It was nineteenth century poet William Blake that invited his readers to “see a world in a grain of sand”. Now, over 200 years later Turkish micro-artist Hasan Kale is asking viewers to do the same with is tiny paintings on food.

His images include a map of the world painted using the dregs from a coffee cup to the solar system on Oreo cookies.

Kale, 57, has been painting since he was five, but has drawn miniature paintings for 20 years.

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Despite the intricacy of his work, Kale shuns using microscopes or magnifiers for the naked eye. “The hardest object to draw on was the a butterfly wing, coffee granule, sugar grains,” he says.

Born in Busra in the north western Anatolia area of Turkey, the waterside city of Instanbul is among his muses, with the Hagia Sophia often appearing in his work.

He told The Independent that he hopes his intricate and miniscule paintings will change people’s perspective on the world around them, and show the interconnected nature of everything in the universe.

“I aim to create a new art language and bring new perspectives while creating my art capsules from the objects that we ignore in our daily lives. When I look back now, I’m delighted that I continue on this road. My style highlights how little things can make an impact on our lives. It forces us to think. Leaving viewers with a smile is the best part."

So far, he has completed 350 micro-paintings, on everything from Smarties to peanuts.

“I receive messages everywhere from the world mentioning how their perspectives, point of views changed after seeing the art works.”

In 2017, Kale will show his work at April’s Art Expo in the USA, before embarking on a world tour.