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Artist Cheeming Boey Redeems The Lowly Styrofoam Cup With Pen

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND READ ABOUT ALL OVER?

That would be the lowly styrofoam cups turned into coveted works of art by California artist Cheeming Boey.

At age 29, the Malaysian native has transformed himself from computer graphics designer into what he calls the "Styrofoam Cup King."

Boey moved to the U.S. to go to school in San Francisco. Soon after settling in and finding a favorite coffee shop, he began drawing on cups out of a shortage of paper.

According to the Orange County Register, "Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head. I knew I was onto something. It was beautiful."

From that blink of an idea, Boey has moved from selling 4 cent cups for up to $220 apiece.

At those prices, it makes you want styrofoam to last forever.

The above examples are but a few of his extensive collection you can check out on his Flickr account here.