--- title: Lattee Art Barista Recreates Famous Painting for Latte Art description: Korean coffee artist Kangbin Lee is elevating latte art with his coffee designs, which range from Van Gogh's Starry Night to landscapes. canonical: https://time.com/4776302/korean-latte-art/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-11T21:19:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:34.165Z og:title: This Barista's Hyper Detailed Latte Art Belongs In a Museum og:description: Almost too pretty to drink og:url: https://time.com/4776302/korean-latte-art/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec30996afaaf1d1c/6988ccfdcf40a82062c47a57/latte-art.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Coffee cup with steam coming out og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Barista's Hyper Detailed Latte Art Belongs In a Museum twitter:description: Almost too pretty to drink twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec30996afaaf1d1c/6988ccfdcf40a82062c47a57/latte-art.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Barista's Stunningly Detailed Latte Art Belongs In a Museum  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 11, 2017 9:19 PM UTC  Helena Wahlman—Getty Images/Maskot  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 11, 2017 9:19 PM UTC Like [unicorn frappuccinos](http://time.com/4754989/starbucks-unicorn-frappuccino-trend/), latte art is the latest in a string of trends perfect for “[doing it for the ‘Gram](http://time.com/4394014/taylor-swift-4th-of-july-instagram-2016/).” However, one [coffee artist](http://time.com/4370061/coffee-hack-cold-beans/) is taking this caffeine-fueled expression to the next level with latte art that basically belongs in a museum. Kangbin Lee, a Korean “coffee artist,” makes insanely detailed latte art that riffs on everything from cult classic films like _E.T._ and Disney animations to fine art masterpieces like Vincent Van Gogh’s _Starry Night_. In fact, the labor-intensive works of art are so stunning, it could be easy to forget that they sit atop lattes. In addition to his colorful, hyper-detailed lattes, Lee also creates traditional latte art, but one thing’s for sure — all of his lattes are almost too beautiful to drink. See the best latte art from Kangbin below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4776302/korean-latte-art/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4776302/korean-latte-art/"},"headline":"This Barista's Stunningly Detailed Latte Art Belongs In a Museum","datePublished":"2017-05-11T21:19:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:34.165Z","description":"Almost too pretty to drink","url":"https://time.com/4776302/korean-latte-art/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Bizarre","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec30996afaaf1d1c/6988ccfdcf40a82062c47a57/latte-art.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec30996afaaf1d1c/6988ccfdcf40a82062c47a57/latte-art.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Coffee cup with steam coming out","caption":"Coffee cup with steam coming out","creditText":"Helena Wahlman—Getty Images/Maskot","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4776302/korean-latte-art/","name":"This Barista's Stunningly Detailed Latte Art Belongs In a Museum"}}]}] ```