Saturday, December 14, 2013

Ben Heine


Artist: Ben Heine

Title: Eminem

Media: Digital Circlism

Dimensions: 790 x 1000

Date: march 15th 2011

Biography:  Ben Heine (born 12 June 1983 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist. Starting as a painter and political cartoonist, he became more widely known in 2011 for his "Pencil vs Camera" and "Digital Circlism"


Statement: Ben says he has been deeply influenced by Belgian Surrealism, German Expressionism, American Pop Art, and Social Realism. Abduzeedo, a lf eading online platform in Art & Design said about him: "His galleries are filled with great stuff and he can walk beautifully between several art directions, creating amazing pieces in any way he goes". http://benheine.deviantart.com/

How It Connects: I liked this one here because of the technique used. Its a completely unheard of method, that has never been done before! Ben heine uses individual dots on a black background, and no two dots are the same exact color! Its so different that i had to use it!

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