Photos: Korean Barista turns cup of coffee into a masterpiece

South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin is taking coffee art to the next level, creating miniature imitations of famous paintings on foamy cups of java at his central Seoul cafe. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

Updated on: Jul 04, 2017 10:08 AM IST

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South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin is taking coffee art to the next level, creating miniature imitations of famous paintings on foamy cups of java at his central Seoul cafe. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

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South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin makes his latte arts, called 'creamart', at his coffee shop in Seoul, South Korea. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

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With meticulous strokes of tiny brushes and spoons, Lee, 26, recreates the likes of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ and Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ using thick cream stained with food coloring atop a cup of coffee. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

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The result of the painstaking 15-minute process is a 10,000 won ($8.71) cup of cold coffee that has won Lee thousands of fans at his cafe and online. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

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Customers at his cafe are delighted with Lee’s art, which ranges from intricate paintings to cheeky recreations of Disney cartoon characters like Aladdin and Bambi. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

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He started brewing coffee at age 17, during his mandatory military service and enjoyed it so much that he bought a coffee machine and opened his first cafe for fellow soldiers in his camp near the border with North Korea. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)

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Creamarts, what South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin calls his latte arts, are seen at his coffee shop in Seoul.

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A woman takes photographs of creamarts made by South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin at his coffee shop. (Kim Hong-Ji N / Reuters)