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'''Arfé''' is the creation of artworks by staining with [[coffee]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E0D8163EF930A35754C0A96E958260 |title= About New York; Double Mocha With a Shot Of Watercolor |author=David Gonzalez |date=1998-07-03 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''}}</ref>

The term was [[Neologism|coined]] by Puerto Rican artist, [[Francisco Rivera Rosa]], describing his [[painting]]s of using coffee.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/03/nyregion/about-new-york-double-mocha-with-a-shot-of-watercolor.html ''About New York; Double Mocha With a Shot Of Watercolor.''] David Gonzalez. The New York Times. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2011.</ref> The word comes from a combination of the words ''art'' and ''café''. Thus, ''arfé'' is a [[portmanteau]]. It is sometimes spelled arfe and pronounced like "barf" by its critics. This art is also known as simple as '[[Coffee Painting]]' or 'Coffee Art'.

Artists like [[Mira Chudasama]], [[Amita Chudasama]], [[Andrew Saur]], [[Sarah Thomas (painter)|Sarah Thomas]] and [[Angel Sarkela-Saur]] also paint with coffee.

Simple but innovative things become a trend and soon a widely accepted phenomenon. Coffee painting or Arfé these days is a widely accepted art form and has gained in popularity. Paintings in this art form are made from coffee, and the aroma of fresh coffee reflects in the freshness of artworks, believe the painters. This is so true that this fresh form of art is a treat to the eyes and soul. This is an extension of the pencil art which had limitations in terms of shades and expressions and the coffee art bridges this gap.
==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.coffeeonpaper.co.uk Coffee Paintings by Sarah Thomas]

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