Quand T'es Loin - Ben Heine Music

Nouvelle chanson de Ben Heine "Quand T'es Loin"

Composition musicale, paroles, interprétation, production,
concept artistique et peinture clip: © 2017 Ben Heine

Modèle et voix féminine: Stephanie Moon

Modèle masculin: Max Durden

Montage et réa Clip: Julien De Witte

Quand t'es loin

Quand t'es loin, quand t'es loin de moi

J'suis pas bien, j'suis un bon à rien   

J'tourne en rond, comme dans une prison

J'rêve de toi, le soir sous mes drap   

Laisse moi t'emmener

On pourrait danser

Laisse moi t'enlacer

On pourrait s'aimer

En voyage, sur les plus belles plages

Tous les deux, on est amoureux

Sans nuage, juste ton visage

Rien ne peut nous briser en deux

Laisse toi aller 

On va s'amuser

Vas y mon bébé

Donne moi un baiser

Mon destin, tu peux le faire tien

Tous les jours, je te fais la cour 

Ton parfum, je veux le faire mien   

C'est l'amour sans aucun détour

Donne moi ta main

On s'en ira loin 

On a toute la nuit

Et même toute la vie

Sous la pluie, on s'est réunis

En jouant comme des enfants

A midi et puis à minuit

Finalement, peu importe le temps

Pourquoi tu me crois pas

Quand j'dis que j'tiens à toi

C'est notre jeunesse

Un peu de tendresse

Ben Heine Piano Music and Abstract Painting on Mannequin

Colorful Abstract Body Painting by Ben Heine (Flesh and Acrylic)

Flesh and Acrylic - Abstract Body Painting - Ben Heine Art - Ankamall Live Performance

 

Flesh and Acrylic Abstract Project at Moscow Planetarium

This is a Flesh and Acrylic project Ben Heine made in June 2015 for the opening of his exhibition at Moscow Planetarium (more info).

In Flesh and Acrylic, Heine creates abstract acrylic paintings on large wooden panels. A living person is integrated in the artwork and is part of the whole abstract composition.

When the painting is complete, the model seems to have completely evaporated. The end result is often very colorful, intuitive, wild and eye-catching. There is something choreographic about Flesh And Acrylic.

Flesh and Acrylic by Ben Heine (From 2012 Documentary)

This is a Flesh and Acrylic project Ben Heine made in 2011 for a documentary filmed by Italian director Davide Gentile. Model: Caroline Madison. 

In Flesh and Acrylic, Heine creates abstract acrylic paintings on large wooden panels. A living person is integrated in the artwork and is part of the whole abstract composition. The end result is often very colorful, intuitive, wild and eye-catching. There is something choreographic about Flesh And Acrylic. When the painting is complete, the model seems to have completely evaporated. Each piece involves Heine coating human life with acrylic paint to match large wooden backdrops, whether these backdrops are decorated with colorful stripes, maniacal splatters, abstract speckles and swirls, or more ordered doodles. It usually takes Heine between 1 and 3 hours to complete such works (source).

Taste Buds Making Of

"Taste Buds" by Ben Heine is a 27 m2 abstract painting meant to be a temporary decorative and highly colorful working space for Michelin Star Chefs Yves Mattagne (Sea Grill Restaurant) and Axel Colonna (CentPourCent Restaurant) during Culinaria 2013 gastronomy festival at Tour and Taxi Maritime Station in Brussels, Belgium.Watch the above time-lapse video to see the making of "Taste Buds" by Ben Heine. There was also an exhibition with some Pencil Vs Camera signed limited edition prints during the event. View the full photo report on Facebook or on this blog. Artwork, music and video: © 2013 Ben Heine.

© 2013 Ben Heine

Interview for Barcroft Media (*)

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(Photo by Marisa Rosa)

Can you tell me about yourself? How you became interested in art? What are the important moments in your evolution?

I'm a visual artist currently living and working in Brussels, Belgium. My first introduction to the art world happened thanks to the work and vision of my mother who is a Modern Jazz dance choreographer.

Some “keydates” and main periods of my life from my birth until now:

1983-1990: Birth and childhood in Ivory Coast, Africa. 1990-1996: Primary school in Brussels, Belgium. First drawings. 1996-2002: Boarding school in Soignies, Belgium. High interest in Graphic arts, along with music, poetry and sport. 2002-2003: Studies in Hastings, England: Painting and Sculpture. 2003-2007: University in Belgium and The Netherlands: Journalism and Slavonic languages. Political illustrations. Growing interest for Photography. 2007-2009: Lots of different jobs: Teacher, Journalist, Editor, Coach. The priority remained in my creative projects. End of my political/activist period. 2009-2010: Full time visual artist. Birth of "Pencil Vs Camera" and "Digital Circlism". Exhibitions in Belgium and abroad. 2011-Present: Birth of "Flesh and Acrylic". Exhibitions in Belgium and abroad.

In "Flesh and Acrylic", where and when are the pictures taken?

Almost all of my "Flesh and Acrylic" projects have been done in Braives, a small city located in the Belgian countryside. I have my studio there in the attic of a lovely family house (my grandfather was born in this house, but that’s just a little anecdote). I started this project in June 2011. I made the latest one a few weeks ago (a flesh and acrylic "demo" in the context of a short video report talking about “Art and Surrealism in Belgium”; broadcasted on "TV3" (Catalonia, Spain).

What was your mission - what did you hope to achieve? Was you quest successful?

In this series, my main intention was to give a new dimension to the life model, to make something new and to generate surprise, happiness and joy in the viewer’s eyes. I wanted the result for each piece to be extremely colourful and spontaneous. As usual when I do an abstract work, I paint in a very intuitive way. The final piece is often wild with unexpected effects. Finally, I try to create an optical illusion blending different layers together, which can be a bit confusing sometimes. But this is what I like the most.

(Flesh and Acrylic - Caroline)

Can you describe what we are looking at with your own words?

These are mainly abstract acrylic paintings on very large wooden panels. The main idea is to create a vivid and creative surface and to blend 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.

(Flesh and Acrylic - Caroline)

How did you create these amazing scenes – can you walk me through your method?

I first go to the art shop and get lots of acrylic paint. Then I build the wooden surface. I paint some abstract themes on the wooden panels, the model comes and he/she stays in front of the panels for 2 or 3 hours allowing me to directly add paint on her/his body as well. Once the abstract painting process is finished, I take pictures of the final result. The photos will be printed and exhibited afterwards.

Limited Edition Prints exhibited at the AAF (2011)

Certainly it's not recommended to cover your skin with acrylic paint repetitively, I first tried it on several parts of my own body, no pain, no irritation... Acrylic paint is water-based so the majority of the substance is not toxic. Acrylic paints with cadmium can be harmful because of the heavy metals they contain. I use acrylic WITHOUT cadmium.

What is the message behind your art?

In this “Flesh and Acrylic” series, the messages are: “life is colourful” and “Life is like a canvas, anything can happen”.

(Flesh and Acrylic - Fight for Your Rights)

What kind of reaction do you get from people when you show them?

Some think it is "extreme" and they say I’m completely crazy. Other people beg to become a model for one of these projects…

Is there an ecological message you want to convey in this series?

I’m definitely a person pleading for the protection of nature etc, but to be honest, in this series, it was not my primary goal. In this project, human beings made of flesh and blood transform themselves into synthetic plastic creatures. It is a bit provocative.

(Flesh and Acrylic - Caroline)

- What is the type of paint?

It’s always acrylic paint, hence the title “Flesh and Acrylic”

- How many pots of paint did you use?

Usually between 8 and 16 pots for each “Flesh and Acrylic” project.

- How many litres is each one?

Usually there is 750 mililitres in one pot, depending on the brand.

How many different colours did you use?

I like to work with simple primary colors. So I have maybe 4 or 5 colors maximum and I mix them together to obtain new colors when needed.

(*): Barcroft Media is a British press agency working with Ben

Some unseen images of Ben's Flesh and Acrylic project:

(Flesh and Acrylic - Caroline)

(Flesh and Acrylic - Caroline)

(Flesh and Acrylic - Caroline)

(Flesh and Acrylic - Yanna)

(Flesh and Acrylic - Martin)

© 2011 - Ben Heine

Pure Abstract
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Number 5

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Number 4
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© 2010 - Ben Heine

Pure Abstract

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Some of my recent abstract works...

© 2009 - Ben Heine

A Flower for You
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© 2009 - Ben Heine

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Abstract painting on paper

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A Flower of
Blossom Dim

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

I want to touch your inner wing
With a kiss of my dark
Whereas the hours of night sing
With tones of the lark
A flower of blossom dim
My heart on to you will try
With emotions of whimsy whim
That opens up winter sky

Oh hold me in darkness long
With flowers of blackness blue
And give me your night love song
That comes with a cleansing thru
What have you here given me?
That is from the other site
And becomes in my fluid free
When we our love have tried

Sweetness so ever in deep
From roots of the fallen heart
Ours forever to keep
When lights again shall start
Trust every footstep's embrace
That beats the stoned road on
There are many turning ways
To get back when lights are gone
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Abstract Big Bang
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© 2009 - Ben Heine

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Big Bang Generation

By Duran Duran (Lyrics)

Falling into space at the end of time black as the black in your eyes
Staring through a hole in the ozone there's nobody home
to play back your answers from Climax out of blue
with just another high no there must be something new
Now that I'm so alien

Entering the atmosphere don't know what is waiting here oh no
If there's nothing left to fear when we come
to gather in the big bang generation

Teardrop in the sky bursting my eye sound of the morning sigh
This life is stranger than fiction surreal addiction it's all I recognize
Feeding of the habit losing control where is it leading to
now that I'm the alien

Entering the atmosphere don't know what is waiting here oh no
If there's nothing left to fear when we come
to gather in the big bang generation
(Feel like I'm losing control) Big bang generation
(Now that I'm here all alone) Big bang generation
(Feel like I'm losing control) Big bang generation
(Feel like I'm losing it) We're gonna come to gather here

Where you coming from when we gonna burn out don't know
Having so much fun greetings from the big bang generation
Big bang generation meet you in the big bang generation
Together in the big bang generation together
with the big bang generation

(Duran Duran's official website)

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