Artist Creates Optical Illusions With Pencil Drawings: Outstanding or Eh?
SodaHead Living
2011/09/29 21:55:21
Artist Creates Optical Illusions With Pencil Drawings: Outstanding or Eh?
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We've all heard the phrase "art imitates life," but it can't be taken any more literally than in this new pencil/photograph collection by Belgian artist Ben Heine. Incorporating his intricate pencil sketches in with already existing photographs, Heine creates a strong relationship between imagination and reality -- and even offers some optical illusions for the observer to drown himself in, which is exactly Heine's goal.
"I just make art for people," the 28-year-old artist from Brussels said. "I want them to dream and forget their daily troubles...Each new creation should tell a story and generate an intense emotion..." Well, it's easy to forget about our troubles with these unique pieces or art.
The collection is aptly titled "Pencil Vs. Camera" and it will be exhibited in art shows in London starting next month.
"I just make art for people," the 28-year-old artist from Brussels said. "I want them to dream and forget their daily troubles...Each new creation should tell a story and generate an intense emotion..." Well, it's easy to forget about our troubles with these unique pieces or art.
The collection is aptly titled "Pencil Vs. Camera" and it will be exhibited in art shows in London starting next month.
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- Icarus326 2011/09/30 15:41:49Outstanding
These are really awesome, The one with the little girl drawing home is very movingreply - Bomb a 2011/09/30 15:31:57Outstanding+1It puts some lead in my pencilreply
- LonelinezzLover1 2011/09/30 15:25:02OutstandingNicee haha I like 'em (:reply
- Tourtured_Artist 2011/09/30 15:24:10Outstandingawesome!reply
- lisaadams78 2011/09/30 15:14:51OutstandingThis is awesome. It takes someone with real creativity and talent to come up with (and do) this kind of thing. I say kudos my friend, kudos.reply
- hari 2011/09/30 15:13:15Outstandinghuman needs variety in any mannerreply
- Ally C. 2011/09/30 15:05:32OutstandingI love it, I really do!reply
- PapaBC 2011/09/30 14:56:33OutstandingI know somebody that can do this.. What a great art form.reply
- Lori 2011/09/30 14:56:23OutstandingI think it's pretty cool stuffreply
- rielyn.sunsorrow 2011/09/30 14:32:21OutstandingInteresting and a little surreal. I find myself intrigued.reply
- ZeeOh6Nut 2011/09/30 14:23:12OutstandingIt's a great new approach and had me interested enough to look at them all.reply
- Kerstin LaCross 2011/09/30 14:19:48EhI can see the pixels.reply
- EmoKidB... Kerstin... 2011/09/30 16:49:12+2You should do, you're looking at a computer screen.reply
- Catnip 2011/09/30 14:17:01Outstanding+1That's awesome. I can draw and paint. But not like that! I'm impressed and a little bit jealous at the same time. Kudos!
reply - Simplycr 2011/09/30 14:16:20OutstandingThoroughly enjoyed...keep doing what you do!reply
- DavidSullivan 2011/09/30 14:08:15Outstanding+1Yup and Creative I like it:)reply
- lea ott 2011/09/30 14:02:53Outstanding+1Very cool. #3 made me a little dizzy.reply
- jimbo999 2011/09/30 14:02:49OutstandingIf you have a talent like that, why not use it? After all, there are far worse things a person can do.reply
- Gimmedap 2011/09/30 13:55:19EhIt's alright. Not really outstanding.reply
- marcelline.hannan 2011/09/30 13:49:54Ehi WOULD LIKE IT BETTER IF HE USED COLORED PENCILS,...JUST SAYINreply
- AquariusNX01 2011/09/30 13:48:57Outstanding+1That's really cool!reply
- have fork will travel 2011/09/30 13:48:43OutstandingCutereply
- Aksana 2011/09/30 13:44:38Outstanding+2
reply - kneedragon76 2011/09/30 13:44:27Outstanding+1Very creativereply
- PortaPocketGal 2011/09/30 13:41:02Outstanding+1LOVE the creativity :))reply
- Jocelyn 2011/09/30 13:36:28Outstanding+1These are awesome! It is so inventive and creative and it gave me such a great feeling looking at all of them.reply
- Genise 2011/09/30 13:32:57OutstandingIt is good, however, I could never do it and would never try.reply
- fortycal_sig 2011/09/30 13:31:39EhNot bad hobby stuff; but I'd say keep working at it.reply
- nee 2011/09/30 13:30:15OutstandingAwesomenessreply
- kadijah 2011/09/30 13:23:55Outstandingi luv it im a artists n never seen anything like this sweetreply
- Tony kadijah 2011/09/30 13:50:58Though the level of creativity may appear to be high, unfortunately, I think the degree of difficulty is very low since it appears that the drawings are all created afterwards with a non-moving, old photograph. Any artistry that adds difficulty along with creativity attracts a crowd. Art is more than the end result... it's a human drama of how hard it was to pull off. Who wants to go see Picaso do something as easy as this?! Whereas who wants to see preschoolers pulling this off on their own - the human drama plays a BIG role in art appreciation. Therefore, I encourage you (as a fellow artist) to think about how you can include a strong element of emotional, human drama into your art - make it tell a story (like the child shown painting her dream house in the slums). That could even be used for a big campaign! (also, hide the not-so-good art to protect your 'brand'.)reply
- DontDri... Tony 2011/09/30 13:55:35+2Hater.reply
- Tony DontDri... 2011/09/30 16:49:00It's creative, but it doesn't draw my attention as an artist because it is very easy. I would have even forwarded a link if the animals were drawn live just before taking the picture of them in the exact pose. That is hard to pull off and worthy of double praise! But the drawings are obviously all post-drawn. It is still creative. And art is not something to hate. You either like it or you move on.reply
- DontDri... Tony 2011/09/30 17:51:35Since when does level of difficulty determine how fine the art is? Body painting and splatter paintings that took little to no effort, talent or challenge have been praised as fine art. Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder. Oh and this is certainly not on the level of Picasso, but it is still outstanding as the question asks.reply
- Tony DontDri... 2011/10/04 16:21:49I challenge the artist to expand his audience by also adding a level of difficulty along with his awesome creativity! Good enough?reply
- katchan 2011/09/30 13:23:27Outstanding+1Very awesome ^___^reply
- AmandaColby 2011/09/30 13:07:52Outstanding+1I think they look incredible. Good for him.reply
- william raggett 2011/09/30 12:39:39Outstanding+1I think its great! I can't draw a straight line...lolreply
- coach k 2011/09/30 12:27:18Outstandinggreat art work lots of detailsreply
- bob ''I just lost the game'' 2011/09/30 12:21:05Outstandingthe fifth... he has the shadowreply
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