the newspaper current issue back issues about news subscribe advertise contribute interact forum blog listings directory jobs for sale home the newspaper blog listings contact shop Designtimes Blog Bernard Pras Bernard Pras was born in 1952 in the south west of France in a toy shop. After more than twenty years spent as a painter, and also a sculptor of recovered objects, Pras conceived in 1997, an astonishing form of expression, using photography as a basis for the creation of what amounts to a form of installation art. Pras’s work does not illustrate the painter’s art but the way the eye views an object. In fact, brush and paint are replaced by the object itself. By anamorphosis he creates a picture in relief and gives birth to portraits by randomly accumulating common objects. So in short he remakes famous paintings through the use of daily objects. www.bernardpras.fr 13 June 2010 / 1 comment/s Paul Lung It’s hard to believe that you are not looking at a photograph above but rather a pencil drawing of Paul Lung. Paul Lung is a 38 year old graphic artist from Hong Kong. Paul Lung only makes use of a 0.5 mm technical pencil and A2 paper to create these masterpieces. He doesn’t use an eraser and spends up to 60 hours sketching out a single picture. www.paullung.com 25 May 2010 / 3 comment/s BR1 Street art The work of an artist known as BR1 is popping up all over In the streets of Turin Italy. BR1’s project focuses on the representation of Muslim women and their social condition. The artist says, “I made a deep research and I discovered that I am the only artist in the street art movement that deals entirely with this topic. Isn’t it strange? In general, the woman is the best source of inspiration for artists, why Muslim women wouldn’t be the same?” The Muslim women are represented in daily life situations, and each is drawn and colored freehand. They are taken from actual images from the media and put out on the street, creating a higher visibility. www.flickr.com/br1art 21 May 2010 / 2 comment/s Max Mogale I came across Max Mogales's photography website called Guerrilla Grapher. I was very impressed by this young South African photographer. www.guerrillagrapher.co.za 21 May 2010 / 1 comment/s