Teetotaler - Artifact: Caddy, Tea

Artifact: Caddy, Tea

Whereas tea was an important and popular beverage 250 years ago, today, it has lost favor to coffee and alcohol. To drink tea is to “go against the grain.” Using beverages as metaphors, this painting celebrates the uniqueness of each person and the importance of standing by your own values.

Oil on Canvas by Kaffee Kang

Size: 10x40

About Kaffee
Before the written language was developed, early humans made cave drawings and ancient Egyptians had hieroglyphics. These civilizations used images to tell the stories of their lives. This use of the visual narrative has continued through the ages, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to Diego Rivera’s murals to Norman Rockwell’s illustrations. It is in this tradition that I pursue my painting practice. I am a visual storyteller. More recently, I have focused on compositions with multiple human figures, in varying circumstances and configurations, to explore allegorical themes of gender roles, alienation and belonging, the political divide, and cultural differences and also to tell stories of friends, family, and strangers. Everyone has a story to tell.