What’s in a
Name?
Culture and your
Cultured Cup: Part 3 of 3
 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Meret Oppenheim's Object (Breakfast in Fur)
(1936)
This piece of art is considered to be one of the “10 Must See” pieces on display at MOMA in NYC. Why? By covering a usually delicate object with fur, Oppenheim ‘both objectified and sensualized the very simple act of sipping from a cup and saucer. She took the present moment and made you see and understand it differently.’
In our last two blog posts we’ve been exploring what the
‘cultured’ in our Cultured Cup name means to us. We talked about how we cultivate – or culture
– our knowledge of coffees and teas in order to make them taste as wonderful as
they can. Then we focused on how coffee and
tea rituals not only get us through the day, but can help build both personal
and community cultures.
Now, we want to talk about one of our favorite ways to add further to
those rituals. Obviously, you can frame
your imbibing any way you want. But we
think that if you’re pausing to take a moment and enjoy a cup, then not only will
how you make the cup impact your experience – opening yourself up to the
possibilities of the moment is also key.
It’s been said that the cultural arts have the power
‘to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time’. The cultural arts – all of them, at all
levels of development - help us make sense of our world through our own and others’ creativity.
Now, if you ask us, that’s a heck of a way to frame a coffee
or tea moment.
That’s why we love to dabble in and support as much
“culture” as we can here at the cup, and why we enjoy sharing it with you and
vice versa. From Shakespeare to Serra to
Schubert or your favorite 2-year-old’s finger paints – we encourage you to
further ‘flavor’ your coffee and tea with whatever opens your mind to bring you
joy!
|
Share your favorite accompaniments to a cup of tea or coffee - just leave a comment below!
No comments:
Post a Comment