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SA artist uses Black Coffee to set Guinness World Record
JOBURG – South-African artist, Percy Maimela, has set the Guinness World Record after creating the largest coffee sketch in the world.
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South-African artist Percy Maimela has set the Guinness World Record after creating the largest coffee sketch in the world. The artist set the record after using coffee to weave out a portrait of renowned South African DJ, Black Coffee.
“I love what I do. It’s magic whenever I do art,” Maimela said.
Maimela is famous for his use of salt in making his artwork. The Guinness World Record attempt was the first time he used coffee to make any sort of artwork.
Check out Maimela’s Guinness World Record winning sketch below:
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