Pencil Vs Camera - 71 - a photo on Flickriver

Facebook | Twitter | Prints | SoundCloud | © Ben Heine
______________________________________________

Enlarge here.

Creative explosion, ideas, brainstorming, flexibility, energy, technologies and hard work! A great façade for an even greater working space!

I made this image for VIP Offices, a fantastic and innovative agency for freelance people, based in Brussels. I took the photo and also made the sketch as usual, you can view some details here below. OK, I know there are many elements on the piece of paper (more than usual), it's because this artwork is meant to be printed soon in a huge size.

I will be exhibiting many new prints at VIP Offices starting from the 26th of September, if you're around,
I'd be really happy to see you there.
______________________________________________

For more information about my art: info@benheine.com
______________________________________________

Here is an interesting review I received for this picture on my deviantART account from Kalistina. I'm sharing it here below because I think it's a good analysis:

The Pencil Vs Camera series is an impressive (and widely acclaimed) collection of mixed media pieces, combining pencil drawing, photography and photo manipulation to make multiple realities collide in a single image.

Photography is a medium that deals with physical reality. Because it involves a lens mechanism to record the luminous trace of a physical object, it literally cannot create anything. Drawings, unlike photography, deal with abstract realities. They’re not bound by existence, plausibility or chromatic aberrations; their only limit is their artist’s mind and their ability to convey the images they imagine to the medium they’re drawing on (be it a piece of paper, a wooden plank or a computer). By essence, many drawings deal with the creation of something new, whereas photography focuses on (re)presentation of something that already exists.

(...) I feel Pencil Vs Camera is a perfect concretization of this ontological fact. The way Ben uses pencil drawings to introduce extraordinary elements to the otherwise believable physical reality he initially photographed, specifically interests me because it’s trans-medium. The resulting pieces are neither drawings, photographs or photo manipulations - they’re above this categorization.

In Pencil Vs Camera 71, we see the façade of a building get blown open by a man in a suit’s punch, opening the way for countless objets in what looks like a creative explosion. The contrast between the building’s relatively conservative structure and the runaway creations makes me think of what I feel art should thrive to become - a disturbance to the spectators’ otherwise ordinary lives.

In the main character, the one punching the wall out, I see a successful artist bound by none of the usual rules of society - be it money, masks or work. I also see a creative genius, infecting the world with new concepts, new perspectives, new ideas.

Considering the fact that this image is dedicated to a creative environment for freelancers (who typically refuse the usual constraints of society), I can’t help but feel this is an open invitation to individual empowerment. And I’m all for that.

Taken in: Belgique / Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Bruxelles (show map)

Taken on: August 26, 2012

Tags:

Pencil Vs Camera

Ben Heine

VIP Offices

Work

Façade

Building

Brain

Brainstorming

Corporate

Business

Worker

Capital

Freelance

Drawing

Augmented Reality

Photography

flexibility

explosion

technologies

computer

bulbs

earth

hang

superman

sketch

Surrealism

Surréalisme

Belge

Belgique

Belgium

Brussels

Canon 5D

Mark II

Paper

Illusion

Dessin

hand

Brick

Construction

Urban Exploration

Innovative

Ideas

Collection

Series

Factory

Space

Cloud

Plants

Mixed Media

Pencil

Energy

Punch

Society

Money

Dollars

Masks

Creative

Imagination

Hole

Trou

www

Web

Windows

Fenêtres

Entrance

Company

Agency

Ordinateur

Cerveau

Story

Architecture

Colorful « less

Sets appears in: • Photos (all) • Pencil Vs Camera more » • Photography (Best of) • Belgium • Full Colours • Photo Journalism • Canon 5D Mark ii • Brussels • Crazy Clouds • Architecture, Monuments and Urban Scenes • + 100 favs « less

Groups appears in: • "A" Class (comment 2) Pls, Comment immediately. • "FRIENDS" P1/A2 more » • Flickr Sun (Post 1 - Give 5 Suns) • *Best of Flickr* (Comment 1 / invite 2) PHOTOS ONLY • Colour Art Awards -=Post 1, Award 3=- (Colours ONLY) • Discovery Photos: Post 1, Vote for 3 • Cubism Award: Great Artistic Photographer - INVITED Post1 Award3 • Love it!_Award 5 photos • " FLICKR Stars :: COMMENT OR BAN :: post 1 award 6: • "This Photo Rocks!" (Post 7 - Award 3) • -Spirit Of Photography • Flickr goal (sube 1 marca 5 goles) • **Simply Superb (P 1- A 2)** • Royal Group - Have a Good Light ! • Global Artist's (Post 3 - Award 5) • DIAMOND HEART (Post 1-Comment 3) • Flickr Balloon Award (Post 1 & Give 2 Balloons) • !! Photographers Gone Wild (P1, A+F5) • Photography Gods - (invited photos) • !Group Tripod (post1~comment4) • HIDDEN TREASURE POST 1 AWARD 3 • "Double Dragon Awards" Post 1 Comment 3 SWEEPER!! • ! ♡ Flickrian ♡ No Rules:) Feel Free to invite your Friends! • MAGIC TOUCH (P1 / A1) • **Super Best Shots on Flickr**/ P.1, A.5 ! NO COMMENT=BAN! • Dragonfly Awards * Post1 - Award 3 * *Sweeper Active* • Intere$ting Photos! post 1,comment 1 • !*Flickr Award Group*! (GIVE 5 AWARDS) • Dreams Come True (Award on 3) • ! * Dagmar ♥ Luna ♥ Sonja and Friends ! Post 1 / Award 2 • Art for the Art (Admin-Invite) • FINE ART GALLERY ~ P1-C1 • EXPRESS YOURSELF ✲ rules changed: NO 2end LIFE! - • Riisli Gallery • Arte e giochi - Group solely for call of the administrators • Sparkle (Post 1- Comment 3) • "Worldwide Beauties Guide - for Globetrotters"P1 A3 SWEEPERon • Theater of Surreal,Weird and Strange /P1/C1 • CHAMPIONS Photography (P.1- R6) • LUNA NUOVA - Group solely for call of the administrators P1 A1 • *ANGEL AWARDS, POST 1 / GIVE 3 ANGELS , SWEEPER ACTIVE • Richard's Gold (50+faves - admin invite) • *Crab Award* P1 & C2 • Keep your eyes open - Ayez l'oeil - NO PEOPLE - P1A3 - Sweeper • North*Star!(Post 2+Comment 5) • Sapphire Awards *POST 1 - AWARD 3* *Sweeper Active* • NON SOLO MACRO..... • IN PUNTA DI PENNA solo su invito P 1 C 1 • Francophone du Monde. ( FERMER ) • Super Photographer (Post1 -Award 5) • LIVING LIFE BEHIND THE LENS *Sweeper Active* • Remember and sens • Supreme Images * Post 1 - Award 3 * *Sweeper Active* • * C L I C K A R T * • Stunning Shots • Composer's Breath • Art-Pix • Mermaid Awards *Post 1 - Award 3* *Sweeper Active* • Imperial Images * Post 1 - Award 3 * *Sweeper Active* • *Golden Apple Award* P1 & C2 • * Silver Star Award * (Post 2 & Award 3) • * The Cool Diamond - Post 2 & Award 3 * • Poppy Awards * Post 1 - Award 3 * Sweeper Active * • * Starfish Award / P1&A1 * • * Seashell Award / P1&A1 * • * Cross Award * Post 2 & Award 3 • Flickr Bronze Trophy Group (Post 1 MUST Comment 5!) • ! * Friends Playground NEW P1 / C2 :-)) • Soliduu ¡¡¡¡ ▲ High Quality Photos ▲ [P1-C3] • [][][]The scent of photography[][][] • GOOD - BETTER - BEST [P1/C2] • BUTTERFLY AWARD (Post 1 / Award 4) Sweeper Active! • [][][]Super Group Photographic[][][] • Orgoglio italiano • ALL MAGIC SPECIAL EFFECTS ***P1/C2*** • FuriaMag® • Preferences and Personal Choices (P1 / C1) • Il nuovo manifesto della fotografia artistica • ! * A hug is worth a thousand words* NO Nudity & NO Sales! • Gli amici di Marina • ~ LES AMATEURS D´ART ~ ....P1 / A2 • ***PHOTO OF OUR MEMORIES*** • ! * Dagmar and Sonja ♥ • VIENNESE COFFEE HOUSE ☕ Where You Meet Your Friends | P1-C1 • ALL DIGITAL ***✿⊱╮ P1 / C2 ✿⊱╮ • ART Selected By ADMINISTRATORS *Public Group (P1 ~ A 3)Level 1 • !Art Book (18+) • SARDEGNA chiama SICILIA e viceversa. • ALPHA Awards from Sunriserjay's Circle o' FriendsLEVEL1(P1~A4) • [][][] Flickr. DNA [][][] • FAVOUR / add 1 fave 3 LEVEL 1 • ! * The Magic Hands * ! P1/C1 • Mother Earth S.O.S. ♥ ♥ « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/4.0, 1/100 sec, 28mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
Show full info

Stats: 111,472 views / 98 comments

go back

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: