Brewing Creativity With Coffee: Nidhi Bharti Brings Coffee To The
World Of Paintings
Coffee, the aromatic brew draws immediate attention of your senses. A kick-shot of caffeine
works in many ways to save your day, and so does coffee painting replenish your soul. For
Jaipur-based artist Nidhi Bharti, the aroma and colours of coffee and its variants (both Indian
and international), the different roasts, go beyond just savouring the beverage in itself.
Coffee connoisseurs and lovers are aware of the different types of beans, it’s origin, the various
flavour profiles it has to offer. Nidhi in her paintings goes on to experiment with these unique
tones and colour profiles of coffee.
Having graduated in Fine Arts from the Rajasthan University in 1991-92, Nidhi Bharti has
practiced different mediums of art before being wooed by the aroma, and enamoured by the
earthy tones of the scented bean. Landscapes, natural organic colours from leaves and flowers,
and earthy tones fascinate and pique Nidhi’s curiosity. Coffee painting, being made with organic
coffee, needs no chemical to preserve the artwork for years.
She first started practicing coffee painting with the daily Nescafe a decade ago, and in these 10
years, her work has traveled across various cities and countries. Starting from solo exhibitions
in Jaipur to displaying at Jaipur kala mahotsav in 2017-18, Art Fiesta -Jaipur in 2018, Indian Art
Festival -Delhi and Mumbai, and World Art Dubai. Her painting was also selected by the Jaipur
Art Summit for their exhibition in Seoul, South Korea in 2018.
Nidhi Bharti believes that coffee painting is slowly gaining popularity and prominence in India
owing to the generalized notion in people’s minds of viewing the aromatic beans as only a
brewed beverage and nothing beyond. Through her artistic creations, Nidhi aims to propagate
coffee painting, bring the earthy tones of coffee to life, propel the reach of coffee painting
across continents, gain social acceptance, achieve artistic prominence and appreciation for the
art form. Her upcoming exhibition is at Open Palm Court, Habitat, New Delhi from 27-31
October. 2022.
