His works have been published in some of the most famous newspapers and magazines. Ben is an enthusiastic traveller, he loves discovering new cities and cultures, each one of them being a huge source of inspiration for his creative projects.
He started producing and composing music in A documentary about his work was released in Ben is married to Marta and they have two children. Pencil Vs Camera is an original visual concept invented and popularized by Ben Heine since April The images in this series usually show a hand-drawn sketch held and photographed by the artist to infuse ordinary scenes with new surreal, visionary, or romanticized narratives.
Heine does not recreate photographs, but he reimagines them. In these images, he likes to tell a story and convey timeless messages using imagination, illusion, poetry and surrealism.
His work is powered by a fearless positivity. An already beautiful-looking photo is enhanced with a sketch that adds a splash of satire and whimsy.
I want them to dream and forget their daily troubles. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. The concept has also become popular in many primary and secondary schools worldwide. In this project started in , Heine creates abstract acrylic paintings on large wooden panels. The artist blends a model with the background.
The particularity of the project resides in the fact that a living person is integrated in the artwork and is part of the whole composition, becoming almost invisible. The end result is often very colorful, wild and eye-catching.
Ben usually creates such artworks for public live performances in shopping malls or museums worldwide. Later in , Heine started using mannequins in addition with living persons, this allowed him to spend more time on each creation. Since , his own music is often broadcasted during his public live performances. In this series started in and through the use of graphic softwares and a whole lot of creativity, Ben recreates iconic faces from history and pop culture with flat circles of various sizes and colors, in order to give them a dynamic and 3-dimensional appearance.
Heine defines it as a synthesis of Pop Art art including imagery from popular culture and Pointillism painting technique that uses small, distinct dots of pure color. Each portrait requires between to hours of work to be completed. First Name. Last Name. Join the mailing list. Send an email. View on Google Maps.
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