Ben Heine - Art - The Blog

05 February 2010

Pointillist Self Portrait

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This is made with small and big colored dots on a black
background. I painted each point in PS4 with a sharp
brush. It took me roughly 2 evenings of work.

I Have Also Seen This in Paris
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I took the initial background photo from Montmartre's hill in Paris, France and then added the 2 birds (coming from one of my photo sessions realized during a trip in England) with a huge scale contrast to give the whole scenery a surreal look... (Reminder: Every graphic element shown on my blog comes from my own production/stock and all my photos, paintings and drawings are copyrighted, thanks)

- Self Portrait -
Work in Progress
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Totally unfinished,
final painting coming soon.
please come back again :)

New Photos
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We Are Blind, the Sky Is Not
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There is Only You

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Every Boat Needs a Sailor

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I am not Afraid of Tomorrow

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Autumn and Winter

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Sketch for Haiti
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24 January 2010

Lhasa de Sela
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Lhasa was an American-born singer-songwriter who
died of breast cancer on the evening of January 1,
2010. She was only 37 years old. I really loved
her deep voice, her meaningful words, her
intensity and her sensual rhythm, search
her music on You Tube... We lost a
great and talented soul. RIP :(

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Half Human - Half Animal

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This is just the (unfinished) preparatory
sketch, the final painting is coming soon.

© 2010 - Ben Heine

No One Else
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© 2010 - Ben Heine

Ben Heine by
J. Bosco
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J. Bosco is a Brazilian cartoonist
(Many thanks Bosco!)
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Ben Heine by
Bissan Nohra
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Bissan Nohra is a Palestinian
artist (thanks so much Nohra!)
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Ben Heine by
Xavier Salvador
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Xavier Salvador is a Spanish
caricaturist (Thank you Xavier!)

The Light of Future

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Anonymous

Number 2
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Number 1
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Pure Abstract
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Number 5

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Number 4
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13 January 2010

Andy Warhol

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This is my portrait of the famous American Pop artist.
The hole in his torso symbolizes the way he survived
from an attempted assassination in 1968. Warhol was
seriously wounded by the attack and barely survived.
He suffered physical effects for the rest of his life. The
shooting had a profound effect on Warhol's life and art.

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Detail:
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Once Upon a Time in Kenya - 7 -
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10 January 2010

From Another World - 1

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Just a quick painting, this is
the first image of a series

06 January 2010

Pure Abstract

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© 2009 - Ben Heine

Andy Warhol
First Sketch
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(final painting coming soon...)

02 January 2010

MIKA - 2
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I intend to make other portraits and caricatures
of the great Mika in the coming weeks/months.
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MIKA is a London-based, Grammy-nominated
and BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter.

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© 2009 - Ben Heine

5 New Photos

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You Drive Me Crazy
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Sky's Secrets

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Enjoy Your Flight
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Mont Saint Michel

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The Lucky Tree

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More Photos

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© 2009 - Ben Heine

2010

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A new white page...
Best wishes!

Printed Publication in
"Imagine Demain le Monde"

Two of my recent political cartoons appear in the new number of the sensational Belgian magazine "Imagine Demain le Monde": www.imagine-magazine.com (January/February - Number 77).

Hop Cartoon 1st International
Cartoon Contest

I'll be member of the Jury of the 1st International Cartoon Contest organized by "Hopcartoon" (Along with Hamed Nabahat, Erdogan Karayel, Marcio Leite, Rahim Baggal, Zoran Mazos, Massoud Shojai, Sevket Yalaz...)

22 December 2009

MIKA

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This is a quick painting, it's kind of unfinished
(especially the hair and t-shirt), but I like it this way.
I intend to make at least 10 other portraits and
caricatures of the great Mika in the coming weeks.

MIKA is a London-based, Grammy-nominated
and BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter.

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Carbon Tax

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(Note: this is an illustration I made for the magazine
"Imagine Demain le Monde" www.imagine-magazine.com)

A carbon tax is an environmental tax on emissions of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas. The purpose of a carbon tax is to protect the environment by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, helping to mitigate climate change.