernised the image... by creating a copy of the Mona Lisa with coffee. On this occasion, the sitter is also handed a cup of the warm energy-boosting drink - so in fact she should be renamed the Mocha Lisa! Da Vinici’s picture is not the only artwork that has been recreated by Eland, though it is not the first time Mona Lisa has been linked with caffeine. In 2009, at an Australian festival called the Rocks Aroma, 4,000 cups of coffee - lattes, long blacks and flat whites - were used to parody the masterpiece. Source: http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Entertainment/15-Aug-2011/Artworks-recreated-with-coffee Read more: coffeetea.ru/single/archive/2010/july/item/553/
