{"id":5762,"date":"2018-03-26T09:39:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T09:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benheine.com\/?page_id=5762"},"modified":"2024-04-03T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T09:35:59","slug":"dessin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benheine.com\/fr\/art\/dessin\/","title":{"rendered":"Dessin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5762\" class=\"elementor elementor-5762\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e106cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e106cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-014af4e\" data-id=\"014af4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89df110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89df110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dessin<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a2b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72a2b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L\u2019artiste Ben Heine a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 dessiner \u00e0 un tr\u00e8s jeune \u00e2ge.\u00a0Il est autodidacte en dessin et il \u00e0 continuellement d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 ses\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2177716\/Pencil-versus-camera-Belgian-artist-mind-bending-blend-art-reality.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">techniques d\u2019illustration<\/a>\u00a0en utilisant diff\u00e9rents outils comme des crayons, des bics, des aquarelles ou encore des outils num\u00e9riques. Son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour l\u2019illustration l\u2019amena \u00e0 cr\u00e9er la s\u00e9rie\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/benheine.com\/fr\/art\/pencil-vs-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pencil Vs Camera<\/a>. Il \u00e9crit: \u00ab\u00a0Le dessin \u00e9tait ma premi\u00e8re obsession artistique, parce que c\u2019est tellement facile de transporter un crayon et un morceau de papier. Je dessinais tout le temps, partout. J\u2019avais besoin de dessiner pour exprimer mes \u00e9motions. La peinture fut une transition entre le dessin et la photographie\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b7a8b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b7a8b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fe1d41\" data-id=\"6fe1d41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6380ca live-art-custom-class elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b6380ca\" 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src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3345\/3226588847_831b41a877_b.jpg\" alt=\"Abstract Big Bang\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Abstract Big Bang<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4124\/5024056147_205f35acac_b.jpg\" title=\"Alchemy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4124\/5024056147_205f35acac_b.jpg\" alt=\"Alchemy\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Alchemy<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3872\/14860447557_13ae05a392_c.jpg\" title=\"Teide Nomad (Sketch in Progress)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3872\/14860447557_13ae05a392_c.jpg\" alt=\"Teide Nomad (Sketch in Progress)\" width=\"711\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Teide Nomad (Sketch in Progress)<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2153\/1578545382_c561a53fa6_b.jpg\" title=\"My African Lady\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2153\/1578545382_c561a53fa6_b.jpg\" alt=\"My African Lady\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">My African Lady<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3910\/15039767896_5335d7ffd5_c.jpg\" title=\"Man Selling Biscuits (#Onthedraw Project)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3910\/15039767896_5335d7ffd5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Man Selling Biscuits (#Onthedraw Project)\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Man Selling Biscuits (#Onthedraw Project)<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2183\/1600585866_0b8bb3ee0e_c.jpg\" title=\"Child Of The Universe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2183\/1600585866_0b8bb3ee0e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Child Of The Universe\" width=\"367\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p 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title=\"Sensual\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2414\/2455674840_f6bcc7dd95_c.jpg\" alt=\"Sensual\" width=\"368\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Sensual<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2417\/1538861041_7787920d24_c.jpg\" title=\"Che Guevara&#039;s Message\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2417\/1538861041_7787920d24_c.jpg\" alt=\"Che Guevara&#039;s Message\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Che Guevara&#039;s Message<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8751\/16732485610_9f42a20598_b.jpg\" title=\"Pencil Vs Camera Exhibition in Hong Kong\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8751\/16732485610_9f42a20598_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pencil Vs Camera Exhibition in Hong Kong\" width=\"888\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Pencil Vs 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title=\"Penniless\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3055\/3056573073_37da9052a7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Penniless\" width=\"368\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Penniless<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3881\/15069470211_36c522dfb0_c.jpg\" title=\"Different Mindset - Auditorio de Tenerife\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3881\/15069470211_36c522dfb0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Different Mindset - Auditorio de Tenerife\" width=\"356\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Different Mindset - Auditorio de Tenerife<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6109\/6346729059_45f761a2d6_b.jpg\" title=\"A Child Dreaming\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6109\/6346729059_45f761a2d6_b.jpg\" alt=\"A Child Dreaming\" width=\"395\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">A Child 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View a detail &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/p.10152328063553616\\\/10152328063553616\\\/?type=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; and the work in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/15002368662&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you. If you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14905264047&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14905264047\",\"wh\":\"800x566\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3843\\\/14905264047_fc2553e138_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2459%2F3851541577_3fd38a0d65_b.jpg\",\"width\":410,\"title\":\"Ceci n&#039;est pas Magritte\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a watercolor painting on paper I made in 2009. I love \\nMagritte&#039;s work and I enjoyed making this second portrait of him.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Ren&#233; Magritte&lt;\\\/strong&gt; (1898 &#150;1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. 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He was the pioneer of satyagraha&#151;resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence&#151;which led India to independence and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi and in India also as Bapu. He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3818407765&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3818407765\",\"wh\":\"700x937\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3424\\\/3818407765_4c373057a2_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2433%2F3748919844_f69eddc8c9_b.jpg\",\"width\":701,\"title\":\"Ilaria La Commare\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is what appeared on cafebabel.com a few days after her death:\\n\\nCorrespondent since autumn 2005, Ilaria has left us at the age of thirty. It happened the 17th of March in a blaze of desperation or courage, leaving her friends and family immersed in grief. Her life was full of activism, the latter being channelled predominantly through the medium of journalism. But Ilaria La Commare was not only a journalist. She was also an accomplished writer and a fine poet. \\n\\nFrom her writing you can deduce a vein of nostalgia for her home region of Sicily. The simplicity of the words in her poetry bring us to regard her island just as she did. Colourful, with a maritime presence, lights, sounds and silence. These silences, graphically expressed in the spaces that she deliberately leaves at the beginning of some of her verses, are the most loaded. \\n\\n&quot;Water of salt in the sun&quot;. Its luminous alliteration transports us to childhood, in the hunt for a solemn and simple happiness. The presence of the verbs conjugated in the future predominates, projecting themselves into the future whilst weighing up the upsetting burden of today. The future is constellated with nostalgia, of a recurring past. \\n\\nOur homage to Ilaria is a well-meaning translation of her &quot;Linden tree grains&quot;, an example of her skilled wordplay and her prose of poetic strokes, both volcanic and original. \\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Linden tree grains&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nLinden tree grains \\nwe will weave our summers \\nsinging in the island terraces \\ndeflowering the water of salt \\n\\nwe will burn in silences \\nin the day that breaks \\nplaying with the sweets of water \\nunder the sheets of threads \\nwe will feel the vein \\nliving out the voices \\nof squares made out of stone\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3748919844&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3748919844\",\"wh\":\"1024x730\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2433\\\/3748919844_f69eddc8c9_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8562%2F16796759705_a479f29556_c.jpg\",\"width\":506,\"title\":\"Drug Addiction\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nDrugs kill...\\n\\nPhoto prints &amp; posters of this image available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/37744458&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: Like all my other pictures, this is a copyrighted image. If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16796759705&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16796759705\",\"wh\":\"750x740\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8562\\\/16796759705_a479f29556_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3855%2F14738254750_38825161e2_c.jpg\",\"width\":413,\"title\":\"Robin Williams - RIP\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThe sad man who couldn&#039;t be happy anymore. Thank you for making us laugh, dream and cry. RIP Robin Williams.\\n\\nPencil shetch on paper. &lt;strong&gt;Prints &amp; posters available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36586647\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nSee it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152292005968616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14738254750&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14738254750\",\"wh\":\"620x750\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3855\\\/14738254750_38825161e2_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3344%2F3332677680_17314daf36_c.jpg\",\"width\":372,\"title\":\"Barack Obama Vs the Fear\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is pointillism made with black ink on paper, I then added \\nwatercolors (simply yellow, turquoise and red). Will Barack \\nObama succeed in improving our world? I really hope so.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I&#039;m Superman&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn \\n\\nCome to my heart knock on wood\\nDon&#146;t worry, be good I&#039;m your super man\\n\\nI will let you be what you want to be\\nBring you through because I&#039;m superman\\nLet you have wings - set you free\\nFly with me with these wings if you can\\n\\nDon&#146;t pretend just come on and really fly\\nEverything I said - I&#039;m going to try\\nBringing in all the hope I gave\\nJust you wait and see and - be with me brave\\n\\nThere is no one other - I&#039;m the one\\nI am the man with the super sign on\\nGiving you what real power is and test\\nAnd you will have to imagine with me the rest\\n\\nBecause I have the powers of kryptonite\\nThere is no way to test such might\\nBut just come with me and see what I can\\nTogether we can - yes we can! Because I&#039;m superman\\n\\nAll the strength that you couldn&#039;t know\\nIs inside and now coming out so fine!\\nEvery power known - now superman shall show\\nJust watch my symbol as it glows up like sunshine\\n\\nMightier than a jet plane I&#146;ll fly and I promise you\\nEverything will be to better put and straight\\nPromises you thought gone I shall again renew\\nTake away all doubt and settle each debate\\n\\nI will let you be what you want to be\\nBring you through because I&#039;m superman\\nLet you have wings - set you free\\nFly with me with these wings if you can\\n\\nDon&#146;t pretend just come on and really fly\\nEverything I said - I&#039;m going to try\\nBringing in all the hope I gave\\nJust you wait and see and - be with me brave\\n\\nI am the guy who will always stand by your side\\nGive you opportunities and money in your pocket\\nDon&#146;t you worry - let the worries away ride\\nI&#039;ll be your superman and fly like a rocket\\n\\nThere is no one other - I&#039;m the one\\nI am the man with the super sign on\\nGiving you what real power is and test\\nAnd you will have to imagine with me the rest\\n\\nBecause I have the powers of kryptonite\\nThere is no way to test such might\\nBut just come with me and see what I can\\nTogether we can - yes we can! Because I&#039;m superman\\n\\nYes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can!\\nBecause I&#039;m superman\\n\\n-----------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3332677680&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3332677680\",\"wh\":\"596x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3344\\\/3332677680_17314daf36_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4006%2F4205591228_4ed31206da_b.jpg\",\"width\":372,\"title\":\"Mika\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; 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If you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15091476435&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15091476435\",\"wh\":\"800x569\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3863\\\/15091476435_318753bb7a_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2920%2F14517480091_0cecde4796_c.jpg\",\"width\":667,\"title\":\"Somebody Else\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nWho knows? Quick sketch (recent work, ballpoint pen on paper).\\n\\nBased on a &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/p.10152039355968616\\\/10152039355968616\\\/?type=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;real man&lt;\\\/a&gt; I med in Spain. You can view the sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.10152069071778616.1073741836.45292293615\\\/10152036000348616\\\/?type=3&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/p.10152039355048616\\\/10152039355048616\\\/?type=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPrints, posters, canvases and fun products with the above artwork available at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36263841\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14517480091&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14517480091\",\"wh\":\"745x558\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2920\\\/14517480091_0cecde4796_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3288%2F3041628866_581b4f0740_c.jpg\",\"width\":370,\"title\":\"Mother Africa\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a traditional watercolor painting I made in 2008. \\nI intended to show how fertile the African continent is...\\nand how important women are.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Strong Hands of Mother Africa&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by J. Joy &#147;Sistah Joy&#148; Matthews Alford\\n\\nStrong hands of Mother Africa\\nAwaken places deep inside me\\nWhere my ancestors dwell\\nLike distant echoes, your heart-beat\\nReverberates off Kilimanjaro&#146;s mountain-tops\\nPulses down the Nile\\nCrosses the Sudan\\nAnd flows into my soul\\n\\nStrong hands of Mother Africa\\nCall my absent spirit\\nTo return and commune with the elders\\nThose who sojourned before me\\nNow light my path and\\nAwait my homecoming\\n\\nStrong hands of Mother Africa\\nReveal to me my history\\nTeach me the ways of my true homeland;\\nUnmask the mysteries and tragedies\\nOf this altered consciousness\\nAwaken in my mind and body\\nThe un-ripened seeds of truth,\\nPower, and pride\\nSolve for me the paradox of my mortality.\\n\\nStrong hands of Mother Africa\\nMy soul dances to your ancient rhythm\\nPulsing, ever pulsing, through the veins of time\\nTeach me to beat Africa drums\\nSo that I, too, may guide\\nAnother absent spirit to your shores\\nSo that I, too may guide another absent spirit\\nHome! \\n\\n--------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/authorsden.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;authorsden.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3041628866&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3041628866\",\"wh\":\"592x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3288\\\/3041628866_581b4f0740_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2920%2F14607196292_e8df7c8f9e_c.jpg\",\"width\":676,\"title\":\"Children with Cat\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nRecent drawing (final version), ballpoint pen on paper.\\n\\nYou can view the sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/14122024888\\\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; and buy framed prints\\\/posters at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36334660\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks. If you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14607196292&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14607196292\",\"wh\":\"775x573\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2920\\\/14607196292_e8df7c8f9e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3758%2F9950483495_b661b1fec2_b.jpg\",\"width\":555,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress - Pencil Vs Camera - 74\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nMy new giant 3D drawing featuring a tiger and an owl in a dense \\nforest. It is part of my &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; series (the concept is \\ntotally reversed in this image, though, the only piece of reality in \\nthe composition being myself...). The wild animals and the forest \\nare actually anamorphic sketches drawn on a huge piece of paper \\nin my studio, no more, no less than optical illusions.\\n\\nA quiet tiger, a scary owl and an imprudent artist, maybe a fun trio. \\nI took the photo (using a tripod and a self timer) and also made the \\nbig sketch (handmade, as usual). View the final image at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/9951404353\\\/&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt; \\nor on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/3D-PvsC74-Tiger-Owl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my blog&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;NEW: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_tiger_owl_man_poster-228772474099443124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of the final image now available!&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: It has just been published today! 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It \\nis a big honor, thank you!\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9950483495&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9950483495\",\"wh\":\"1024x922\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3758\\\/9950483495_b661b1fec2_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2252%2F2479526308_f38900cf80_c.jpg\",\"width\":376,\"title\":\"Marilyn Manson -2-\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThis is a pointillist work I made with yellow, red blue and black ink on paper. I just love Marilyn Manson&#039;s personality and crazy style! Everybody should have an aura...\\n\\nPlease, see &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/2478701807\\\/&quot;&gt;my other portrait of Marilyn Manson&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Biography&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBrian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name &lt;strong&gt;Marilyn Manson&lt;\\\/strong&gt;, is a professional musician. He is the lead singer of the industrial metal band that bears the same name. His stage name is formed from the names Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. \\n\\nBrian Hugh Warner was born on January 5th 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He attended Heritage Christian School. After transferring to and later graduating from Canton&#039;s GlenOak High School, Warner moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his family. While living in Fort Lauderdale, he studied journalism and theater at Broward Community College, and became the assistant entertainment editor of BCC&#039;s student newspaper, the Observer.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Romance &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nWarner&#039;s first serious relationship was with Melissa &quot;Missi&quot; Romero. As explained in his autobiography, during the production of &quot;Antichrist Superstar,&quot; Missi became pregnant with Warner&#039;s child, but had an abortion during her second trimester. He has also been linked to Traci Lords and Jenna Jameson. Jameson wrote about her sexual encounter with Manson in her autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale in which she noted him as being &quot;massively endowed&quot;. Manson was engaged to Rose McGowan, but their relationship ended around the time he became involved with burlesque dancer and fetish model model Dita Von Teese. Manson photographed Von Teese for the December 2002 issue of Playboy. Manson and Von Teese wed in December 2005 in the Irish home of friend Gottfried Helnwein. Von Teese filed for divorce as of December 2006. The divorce came through in January 2007. In April of 2007, Marilyn Manson&#039;s girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood, admitted that they were actually a couple. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Marriage&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nManson and Dita Von Teese started dating on Manson&#039;s 32nd birthday, and Manson proposed three years later on March 22, 2004. On December 3, 2005 (court documents say November 28), the couple was married in a non-denominational ceremony at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Ireland, the home of Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky. Dita Von Teese wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown by Vivienne Westwood, complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset, topped off by a tricorne hat by Stephen Jones, while Manson wore a John Galliano black silk taffeta tuxedo with velvet trim and a hat also crafted by Stephen Jones. They reportedly exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including burlesque dancer Catherine Delish, Lisa Marie Presley, Eric Szmanda, David Lynch, Jessicka and Christian Hejnal, and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. Vogue magazine ran a multiple-page feature on the wedding in its February 2006 issue. Just before his own wedding, Manson criticized Britney Spears&#039; wedding to Kevin Federline, in which they celebrated by wearing personalized tracksuits: &quot;If you&#039;re going to do something like getting married, it should have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand and not in tracksuits!&quot; \\n\\nAs of January 30, 2007 Manson and Dita Von Teese reportedly split after her filing for divorce due to &quot;irreconcilable differences&quot; according to Von Teese. ET.com along with People Magazine has claimed that Manson was having an extramarital affair with actress Evan Rachel Wood, which may or may not be the true cause of the split. Manson&#039;s alcohol abuse and distant behaviour have also been cited as cause for the split. It has also been claimed that Manson was not aware of Von Teese&#039;s filing for divorce and moving out of their home at the time that the story was published, conceivably due to his reported stay in Paris, France. Von Teese reportedly took their two cats and two dachshunds, Greta and Eva, with her when she left. Manson fought for custody of the two cats, but only received one of them. \\n\\nEvan Rachel Wood attended the grand opening of Manson&#039;s new Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art and among the most notable artworks were two portraits of Evan. She will also co-star in his upcoming horror film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In music &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nJessicka of the band Jack Off Jill was an early friend of Manson&#039;s, her band opened most of his South Florida shows. He not only produced most of the band&#039;s early recordings but also played guitar on the song &quot;My Cat&quot; and helped name the band. Manson later wrote the liner notes for the band&#039;s album Humid Teenage Mediocrity, a collection of early Jack Off Jill recordings. \\n\\nIn early 1993, after being instructed by his new label, Interscope Records, not to play any local shows, Manson formed Mrs. Scabtree. Mrs. Scabtree was a side project between he and newly hired Jeordie White. Manson played drums, while White (dressed as a black woman) shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka from Jack Off Jill who wore a blonde wig. Mrs. Scabtree only played two shows in South Florida. \\n\\nManson has helped or provided full scores for several major motion pictures, although several of his pieces have been cut, and his name dropped from the credits. Some of his more notable soundtrack score contributions include The Matrix, From Hell and Resident Evil. \\n\\nManson appeared as a guest on rapper DMX&#039;s album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood for the track &quot;The Omen&quot;, produced by Swizz Beats, and has performed (with the rest of the band) on stage with Eminem as background music in the song &quot;The Way I Am&quot;. \\n\\nManson sang vocals on &quot;Break You Down&quot; off of the Washington, DC-based industrial rock band gODHEAD&#039;s 2000 Years of Human Error album. This album is distinguished for being the only one released on Manson&#039;s vanity label Posthuman Records.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In film and television &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nManson made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Murderdolls&#039; music video &quot;Dead in Hollywood&quot;, and also appears in the Nine Inch Nails music video &quot;Starfuckers, Inc.&quot;, as well as &quot;Gave Up&quot;, and Eminem&#039;s &quot;The Way I Am&quot; music video. \\n\\nHis first appearance in a film was in the role of a pornographic actor in David Lynch&#039;s Lost Highway, in 1997. He also had a minor role in former love interest Rose McGowan&#039;s 1998 film Jawbreaker and a supporting role in 2003&#039;s Party Monster, which is based on the events leading up to and the murder of Angel Melendez by the infamous Michael Alig of club kid fame, where Manson portrayed a psychotic drag queen named Christina . Manson made a cameo appearance in The Hire: Beat the Devil, a short film in the BMW films series (starring Clive Owen as the Driver), which featured James Brown as himself, and Gary Oldman as Satan. His most talked-about film cameo was in the Michael Moore political documentary Bowling for Columbine discussing the motivations of the perpetrators and allegations that his music was somehow a factor. He played himself, in animated form, on an episode of the television series Clone High, in which he sang a song about nutrition and the food pyramid. He is featured prominently throughout Not Another Teen Movie, and covered the song &quot;Tainted Love&quot; for its soundtrack. \\n\\nHis music is frequently featured on the show C.S.I.. The character on the show, Greg Sanders, is a big fan of Manson and the actor who plays him, Eric Szmanda, is a personal friend of Manson&#039;s. \\n\\nManson was featured in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and was set to appear in Abelcain, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Living Neon Dreams in 2005, although both of these projects are still unreleased as of 2007. He will also be seen as a bartender in an upcoming vampire movie starring Lucy Liu called Rise and possibly has pending roles in Abelcain, RISE and other projects. \\n\\nManson has produced 23 music videos, most of which have gone beyond the scope of a normal performance video and been well received by critics for their imagery and direction. Manson&#146;s three most recent released videos &#150; Personal Jesus, (s)AINT and Heart-Shaped Glasses &#150; were voluntarily funded with his own money (to a sum of $1,500,000) and largely not that of the record company. Manson stated in June 2006 that he saw himself &quot;as more a student of film than of music&quot;. \\n\\nIn July 2005, Manson told Rolling Stone that he was shifting his focus from music to filmmaking - &quot;I just don&#039;t think the world is worth putting music into right now. I no longer want to make art that other people--particularly record companies--are turning into a product. I just want to make art.&quot; \\n\\nBy 2006 Manson was working on his directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, but has since put the project off until November 2007 to focus on recording Marilyn Manson&#039;s sixth studio album, Eat Me, Drink Me, followed by a world tour. The film is said to feature special effects using a magician rather than computer-generated imagery. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In graphic art &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nFrom the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995-1996, but it was after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolour painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and sold them to drug dealers with their knowledge that they would accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate. \\n\\nThis manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, The Golden Age of Grotesque, held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre on between September 13 and 14, 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schele&#039;s pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a &quot; psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy &quot;. Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity. \\n\\nTwo years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15, 2004, Manson held his second exhibit on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin, Trismegistus, which was also the title of the center piece of the exhibit &#150; a large three headed Christ painted onto an antique wood panel. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist. \\n\\nManson opened his own an art gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2 until April 17, 2007 Manson&#039;s recent works were be on show at the Space 39 Modern &amp; Contemporary in Florida. \\n\\nA coffee table art book is in the works, initially titled The Death of Art. The last given title was Quintif. It will be published by the makers of Flaunt magazine. \\n\\n40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Brigitte Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007. After this they will return to the Space39 Modern &amp; Contemporary Gallery thus leaving Manson&#039;s own gallery in Los Angeles temporarily without his own work until 2008. \\n\\nThe price of Manson&#039;s works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson&#039;s prices though are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher. \\n\\nDuring his European tour 2007 Manson has exhibited his paintings in Germany, Russia and Switzerland. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In other areas &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nManson provided the voice of the alien Edgar in the 2005 first-person shooter video game Area 51, which also featured David Duchovny. Marilyn Manson also appears (as himself) as a playable character in the video game Celebrity Deathmatch. Allegedly, the artist posed nude for photos prior to his rise to fame. The pictures appeared in the March 1999 issue of Honcho.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Professional fallouts &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Trent Reznor &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nOne of Manson&#039;s high-profile relationships, the defunct friendship with Trent Reznor, has been marked with mutual bitterness and perhaps vendetta. This started in the mid-90s, when Manson was due to make a track that would appear on the soundtrack to David Lynch&#039;s Lost Highway, but instead Reznor was the one who wrote a song, &quot;The Perfect Drug&quot;, for the film. In 1999, it seemed the two artists had patched their differences, as Manson made an appearance in the video for the Nine Inch Nails song &quot;Starfuckers, Inc.&quot; \\n\\nIn 2004, Reznor was asked whether he had plans to do any covers; he sarcastically replied, &quot;I was really hoping to do something unique and pertinent - like do an exact copy of &quot;Personal Jesus&quot; - but it was already taken.&quot; \\n\\nIn a 2005 interview, Manson said Reznor&#039;s Nothing Records had lost the master recordings of Manson&#039;s first three albums. He implied it was Reznor&#039;s intention, &quot;Now that Nothing Records doesn&#039;t exist, I think there&#039;s only one of two people responsible for that. Out of those two people, there&#039;s only one that really has an opinion of me that is voiced very often.&quot; \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Twiggy Ramirez &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nIn May 2002 Twiggy Ramirez left the band, citing differences in perspective on the future of the band. He went on to play bass for A Perfect Circle and Nine Inch Nails. During this time, Manson claimed in interviews that he and Ramirez were still close friends, while Ramirez maintained that he rarely spoke to Manson. In an interview in February of 2006 Twiggy stated he was willing to record an album with Marilyn Manson if the right conditions were met. In Autumn 2006, Manson and Ramirez were photographed together at numerous parties in Los Angeles, in amicable poses. \\n\\nIn January 2008 it was announced that Ramirez had reunited with the band as live bassist for the last leg of the Rape of the World tour as well as co-writer of the band&#039;s seventh studio album. In an interview with The Heirophant on January 11, 2008, Manson revealed that the reconciliation with Ramirez was not as abrupt as it initially seemed, and that the two had been occasionally communicating with each other since speaking at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California prior to the Winter European leg of the Rape of the World tour. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; John 5&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nJohn 5&#039;s reasons for leaving Marilyn Manson were cited as being mutual, despite the mysterious nature of his sudden firing by Manson&#039;s manager in 2004. \\n\\nJohn was quoted at the time as saying about the incident, &quot;I don&#039;t know. . . I was nothing but nice to him,&quot; he continued. &quot;I never screwed up onstage &#151; well not really badly &#151; and I did everything I could to get along with him. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with the fact that I don&#039;t drink or do drugs, and he&#039;s not like that at all. Maybe he held that against me. I don&#039;t know. He never said.&quot; John 5 was notorious among fans as being drug and alcohol free. \\n\\nBefore the incident, Manson had assaulted John on stage, notably, Manson kicked John in the face during a televised performance, leading to a brief confrontation in front of a packed and roaring audience (available on YouTube). This was during the intro to &quot;The Beautiful People&quot;, when played at the Rock AM Ring 2003. \\n\\nAlso, during the tour John maintains that Manson spoke about matters other than business only once, &quot;It was on my birthday, and he turned to me and said, &quot;Happy birthday, faggot&quot; &#151; then walked away.&quot; \\n\\nDespite this, John maintains he respects Manson, citing his skilled production style and his love for the band&#039;s music. John was already a fan of the band before joining in 1998. In response to a question regarding the reason for the split with Manson, John 5 was quoted by Vintage Guitar Magazine as saying, &quot;(laughs) At the end of the last tour, I decided I really wanted to do this solo thing and that I had to devote all my time to it. The split with Manson was totally amicable. It wasn&#039;t one of those big breakups. We&#039;re friends. I wish there was some good dirt, but there&#039;s not (laughs)!&quot; \\n\\nIn an interview prior to the January 19, 2008 performance in Orlando, Florida, Marilyn Manson revealed that John 5 would make a guest appearance during the show, stating: &quot;I&#039;ll have [John] come on stage and play songs with us this first show. It would practically be the Holy Wood lineup.&quot; This guest appearance ultimately did not take place, however. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Madonna Wayne Gacy &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBefore leaving the band nothing was heard of Madonna Wayne Gacy for over a year. In an exclusive conference conducted by Marilyn Manson in April 2007, he revealed the upcoming album Eat Me, Drink Me was recorded in collaboration between himself and Tim Skold. Essentially this meant Gacy did not partake in the album, but not ruling out the possibility of him performing as live keyboardist on the upcoming tour. Later, Manson revealed that Chris Vrenna (who previously drummed for the band during Ginger Fish&#039;s hiatus in 2004) would be performing as live keyboardist on the tour, in Gacy&#039;s place. \\n\\nOn August 2, 2007, Gacy filed a lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking a back pay of $20 million dollars. Gacy claimed Manson has been using the band&#039;s money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, his drug addictions, his wedding with Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. \\n\\nOn December 20, 2007, Manson countersued Gacy. As a reaction to the lawsuit Gacy filed against Manson in August, Manson claims, &quot;keyboardist Stephen Bier did not carry out obligations to take part in master recordings [of Eat Me, Drink Me], concerts [of the Rape of the World tour] and the selling of band merchandise,&quot; according to this report which states that Manson is seeking unspecified general and special damages. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Insight &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nEven though he is known mostly for his music, which some refer to as crude and grotesque, Manson is a very intelligent and insightful man. In interviews he is always well spoken and is calm to the people who challenge him. Most people see his music as delivering the wrong message, but Manson states that his message was to be creative. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Causes &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;In 2002, Manson worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make the wish of a boy with a life-threatening disease come true. 16-year-old Andrew Baines from Tennessee had a wish to sing back-up vocals for a &quot;big&quot; band; Manson jumped on the task and took Baines under his wing to make his dream come true. Manson invited Baines to the studio on August 27, 2002, where he let Baines perform backing vocals for the then-upcoming album, The Golden Age of Grotesque. &quot;Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with Andrew, who reminded me the things I create are only made complete by those who enjoy them. I just want to simply say, &#039;thank you&#039; to Andrew for sharing such an important wish with me,&quot; Manson said, according MarilynManson.com. \\n\\n&#149;In 2005, Manson donated a signed collector&#039;s edition mask to Music for Relief to help victims of the 2004&#039;s Boxing Day Tsunami; this auction raised $155. \\n\\n&#149;In January 2006, Manson contributed a hand-painted guitar from the Six-String Masterpieces - The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute to the Little Kids Rock auction. For every $100 raised by the product, Little Kids Rock would provide one low-income child with an instrument and lessons &#150; Manson&#039;s guitar raised $6,250. \\n\\n&#149;In 2006, Manson became a benefactor of Project Nightlight, an LA area foundation that uses short films, music, and apparel to grab teenagers attention and inspire them to speak out against sexual and physical abuse. Manson afforded Project Nightlight a stand at the opening of his art gallery, and in April 2007 gave the charity a print of his painting Eve of Destruction and a framed collector&#039;s edition mask. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Legal history &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMarilyn Manson was first arrested in Florida on December 27, 1994 after a concert at Jacksonville&#039;s Club 5 for &quot;violating the adult entertainment code.&quot; Manson was detained for 16 hours before been released without charge. Bizarrely police believed Manson had performed oral sex on stage with a man (when in fact it was Jack Off Jill vocalist Jessicka wearing a fake penis) and thrown either his or the man&#039;s penis into the crowd. On February 5, 2001 in Marino, Italy Manson suffered what is to date his only other post-concert arrest when he was accused of blasphemy having worn the outfit of a cardinal on stage during the song &quot;Valentine&#039;s Day&quot;. Soon after the detention it was ascertained that Manson had not committed a crime and it appeared the legal troubles were over until the next day when Manson was arrested in Bologne on charges of public indecency relating to a 1999 show where it was alleged Manson had exposed his penis. Manson was released and the charges dropped, notably the arrests came a week after two teenagers brutally murdered an Italian nun which some less reputable sections of the Italian press blamed on Manson&#039;s music. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Sexual misconduct &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nIn a civil battery suit, David Diaz, a security officer from a concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 27, 2000, sued for $75,000 in a Minneapolis federal court. After two days deliberation the jury decided that Manson&#039;s alleged molestation had been part of the show and that he had not overstepped his boundaries as an artist, ruling in favor of Manson and against Diaz. \\n\\nManson was charged with &quot;sexual misconduct&quot; on August 16, 2001 after Joshua Keasler filed a complaint that as he was providing security for a July 30 concert Manson had allegedly spat on his head, wrapped his legs around him and began to gyrate his penis along his neck. \\n\\nOakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca said that &quot;It was offensive, crude and rude. This was not something that was orchestrated or choreographed as part of the act. The security guard was an unknowing and unwilling participant and, ironically, while he was there for protection... was sexually assaulted.&quot; The charge, punishable with up to two years imprisonment, was accompanied with a charge of disorderly conduct. The complaint came with an arrest warrant but Manson thwarted this by posting a $25,000 personal bond. In a one-day December 28, 2001 trial the presiding Judge dismissed the charge of &quot;sexual misconduct&quot; as Manson had in his view &quot;gained no sexual gratification from the act.&quot; Manson pleaded &quot;no contest&quot; to the outstanding lesser charge, which carried only up to three months imprisonment, and was ordered to pay $4,000 in fines. After the trial Keasler pursued a civil lawsuit against Manson that was dropped when the two settled out of court in February 2004. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Lawsuits &lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\n&#149;In 1997, former Marilyn Manson guitarist Scott Mitchell Putesky filed a lawsuit against Manson seeking unpaid royalties for his contributions to the band&#039;s output up to that period, including the band&#039;s recently released second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The case was concluded in 1998, although the outcome was confidential. \\n\\n&#149;On January 4, 1999, SPIN editor Craig Marks filed an assault and battery lawsuit against Manson in the New York Supreme Court. Marks alleged that Manson, upset at not making the cover of SPIN, the lawsuit specifically alleged Manson had yelled &quot;I can kill you, I can kill your family, I can kill everyone you know!&quot; before two of Manson&#039;s bodyguards were said to have charged him and held him against the wall and threw him to the floor after which it was alleged Manson had said, &quot;That&#039;s what you get when you disrespect me.&quot; The case was dropped when, weeks later, Marks was fired from SPIN over financial irregularities.\\n \\n&#149;On April 2, 2002, Maria St. John filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Manson of providing her adult daughter, Jennifer Syme, with cocaine and allowing her to drive while under the influence. The case was settled out of court. \\n\\n&#149;On August 2, 2007, former Marilyn Manson keyboardist Stephen Bier filed a breech of contract lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking $20,000,000 in damages. Bier claimed Manson has used the band&#039;s money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, addictions to cocaine and Valium, his $300,000 wedding with and $150,000 engagement ring given to Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll as well as Lewis Carroll memorabilia, human skeletons and taxidermy. Manson&#039;s lawyers responded in January 2008 with a 101-page rebuttal of the claims, the case will be tried by jury in November 2008 in the Los Angeles Superior Court. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Major label discography &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;Portrait of an American Family (1994) \\n&#149;Smells Like Children (1995) \\n&#149;Antichrist Superstar (1996) \\n&#149;Remix and Repent (1997) \\n&#149;Mechanical Animals (1998) \\n&#149;The Last Tour on Earth (Live) (1999) \\n&#149;Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000) \\n&#149;The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003) \\n&#149;Lest We Forget (The Best Of) (2004) \\n&#149;Eat Me, Drink Me (2007) \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Filmography &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;Lost Highway (cameo, 1997) \\n&#149;MTV Video Music Awards (commercial, 1998) \\n&#149;Jawbreaker (cameo, 1999) \\n&#149;Clone High (cameo, 2000) \\n&#149;From Hell (score, 2001) \\n&#149;Not Another Teen Movie (score, 2001) \\n&#149;Resident Evil (score, 2002) \\n&#149;Bowling for Columbine (interview, 2002) \\n&#149;The Hire: Beat the Devil (cameo, 2003) \\n&#149;Party Monster (2003) \\n&#149;Doppelherz (director, 2003) \\n&#149;The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (cameo, 2004) \\n&#149;House of Wax (2005) (acting, score) \\n&#149;Abelcain (2007) \\n&#149;Living Neon Dreams (2007) \\n&#149;Rise (cameo, 2007) \\n&#149;Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll (acting, directing, writing, score, 2008) \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Bibliography &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;The Long Hard Road out of Hell (1998) \\n&#149;Holy Wood (Unreleased) \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Trivia &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;All Manson&#039;s tattoos were done at Tattoos By Lou in Miami, Florida over a four-year span starting in 1991, until a new tattoo emerged in early-2007.\\n \\n&#149;In the 1990s, an Internet rumor spread stating Josh Saviano (who played Paul Pfeiffer in 1980s drama The Wonder Years) grew up to become Marilyn Manson. As of 2007, Josh Saviano is a licensed attorney in New York. He has, however, commented on the rumor, and thinks it is neat people believe him to be in a &quot;goth band&quot;. \\n\\n&#149;Contrary to what some may deem &quot;common knowledge&quot;, Manson has not had any ribs removed for the purpose of autofellatio. &quot;If I really got my ribs removed,&quot; he said in the The Long Hard Road out of Hell autobiography, &quot;I would have been busy sucking my own dick on The Wonder Years instead of chasing Winnie Cooper.&quot; \\n\\n&#149;In an E! interview, Manson revealed that he owns a Nintendo DS. &quot;My friend got me this little Japanese lawyer game; it&#039;s fucking amazing,&quot; he said in reference to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. He also mentioned that he was &quot;pretty good at Mario Kart&quot;. \\n\\n&#149;In an interview with MTV in 2002 Manson revealed that for most of his paintings he uses a children&#039;s Alice in Wonderland tin. He also uses a 1920&#039;s mortician paint kit originally used for retouching cadavers. \\n\\n&#149;Manson has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, an erratic, rapid heartbeat. \\n\\n&#149;Manson, who cites David Bowie as being his biggest influence, claims his favorite songs by him are &quot;Quicksand&quot;, &quot;Ashes to Ashes&quot;, and &quot;We Are the Dead&quot;. He even proposed to his ex-wife, Dita Von Teese, during a David Bowie concert (at the time Bowie was performing &quot;Be My Wife&quot;) . \\n\\n&#149;Pets Manson has had in his life include the childhood dog, an Alaskan malamute named Aleusha, an orange tabby named O.J. which he found on the steps of Christian school, four Devon Rex cats named Aleister, Edgar, Herman, and Lily, and two dachshunds named Greta and Eva. After the divorce of Manson and ex-wife Dita Von Teese, Von Teese won the custody of both dachshunds and Aleister. 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rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/34215920&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nI made this drawing on paper because I love Yves Saint Laurent.\\n___________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n___________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Yves Saint Laurent: The man who changed the way women dress forever&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Lisa Adams\\n \\nHe was the king of cutting-edge couture who, by rewriting the rules of fashion, changed forever the way women dress.\\n\\nTalented, controversial but always cool, Yves Saint Laurent was the last great designer from a generation which made Paris the fashion capital of the world.\\n\\nWith 20th century gurus Christian Dior and Coco Chanel gone, fashionistas could still believe in the power of style through YSL.\\n\\nHis death on Sunday aged 71, following a year-long fight against brain cancer, marks the end of an era.\\n\\nHowever, his legacy lives on - as the French president revealed in a glowing tribute yesterday.\\n\\nNicolas Sarkozy said: &quot;One of the greatest names in fashion has disappeared.\\n\\n&quot;Yves Saint Laurent was the first to elevate haute couture to the rank of art, and that gave him global influence.\\n\\n&quot;He infused his label with his creative genius, elegant and refined personality - discrete and distinguished during a half-century of work in both luxury and ready-to-wear - because he was convinced beauty was a necessary luxury for all men and all women.&quot;\\n\\nPierre Berge described his former lover and business partner - the first designer to put women in trousers - as a &quot;true creator&quot; who had empowered women.\\n\\nHe said: &quot;Chanel gave women freedom but Saint Laurent gave them power.\\n\\n&quot;He was a libertarian, anarchic, and he threw bombs at the legs of society.&quot;\\n\\nIt&#039;s a spark which brought us the ultra elegant tuxedo smoking jacket.\\n\\nWhen that hit the catwalks in 1966, it transformed the way ordinary women dressed for the evening.\\n\\nWorn together with sharply tailored trousers, it offered a modern alternative to the formal evening dress, rapidly becoming a wardrobe staple for women.\\n\\nThe tuxedo has been updated for every collection since then, with supermodel Kate Moss looking effortlessly cool in this season&#039;s Le Smoking jacket.\\n\\nSaint Laurent&#039;s label was worth &#163;45million when he sold it to Gucci in 1999 and the most beautiful women on the planet have long clamoured to wear his clothes.\\n\\nHe created Bianca Jagger&#039;s iconic white wedding suit as well as dressing stars including Catherine Deneuve, Paloma Picasso and Lauren Bacall.\\n\\nSupermodel Naomi Campbell said she was blessed to be working for YSL while her colleagues Claudia Schiffer and Carla Bruni hailed him as the most influential designer of his time on his retirement in 2002.\\n\\nHe could only have dreamed about such recognition growing up as a shy boy with a passion for drawing, in Oran, Algeria.\\n\\nBorn the son of a shipping executive on August 1, 1936, the fiercely ambitious Saint Laurent shied away from his\\nconventional home life to dream of cocktail dresses.\\n\\nTaunted for being gay, he took refuge in his fascination for clothes.\\n\\nAfter escaping to the bright lights of Paris aged 17, Saint Laurent finally discovered people who truly believed in his talents.\\n\\nHe won his place at the prestigious Chambre Syndicale school of haute couture after monopolising a contest sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat.\\n\\nHe had scooped three out of four of the categories - the fourth went to Karl Lagerfeld, now at Chanel.\\n\\nMonths later, in 1954, he was introduced to a man who would change his life, Christian Dior.\\n\\nDior was so impressed he hired him on the spot. Aged 21, when most designers are starting out, Saint Laurent was named head of the fashion house after Dior died suddenly.\\n\\nBut four years later, just as his career was really taking off, he was conscripted in to the French army during the Algerian War of Independence.\\n\\nAlready physically frail, his time in service was a horror which haunted the rest of his life.\\n\\nHe suffered a nervous breakdown and endured months of electroshock therapy in a psychiatric unit.\\n\\nIt cost him his chance at Dior but, as he slowly recovered, Saint Laurent bravely started his own label, YSL.\\n\\nHis Rive Gauche boutiques for women were established in 1966, and Le Smoking jacket secured his stardom.\\n\\nHis creation of sleek trouser suits for women perfectly captured the &quot;equality of the sexes&quot; spirit of the era.\\n\\nHis Beatnik chic - a black leather jacket, turtleneck and high boots - was also bang on trend.\\n\\nAlways striking, Saint Laurent saw it as vital to create clothes which women felt comfortable wearing.\\n\\nHis safari-style trouser suits in khaki cotton were instant hits in his Rive Gauche ready-to-wear boutiques in London and Paris.\\n\\nThe navy blue pea coat over white pants - debuted in 1962 - was also one of his hallmarks.\\n\\nHe said: &quot;I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant.\\n\\n&quot;They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.&quot;\\n\\nSaint Laurent&#039;s strength lay in never being afraid to be different.\\n\\nHe was ahead of his time, the first designer to challenge the blue-eyed, blonde-haired idea of perfection by hiring black models for his shows.\\n\\nThe trouser suits he so fervently believed in quickly triggered controversy away from the catwalk.\\n\\nWomen wearing them were turned away from hotels and restaurants in London and New York.\\n\\nHis see-through blouses, which showed off women&#039;s breasts, were next to cause outrage.\\n\\nBut his vision for fashion stretched beyond the cut of the clothes.\\n\\nHe said: &quot;Fashion is not only supposed to make women beautiful, but to reassure them, to give them confidence, to allow them to come to terms with themselves&quot;.\\n\\nSaint Laurent was never afraid to shock the public.\\n\\nHe posed nude in the advertising campaign for Pour Homme, the first YSL men&#039;s fragrance.\\n\\nThen his launch in the mid-Seventies of a perfume called Opium brought accusations that he was condoning drug use.\\n\\nDrugs - as well as depression and intense loneliness - were a problem for him away from the bright lights and air kisses of the fashion world.\\n\\nSaint Laurent said: &quot;I&#039;ve known fear and terrible solitude, tranquillisers and drugs - those phoney friends - the prison of depression and hospitals.\\n\\n&quot;I&#039;ve emerged from all this, dazzled but sober.&quot;\\n\\nDespite that loneliness, he created a timeless template for women&#039;s fashion.\\n\\nOne of today&#039;s hottest designers, Marc Jacobs, admits looking to YSL&#039;s Seventies glory years for inspiration.\\n\\nAnd Dame of British fashion, Vivienne Westwood, yesterday described YSL as &quot;one of the great couturiers, one of the few who have achieved perfection with everything they touched.&quot;\\n\\nIn today&#039;s brave new world of fast fashion, froth and window dressing, few achieve that.\\n\\nHe will be missed. \\n\\n(--&gt; This tribute appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.dailyrecord.co.uk)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n-------------\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Obituary: Yves Saint Laurent&lt;\\\/strong&gt; (BBC)\\n\\nYves Saint Laurent changed the face of the fashion industry when he became chief designer of the House of Dior at the age of 21. \\n\\nHis creations adorned some of the world&#039;s most famous women; he counted Catherine Deneuve, Paloma Picasso and Princess Grace of Monaco among his most ardent admirers. \\n\\nBut so much too of what ordinary women wear today has been influenced by Saint Laurent. \\n\\nHe designed clothes that reflected women&#039;s changing role in society; more confident personally, sexually and in the work-place. \\n\\nYves Saint Laurent was born in Algeria, on 1st August 1936. Although his parents were wealthy (his father owned a chain of cinemas), French Algerians were often looked down upon by people in mainland France. \\n\\nThe young Yves had an unhappy childhood. Because of his homosexuality, he said, he was bullied and generally ill-treated at school. \\n\\nHis mother brought him to Paris and he joined the House of Dior in 1954, and such was his impact that he became chief designer when Christian Dior died three years later. \\n\\nThere followed a period of unremitting success. He was credited with introducing short skirts and leather jackets to the world of haute couture in 1960. \\n\\nBut later that same year his world and career collapsed. He was conscripted into the French Army at the height of the Algerian war, and suffered a nervous breakdown. \\n\\nAfter three months in hospital he was discharged from the Army as medically unfit. But his return to the House of Dior was short-lived - he left almost immediately amid rumours that he had been dismissed. \\n\\nHe denied this, and claimed that he had resigned because the fashion house wanted him to work in London. \\n\\nA lean period followed, but he made a comeback designing costumes for Zizi Jeanmaire, the French cabaret artiste. His love of the theatre led to many more triumphs as a set and costume designer. \\n\\nRazia Iqbal looks back at the life of Yves Saint Laurent\\nIn 1962, with his business and personal partner, Pierre Berge, he founded what was to become the multi-million-pound Saint Laurent fashion and perfume empire. \\n\\nHis flair re-established him as one of the world&#039;s top designers, dictating couture and ready-to-wear fashions. He brought in the safari jacket, the cape, peasant flounces and military blousons. \\n\\nTrouser suits were almost unheard of before Yves Saint Laurent. Biker jackets, blazers and turtleneck sweaters came courtesy of him. He made women&#039;s clothes both more sexy and elegant. \\n\\nBut his personal life was less successful. The depression that ended his military career persisted - his partner, Pierre Berge, once said Saint Laurent had been born with a nervous breakdown. His ego was famously fragile. \\n\\nIn the 1970s and &#039;80s, he retreated into excess, becoming addicted to drink and drugs. He also indulged in what he himself called &quot;an extraordinary sex life&quot;. \\n\\nHe and Berge split romantically but remained business partners. Reclusive, Saint Laurent rarely left his Paris flat, where he lived surrounded by a massive art collection. \\n\\nIn 1999, he and Berge, having failed to find a suitable successor of their choice, sold their ready-to-wear company Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche to Gucci for $1bn after it had run into financial difficulties. \\n\\n(This obituary appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/news.bbc.co.uk)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;news.bbc.co.uk)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n-------------\\n\\nOfficial Yves Saint Laurent Web Site : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ysl.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ysl.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2555787650&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2555787650\",\"wh\":\"599x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3019\\\/2555787650_ca0b6b9c1a_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3182%2F3017201244_a7e355ece3_c.jpg\",\"width\":373,\"title\":\"African Continent\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a traditional watercolor painting. It shows the \\nAfrican continent and an elephant in the same time.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Ode To An Elephant&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Marjorie DeNaut Abner\\n  \\nOh magnificent giant of the jungle\\nBorn with tusks of ivory\\nInstead of your protection\\nThey threaten your extinction\\nThe circus is in town\\nRemember most the elephants\\nInstead of the Clowns\\nEntering the tent with an overwhelming rush\\nGliding smoothly whisper soft across the ground\\nYour great strength and wisdom\\nPut to use extricating woods of value\\nSo deep within the forest\\nWith love and protection for your family\\nLet this generation not to be known\\nTo allow your demise\\nLike the dinosaur don&#039;t become\\nJust a figure in a museum\\nOr a picture in a book\\nSilence forever the poacher&#039;s gun\\nLet the elephant be the one who won! \\n\\n------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3017201244&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3017201244\",\"wh\":\"597x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3182\\\/3017201244_a7e355ece3_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2676%2F3749141452_95c965e397_b.jpg\",\"width\":348,\"title\":\"CocoRosie\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a pencil drawing on A3 paper.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;CocoRosie&lt;\\\/strong&gt; is an American duo based in France and formed by sisters Bianca Leilani &quot;Coco&quot; and Sierra Rose &quot;Rosie&quot; Casady. Sierra mainly plays the guitar, piano and harp, and contributes vocals. Bianca sings and manipulates various children&#039;s toys\\\/electronic &amp; percussion instruments as well as other exotic noisemakers. CocoRosie performed strictly as a duo early on but in recent years they have appeared with various backing musicians at live shows, usually a bassist, synth player and beatboxer. They have been a very active touring group, playing a seemingly endless stream of dates across Europe and making several trips across the US and all points beyond.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3749141452&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3749141452\",\"wh\":\"650x932\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2676\\\/3749141452_95c965e397_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3878%2F14876356370_bfc8770f1c_c.jpg\",\"width\":355,\"title\":\"Woman in Traditional Costume\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n(Prints, posters and derivatives of the above artwork at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36672513\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nTraditional dress and colors in &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157645447233310\\\/&quot;&gt;Tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Canary Islands), Spain... Pencil drawing on A3 paper. You can view the sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152307988778616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nView a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you. If you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14876356370&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14876356370\",\"wh\":\"569x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3878\\\/14876356370_bfc8770f1c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3187%2F3056546539_b262cb392e_c.jpg\",\"width\":674,\"title\":\"Everything Carries Me To You\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a traditional painting I made with sepia ecoline in 2008.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;My Inspiration&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Bilal Anaim\\n\\nYou are the goddess\\nand I&#039;m the clay\\nYou form and mold\\nday after day\\n\\nFor me you have\\nwithin your grasp\\nPlease don&#039;t\\nlet me harden.\\n\\nNot to you my love\\nbut to this world\\nSoftening myself to you\\nlike the true love of the lord\\n\\nWithin you I found an empty place\\nfor my heart to stay alive\\nA place where I found\\nmy inspiration and drive\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.best-love-poems.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.best-love-poems.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3056546539&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3056546539\",\"wh\":\"800x593\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3187\\\/3056546539_b262cb392e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2902%2F14416723296_494ef6aafc_c.jpg\",\"width\":686,\"title\":\"Children Playing\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nRecent ballpoint pen sketch on paper, unfinished work. Buy prints here: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36188501&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36188501&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nAll my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission\\n\\nPS: Please &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, please contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14416723296&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14416723296\",\"wh\":\"750x546\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2902\\\/14416723296_494ef6aafc_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3173%2F3040712877_849ee414b2_c.jpg\",\"width\":371,\"title\":\"Justyna\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A Wild Woman&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Ivona Sophia  \\n  \\nShe&#146;s glancing at the reflection\\nin the mirror, at the same place\\nholding her images even when she&#146;s not\\nthere. Merging with an old, fat sofa\\non three legs and an artificial one made\\nof a few criminals and one dictionary\\ngrowing thicker with dust and thicker skin\\nfrom fresh remorse. While putting on\\na new pair of nylons, she&#146;s inhaling\\nanother chapter of a soap opera life.\\nArmed with blood-red lipstick and a twenty\\ndollar bill, she is out for bingo. \\n\\n-------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poetry-club.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poetry-club.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3040712877&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3040712877\",\"wh\":\"594x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3173\\\/3040712877_849ee414b2_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8588%2F16025603164_ba191f8f7c_c.jpg\",\"width\":668,\"title\":\"Life and Death\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n2D vs 3D... Something small made between projects\\n\\nPostcards and posters of this image available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/37667763\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16025603164&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16025603164\",\"wh\":\"770x576\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8588\\\/16025603164_ba191f8f7c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3900%2F14398368441_70dd039013_c.jpg\",\"width\":651,\"title\":\"Old Guitar Player\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nQuick portrait of an old man playing guitar in a street in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. I&#039;m not sure I&#039;ll finish that one... Please view some of my other drawings and illustrations in &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157619815300019\\\/&quot;&gt;this Flickr album&lt;\\\/a&gt;. \\n\\nYou can also find prints and posters of this drawing &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36157020\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nAll my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks.\\n\\nPS: Please join me on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14398368441&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14398368441\",\"wh\":\"800x614\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3900\\\/14398368441_70dd039013_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3139%2F3041594660_3beeeddfa8_c.jpg\",\"width\":370,\"title\":\"Global Crisis\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is one of my older illustrations made with ink on paper\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3041594660&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3041594660\",\"wh\":\"593x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3139\\\/3041594660_3beeeddfa8_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3902%2F14520735503_ee3d64c3c7_c.jpg\",\"width\":826,\"title\":\"Hug Me\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA caring person being rejected by another. This could explain why some of us become unromantic... Some don&#039;t even deserve love. This is sad. \\n\\n&quot;Never chase love, affection or attention, If it isn&#039;t given freely by the other person, it isn&#039;t worth having.&quot;\\n\\nBallpoint pen sketch on paper based on a real couple I met in Spain. &lt;strong&gt;Prints and posters can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36234162\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nPlease &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14520735503&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14520735503\",\"wh\":\"800x484\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3902\\\/14520735503_ee3d64c3c7_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2886%2F12909342803_863005118e_c.jpg\",\"width\":332,\"title\":\"Stairs\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine\\\/art&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_____________________________________________________\\n\\nHere is a quick digital painting I made in 2011, I never shared it \\nbecause it&#039;s unfinished, but I still like it. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I&#039;m also on Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_____________________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my works: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_____________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/12909342803&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-12909342803\",\"wh\":\"500x751\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2886\\\/12909342803_863005118e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F144%2F327145759_9ee80fb0a3_c.jpg\",\"width\":388,\"title\":\"Albert Einstein\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nEnlarge &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/327145759\\\/sizes\\\/o&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nOne of my older portraits of Einstein made with ballpoint pen on paper... \\nPlease see another portrait of him below.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Albert Einstein&lt;\\\/strong&gt; was a theoretical physicist, philosopher and author who is widely regarded as one of the most influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time. A German-Swiss Nobel laureate, he is often regarded as the father of modern physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics &quot;for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect&quot;.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/327145759&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-327145759\",\"wh\":\"600x773\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/144\\\/327145759_9ee80fb0a3_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F124%2F407313486_770c2e6327_c.jpg\",\"width\":368,\"title\":\"Open Me\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/407313486&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-407313486\",\"wh\":\"589x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/124\\\/407313486_770c2e6327_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8541%2F29476641280_7f04c40cd5_b.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"title\":\"Magic City - Slowly Adding Shadows\",\"description\":\"Project I made for Magic City &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.magiccity.de&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.magiccity.de&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/29476641280&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-29476641280\",\"wh\":\"1024x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8541\\\/29476641280_7f04c40cd5_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2623%2F3914074782_8df7dcb2a2_c.jpg\",\"width\":361,\"title\":\"Barack Obama - Realistic Portrait - 2 -\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a total digital painting... several hours of work. There could \\nhave been more textures in the skin and details in the hair to make \\nit look even more realistic, but I just love this &quot;wax&quot; feeling... :)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3914074782&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3914074782\",\"wh\":\"578x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2623\\\/3914074782_8df7dcb2a2_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8577%2F16522020269_5a312ec7cf_c.jpg\",\"width\":727,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress (Pencil Vs Camera - 83)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIt takes a lot of time and effort for a couple to build a strong and lasting love story. One of the artworks I made recently and that was exhibited in Hong Kong.\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/ben-heine-pencil-vs-camera-flesh-and-acrylic-solo-exhibition-at-harbour-city-hong-kong.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16522020269&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16522020269\",\"wh\":\"800x550\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8577\\\/16522020269_5a312ec7cf_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2058%2F2396521111_5ddde284a6_c.jpg\",\"width\":561,\"title\":\"Painting a Woman Painter\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;To See Her is a Picture&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Emily Dickinson\\n\\nTo see her is a picture,\\nTo hear her is a tune,\\nTo know her an intemperance\\nAs innocent as June;\\nBy which to be undone\\nIs dearer than Redemption,\\nWhich never to receive,\\nMakes mockery of melody\\nIt might have been to live.\\n\\n------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.quotesandpoem.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.quotesandpoem.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2396521111&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2396521111\",\"wh\":\"790x703\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2058\\\/2396521111_5ddde284a6_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3180%2F2867284576_edd23c9caf_c.jpg\",\"width\":753,\"title\":\"Turn Back The Time\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A Dream&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Edgar Allan Poe\\n\\n    In visions of the dark night\\n        I have dreamed of joy departed--\\n    But a waking dream of life and light\\n        Hath left me broken-hearted.\\n\\n    Ah! what is not a dream by day\\n        To him whose eyes are cast\\n    On things around him with a ray\\n        Turned back upon the past?\\n\\n    That holy dream--that holy dream,\\n        While all the world were chiding,\\n    Hath cheered me as a lovely beam,\\n        A lonely spirit guiding.\\n\\n    What though that light, thro&#039; storm and night,\\n        So trembled from afar--\\n    What could there be more purely bright\\n        In Truth&#039;s day star?\\n\\n-------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.quotesandpoem.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.quotesandpoem.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2867284576&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2867284576\",\"wh\":\"800x531\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3180\\\/2867284576_edd23c9caf_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2269%2F2379385136_ac67efef53_c.jpg\",\"width\":541,\"title\":\"Two Faced\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA quick watercolor painting. This is a \\nportrait of my friend &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/2555783766&quot;&gt;Marcin Bondarowicz &lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;In The Eyes of Time&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Joseph D. Greenwood\\n\\nIn the eyes of time\\nWe are standing still\\nPast and present\\nAll one line\\nThrough psychic links\\nWe jump the track\\nInto the future\\nNot looking back\\nThe farther we reach\\nThe further we go\\nInto imagination\\nAnd the mind below\\nAn endless journey\\nEternity&#039;s wake\\nThrough the eyes of time\\nNot a moments wait\\n\\n(The poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.artworksgallery.hypermart.net)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.artworksgallery.hypermart.net)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2379385136&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2379385136\",\"wh\":\"750x692\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2269\\\/2379385136_ac67efef53_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1412%2F4727640503_a1392741d3_b.jpg\",\"width\":670,\"title\":\"Drawing in A Drawing\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a full drawing with a surreal touch ^^\\n\\nThe architectural background is inspired by the main hall of the &quot;Palais des Beaux Arts&quot; of Lille, France. I have visited it some time ago.\\n\\nI&#039;m glad I can finally share this with you. I&#039;m now going to work on some new &quot;Pencil Vs Camera&quot; images. Thanks for your comments and feedbacks. \\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A drawing in a drawing&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewPoetry.asp?AuthorID=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nMany a place\\nI come to see\\nA drawing in a drawing\\nWhere zebras\\nRun free\\nCut in two pieces\\nOr maybe three?\\nWhere does the artist\\nget his gold stars?\\nMaybe he learns it\\nFrom the zebras on Mars?\\nCarry on with your talent\\nAnd make us all proud\\nOr blast off to Venus\\nFor crying out loud!\\n\\n(thanks Katie!)\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4727640503&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4727640503\",\"wh\":\"1024x764\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1412\\\/4727640503_a1392741d3_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4015%2F4314962882_8ed6697ef1_b.jpg\",\"width\":320,\"title\":\"Self Portrait - Work in Progress\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine &quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nTotally unfinished, still in progress.\\nFinal painting coming very soon :)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4314962882&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4314962882\",\"wh\":\"656x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4015\\\/4314962882_8ed6697ef1_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F215%2F506963101_e87b477371_b.jpg\",\"width\":666,\"title\":\"sketches\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; 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rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ift.tt\\\/2ivYC8t&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/26742268129&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-26742268129\",\"wh\":\"1000x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4558\\\/26742268129_de142b374a_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2775%2F4084451270_08be7bc111_b.jpg\",\"width\":419,\"title\":\"Francis Cabrel\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a full digital painting. Francis Cabrel is a famous French singer, \\nsongwriter and guitarist: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.franciscabrel.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.franciscabrel.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;. I really love his songs.\\n\\nMaking below\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4084451270&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4084451270\",\"wh\":\"850x1013\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2775\\\/4084451270_08be7bc111_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5732%2F30592015882_f8450b5f98_b.jpg\",\"width\":749,\"title\":\"Drawing for 22 years :D  #drawing #benheineart #art #dessin #magicitylife #artist #benheine @magiccitylife #sketch\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/30592015882&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-30592015882\",\"wh\":\"1024x683\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5732\\\/30592015882_f8450b5f98_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2008%2F2195672811_30d8268ef9_b.jpg\",\"width\":538,\"title\":\"In His Fingers\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2195672811&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2195672811\",\"wh\":\"920x855\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2008\\\/2195672811_30d8268ef9_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2516%2F3851204138_311ba71388_c.jpg\",\"width\":363,\"title\":\"Half Bird - Half Human\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\nI wrote the following poem in 2003, it&#039;s only available in French, sorry about that...\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Icare&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nPar Ben Heine\\n\\nMon bel oiseau d&#039;aube, d&#039;aurore et de ros\\u00e9e,\\nse d\\u00e9robe de ton corps ta sobre et pure virginit\\u00e9.\\nJe ressens les tremblements discrets de tes claires ailes.\\nTon \\u00e2me savamment expire les chants d&#039;antan.\\n\\nTu as b\\u00e9at, patient\\u00e9, tourment\\u00e9 par le vent et la lenteur.\\nEt les soirs, tes songes noirs, tels le miroir de ton c\\u0153ur\\nDemeurent encore, ces chaleurs, ces rayons, leurs saveurs!\\nTandis que pleurent et meurent tes l\\u00e9g\\u00e8res torpeurs.\\n\\nO fol oiseau d&#039;\\u00e9moi! du vide et du froid!\\nEncore murmure ce ballet qui te pla\\u00eet , sois franc.\\nEt montre ces danses hautes, sous l&#039;emprise de l&#039;\\u00e9lan.\\nTu t&#039;envoles en sachant que tes plumes s&#039;en iront de toi...\\n\\nChacune d&#039;elles est l&#039;\\u00e9tincelle de ton enchantement.\\nO mon Icare, ton r\\u00eave s&#039;est \\u00e9vad\\u00e9.\\nEt ta chute fatale s&#039;est perdue dans le temps.\\nCar \\u00e9ternelle, et mystique, et h\\u00e9ro\\u00efque.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3851204138&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3851204138\",\"wh\":\"582x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2516\\\/3851204138_311ba71388_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8571%2F16520148587_24a9c20a78_c.jpg\",\"width\":740,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress (Pencil Vs Camera - 82)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/ben-heine-pencil-vs-camera-flesh-and-acrylic-solo-exhibition-at-harbour-city-hong-kong.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16520148587&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16520148587\",\"wh\":\"800x540\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8571\\\/16520148587_24a9c20a78_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2368%2F1770616492_7ba4997bfe_c.jpg\",\"width\":625,\"title\":\"Gilad Benari\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Gilad Benari&lt;\\\/strong&gt; is an amazing conceptual photographer and poet. With his astounding pictures, he shows us the world in a different and beautiful way. He actually is the person who made me start taking photos as well. I made his portrait with a ballpoint pen ^^\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\nGilad says about his work: &quot;I love to vary my experience in photography. I believe that the real joy in photography is in the trivial, in small things&quot;\\n\\nGilad comes from Israel (Tel Aviv). The good thing with his photos is that they show another side of his country. He explains: &quot;Israel suffers an image of being a desert land, or simply a war zone, when showing it all over the world news. Being a photographer and a writer, I have a chance to show otherwise.&quot;\\n\\nHis Deviant Art page: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/gilad.deviantart.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gilad.deviantart.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n----------------------\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Narcissus, Photographer&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n  \\nA poem by Erica Jong \\n\\nMirror-mad,\\nhe photographed reflections:\\nsunstorms in puddles,\\ncities in canals,\\n\\ndouble portraits framed\\nin sunglasses,\\nthe fat phantoms who dance\\non the flanks of cars.\\n\\nNothing caught his eye\\nunless it bent\\nor glistered\\nover something else.\\n\\nHe trapped clouds in bottles\\nthe way kids\\ntrap grasshoppers.\\nThen one misty day\\n\\nhe was stopped\\nby the windshield.\\nBehind him,\\nan avenue of trees,\\n\\nbefore him,\\nthe mirror of that scene.\\nHe seemed to enter\\nwhat, in fact, he left.\\n\\n---------------------\\n\\nThe poem initially appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ericajong.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ericajong.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1770616492&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1770616492\",\"wh\":\"800x639\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2368\\\/1770616492_7ba4997bfe_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1215%2F1168916217_650c14e577_b.jpg\",\"width\":631,\"title\":\"Burned in a Holy Place\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is one of my older oil paintings on canvas. Its about 1,5 m wide\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A Little Boy Lost&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy William Blake\\n\\n&#039;Nought loves another as itself,\\nNor venerates another so,\\nNor is it possible to thought\\nA greater than itself to know.\\n\\n&#039;And, father, how can I love you\\nOr any of my brothers more?\\nI love you like the little bird\\nThat picks up crumbs around the door.&#039;\\n\\nThe Priest sat by and heard the child;\\nIn trembling zeal he seized his hair,\\nHe led him by his little coat,\\nAnd all admired the priestly care.\\n\\nAnd standing on the altar high,\\n&#039;Lo, what a fiend is here! said he:\\n&#039;One who sets reason up for judge\\nOf our most holy mystery.&#039;\\n\\nThe weeping child could not be heard,\\nThe weeping parents wept in vain:\\nThey stripped him to his little shirt,\\nAnd bound him in an iron chain,\\n\\nAnd burned him in a holy place\\nWhere many had been burned before;\\nThe weeping parents wept in vain.\\nAre such thing done on Albion&#039;s shore?\\n\\n-------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.everypoet.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.everypoet.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1168916217&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1168916217\",\"wh\":\"1024x811\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1215\\\/1168916217_650c14e577_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F226%2F495491403_4824819b44_b.jpg\",\"width\":423,\"title\":\"Tony Blair, Winston Churchill\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a sketch I made with ballpointpen on paper. There is also a colored version \\nof it... but I decided to remove it, as I finally prefer the simple black and white drawing.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/495491403&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-495491403\",\"wh\":\"800x944\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/226\\\/495491403_4824819b44_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3860%2F14390917251_8eb7eb5644_b.jpg\",\"width\":447,\"title\":\"Sketch in progress - Pencil Vs Camera 78\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nSketch in progress for a project I&#039;m working on. Coming soon.\\n\\nPS: Please join me on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14390917251&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14390917251\",\"wh\":\"825x921\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3860\\\/14390917251_8eb7eb5644_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F162%2F392978791_fa67fd068b_c.jpg\",\"width\":518,\"title\":\"Timeless Jewels\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Words Of Wisdom&lt;\\\/strong&gt;  \\n\\nA poem by Om Vashishth \\n\\nIf you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;\\nBe kind anyway.\\n\\nIf you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;\\nSucceed anyway.\\n\\nIf you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;\\nBe honest and frank anyway.\\n\\nWhat you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;\\nBuild anyway.\\n\\nIf you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy;\\nBe happy anyway.\\n\\nThe good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;\\nDo good anyway.\\n\\nGive the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;\\nGive the world the best you&#039;ve got anyway.\\n\\nYou see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;\\nIt was never between you and them anyway.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/392978791&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-392978791\",\"wh\":\"800x771\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/162\\\/392978791_fa67fd068b_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3195%2F2495746133_20907908d3_c.jpg\",\"width\":413,\"title\":\"Thought Explosion\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA self-portrait made with blue, violet and black ink on paper.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;The Big Bang&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Doug Holder \\n\\nIt&#039;s not the bang\\nso much\\nas the anticipation\\nthe sensitive hairs\\nin each of your\\nexpectant drums\\nyour body\\nretreating into\\nits seminal\\nfetal curl\\nthe hands&#039;\\nferal clawing\\nand it all\\nboils\\ndown to\\nsome histrionic\\nexploding sun,\\nand then\\nquite simply\\nyou&#039;re done.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.authorsden.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2495746133&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2495746133\",\"wh\":\"661x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3195\\\/2495746133_20907908d3_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2118%2F2384854427_6f858067b1_c.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Forbidden Love\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Torn&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Melissa Farrell\\n\\nShould darkness hold and keep this time\\napart from all I&#039;ve held as mine,\\nwhat light and smile does future hold\\nunless I shift and do as told?\\n\\nAnd if I choose to hold my way,\\nrefuse to bend nor think nor sway,\\nwill all you&#039;ve kept as strong and true\\ndescend to die and rot in you?\\n\\nAnswer, love, if you may speak,\\nand tell me if you think me weak\\nin choice to cast love to its grave\\nfor care of one whose lips I crave..\\n\\nWhat path to take, how far to turn?\\nTwo hearts impaled, and one to burn.\\nOh, endless thought of choice and need;\\nwho shall I wound and leave to bleed?\\n\\n-----------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.voicesnet.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.voicesnet.org&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2384854427&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2384854427\",\"wh\":\"569x760\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2118\\\/2384854427_6f858067b1_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7382%2F9293965511_0510d22395_b.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"title\":\"Lion Walk - Original Animation and Music\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SoundCloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nOne of the frames of a hand-drawn animation I have been \\nworking on recently. The animation and original music took \\nme several weeks of work... Please check the links below \\nto discover it... Thanks.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Lion Walk&quot;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nOriginal animation by Ben Heine: Watch it &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo.php?v=10151565679720255&amp;set=vb.45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Facebook)\\nOriginal music by Ben Heine: Listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine\\\/lion-walk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (SoundCloud)\\nMaking of and backstage album: See it &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10151392264013616.1073741825.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Facebook)\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my work: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9293965511&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9293965511\",\"wh\":\"950x633\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7382\\\/9293965511_0510d22395_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2061%2F2384869433_246efbfb01_c.jpg\",\"width\":568,\"title\":\"Colorful people for a Better World, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThis is a watercolor painting I made some 9 months before &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157618551987421\\\/&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&lt;\\\/a&gt; was elected as President of the United States the 4th of November 2008. (I uploaded the picture on Flickr the 3rd of April 2008...)\\n\\nMr. Obama gave me new hopes for a better world.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Yes we can&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nYes we can\\nWhen it comes tomorrow\\nYes we can\\nWe have no time to borrow\\nJust understand\\nCloseness to love&#146;s heart\\nIs all at our command\\n\\nThis heart is made to cure\\nAnd set up dreams come true\\nTake away time&#146;s insecure\\nAnd make some time for you\\nDon&#146;t let this heart now cry\\nWith timeless falling rain\\nOr love from it say goodbye\\nBecause its love was in pain\\n\\nYes we can\\nWhen it comes tomorrow\\nYes we can\\nWe have no time to borrow&#133;\\n\\nAll is happening right now\\nTo offer new peace its try\\nMaking it together somehow\\nWherever true affluence lie\\nYes this we must all work on\\nTo discover lives ingenuous gift\\nBefore our conducts is gone\\nInto days of desperate shift\\n\\nYes we can\\nWhen it comes tomorrow\\nYes we can\\nWe have no time to borrow\\nJust understand\\nCloseness to love&#146;s heart\\nIs all at our command...\\n\\n----------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/poems\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/poems\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2384869433&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2384869433\",\"wh\":\"800x703\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2061\\\/2384869433_246efbfb01_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8732%2F16380392233_2ae675af3c_c.jpg\",\"width\":716,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress (Pencil Vs Camera - 84)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSketch in progress...\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10152640348933616.1073741845.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted work (like all my other pics). If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16380392233&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16380392233\",\"wh\":\"800x558\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8732\\\/16380392233_2ae675af3c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5507%2F14122024888_f16e4b620a_c.jpg\",\"width\":731,\"title\":\"Children - Sketch in Progress\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nRecent sketch (original work), ballpoint pen on paper. Prints available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36079078\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Children are the most beautiful and purest things in this world. \\n\\nPS: Please join me on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14122024888&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14122024888\",\"wh\":\"790x540\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5507\\\/14122024888_f16e4b620a_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F144%2F327553477_a436727f5f_c.jpg\",\"width\":355,\"title\":\"Solidarity\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/327553477&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-327553477\",\"wh\":\"569x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/144\\\/327553477_a436727f5f_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3251%2F3055389463_17546afbcb_c.jpg\",\"width\":671,\"title\":\"ICT Overdose\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a traditional watercolor painting on paper...\\n(ICT = Information and Communications Technologies)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I&#039;m a Martyr of the Keyboard&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nI type all day long\\nInto the request deep\\nSometimes it&#146;ll ping-pong         \\nRight into my sleep\\nI&#039;m a martyr of the keyboard\\nGoing down deep under\\nTo the alphabet lord\\nGod of the ticktick thunder!\\n \\nI&#039;ll type for a request\\nJust to please and be ready\\nI&#039;ll try to do my best\\nIf my fingers go on steady\\nThis and that comes out\\nI have no complete control\\nAutomation knows its ways about\\nAround the &#145;key-mole&#146;\\nAnd keyhole\\n \\nI type all day to spark\\nAnd give it a steady beat\\nBut sometimes it&#146;ll all lack\\nExcept its little tweet\\nThis maybe a dark poetry read\\nWith not much in deeper meaning\\nBut to somewhere it will lead\\nIn a steady and closer\\nScreening\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3055389463&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3055389463\",\"wh\":\"800x596\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3251\\\/3055389463_17546afbcb_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3899%2F14738157319_e08b098ce8_c.jpg\",\"width\":727,\"title\":\"Los Gigantes - Sketch in Progress\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMy interpretation of the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Los-Gigantes-Tenerife\\\/288371127853498&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cliffs of the Giants&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Work in progress. I&#039;ll share the final colored version soon. Pencil drawing on A3 paper. See it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152275484903616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14738157319&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14738157319\",\"wh\":\"800x550\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3899\\\/14738157319_e08b098ce8_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2511%2F3720454851_dbaa11bd4d_c.jpg\",\"width\":714,\"title\":\"Nuclear love\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nWhatever happens on this earth, love will always be around! This is \\na much older sketch (made in 2006) that I forgot to publish on Flickr...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Dark Dreams in My Daylight &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nDark dreams in my daylight\\nSunrise of the night coming in\\nOnly stars loneliness bright\\nTwilight&#039;s in twinkling spin\\nComing and going - bursting\\nFeelings that run inside me\\nLike breeze out there gusting\\nWanting to be always free\\n\\nOh the sun shall shine once more\\nIn its summer&#039;s blue sky\\nNow it&#039;s drifting to the shore\\nIn ocean&#039;s songs of goodbye\\nLove is an inside feeling\\nWith much there to realize\\nAlways some mood out stealing\\nWith their billows in disguise\\n\\nDark is way&#039;s - breaking night\\nIn to the sky rise of the far\\nLonely wishing in their flight\\n\\nDefeating dark with a fiery star\\nOh let the sun still be inside\\nWith every touch that survive\\nShadows of marine waves glide\\nDance on their ways to revive\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3720454851&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3720454851\",\"wh\":\"800x560\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2511\\\/3720454851_dbaa11bd4d_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4062%2F4296805578_3b331d7507_b.jpg\",\"width\":307,\"title\":\"Half Human - Half Animal (Preparatory Sketch)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine &quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is just a crazy drawing, final painting based on this \\nsketch coming soon, hopefully...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4296805578&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4296805578\",\"wh\":\"600x975\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4062\\\/4296805578_3b331d7507_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2299%2F2478701807_929ff83b35_c.jpg\",\"width\":611,\"title\":\"Marilyn Manson -1-\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThis is a pointillist work I made with blue, red and black ink on paper. I just love Marilyn Manson&#039;s personality and crazy style! Everybody should have an aura...\\n\\nPlease, see &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/2479526308\\\/&quot;&gt;my other portrait of Marilyn Manson&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Biography&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBrian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name &lt;strong&gt;Marilyn Manson&lt;\\\/strong&gt;, is a professional musician. He is the lead singer of the industrial metal band that bears the same name. His stage name is formed from the names Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. \\n\\nBrian Hugh Warner was born on January 5th 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He attended Heritage Christian School. After transferring to and later graduating from Canton&#039;s GlenOak High School, Warner moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his family. While living in Fort Lauderdale, he studied journalism and theater at Broward Community College, and became the assistant entertainment editor of BCC&#039;s student newspaper, the Observer.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Romance &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nWarner&#039;s first serious relationship was with Melissa &quot;Missi&quot; Romero. As explained in his autobiography, during the production of &quot;Antichrist Superstar,&quot; Missi became pregnant with Warner&#039;s child, but had an abortion during her second trimester. He has also been linked to Traci Lords and Jenna Jameson. Jameson wrote about her sexual encounter with Manson in her autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale in which she noted him as being &quot;massively endowed&quot;. Manson was engaged to Rose McGowan, but their relationship ended around the time he became involved with burlesque dancer and fetish model model Dita Von Teese. Manson photographed Von Teese for the December 2002 issue of Playboy. Manson and Von Teese wed in December 2005 in the Irish home of friend Gottfried Helnwein. Von Teese filed for divorce as of December 2006. The divorce came through in January 2007. In April of 2007, Marilyn Manson&#039;s girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood, admitted that they were actually a couple. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Marriage&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nManson and Dita Von Teese started dating on Manson&#039;s 32nd birthday, and Manson proposed three years later on March 22, 2004. On December 3, 2005 (court documents say November 28), the couple was married in a non-denominational ceremony at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Ireland, the home of Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky. Dita Von Teese wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown by Vivienne Westwood, complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset, topped off by a tricorne hat by Stephen Jones, while Manson wore a John Galliano black silk taffeta tuxedo with velvet trim and a hat also crafted by Stephen Jones. They reportedly exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including burlesque dancer Catherine Delish, Lisa Marie Presley, Eric Szmanda, David Lynch, Jessicka and Christian Hejnal, and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. Vogue magazine ran a multiple-page feature on the wedding in its February 2006 issue. Just before his own wedding, Manson criticized Britney Spears&#039; wedding to Kevin Federline, in which they celebrated by wearing personalized tracksuits: &quot;If you&#039;re going to do something like getting married, it should have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand and not in tracksuits!&quot; \\n\\nAs of January 30, 2007 Manson and Dita Von Teese reportedly split after her filing for divorce due to &quot;irreconcilable differences&quot; according to Von Teese. ET.com along with People Magazine has claimed that Manson was having an extramarital affair with actress Evan Rachel Wood, which may or may not be the true cause of the split. Manson&#039;s alcohol abuse and distant behaviour have also been cited as cause for the split. It has also been claimed that Manson was not aware of Von Teese&#039;s filing for divorce and moving out of their home at the time that the story was published, conceivably due to his reported stay in Paris, France. Von Teese reportedly took their two cats and two dachshunds, Greta and Eva, with her when she left. Manson fought for custody of the two cats, but only received one of them. \\n\\nEvan Rachel Wood attended the grand opening of Manson&#039;s new Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art and among the most notable artworks were two portraits of Evan. She will also co-star in his upcoming horror film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In music &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nJessicka of the band Jack Off Jill was an early friend of Manson&#039;s, her band opened most of his South Florida shows. He not only produced most of the band&#039;s early recordings but also played guitar on the song &quot;My Cat&quot; and helped name the band. Manson later wrote the liner notes for the band&#039;s album Humid Teenage Mediocrity, a collection of early Jack Off Jill recordings. \\n\\nIn early 1993, after being instructed by his new label, Interscope Records, not to play any local shows, Manson formed Mrs. Scabtree. Mrs. Scabtree was a side project between he and newly hired Jeordie White. Manson played drums, while White (dressed as a black woman) shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka from Jack Off Jill who wore a blonde wig. Mrs. Scabtree only played two shows in South Florida. \\n\\nManson has helped or provided full scores for several major motion pictures, although several of his pieces have been cut, and his name dropped from the credits. Some of his more notable soundtrack score contributions include The Matrix, From Hell and Resident Evil. \\n\\nManson appeared as a guest on rapper DMX&#039;s album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood for the track &quot;The Omen&quot;, produced by Swizz Beats, and has performed (with the rest of the band) on stage with Eminem as background music in the song &quot;The Way I Am&quot;. \\n\\nManson sang vocals on &quot;Break You Down&quot; off of the Washington, DC-based industrial rock band gODHEAD&#039;s 2000 Years of Human Error album. This album is distinguished for being the only one released on Manson&#039;s vanity label Posthuman Records.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In film and television &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nManson made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Murderdolls&#039; music video &quot;Dead in Hollywood&quot;, and also appears in the Nine Inch Nails music video &quot;Starfuckers, Inc.&quot;, as well as &quot;Gave Up&quot;, and Eminem&#039;s &quot;The Way I Am&quot; music video. \\n\\nHis first appearance in a film was in the role of a pornographic actor in David Lynch&#039;s Lost Highway, in 1997. He also had a minor role in former love interest Rose McGowan&#039;s 1998 film Jawbreaker and a supporting role in 2003&#039;s Party Monster, which is based on the events leading up to and the murder of Angel Melendez by the infamous Michael Alig of club kid fame, where Manson portrayed a psychotic drag queen named Christina . Manson made a cameo appearance in The Hire: Beat the Devil, a short film in the BMW films series (starring Clive Owen as the Driver), which featured James Brown as himself, and Gary Oldman as Satan. His most talked-about film cameo was in the Michael Moore political documentary Bowling for Columbine discussing the motivations of the perpetrators and allegations that his music was somehow a factor. He played himself, in animated form, on an episode of the television series Clone High, in which he sang a song about nutrition and the food pyramid. He is featured prominently throughout Not Another Teen Movie, and covered the song &quot;Tainted Love&quot; for its soundtrack. \\n\\nHis music is frequently featured on the show C.S.I.. The character on the show, Greg Sanders, is a big fan of Manson and the actor who plays him, Eric Szmanda, is a personal friend of Manson&#039;s. \\n\\nManson was featured in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and was set to appear in Abelcain, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Living Neon Dreams in 2005, although both of these projects are still unreleased as of 2007. He will also be seen as a bartender in an upcoming vampire movie starring Lucy Liu called Rise and possibly has pending roles in Abelcain, RISE and other projects. \\n\\nManson has produced 23 music videos, most of which have gone beyond the scope of a normal performance video and been well received by critics for their imagery and direction. Manson&#146;s three most recent released videos &#150; Personal Jesus, (s)AINT and Heart-Shaped Glasses &#150; were voluntarily funded with his own money (to a sum of $1,500,000) and largely not that of the record company. Manson stated in June 2006 that he saw himself &quot;as more a student of film than of music&quot;. \\n\\nIn July 2005, Manson told Rolling Stone that he was shifting his focus from music to filmmaking - &quot;I just don&#039;t think the world is worth putting music into right now. I no longer want to make art that other people--particularly record companies--are turning into a product. I just want to make art.&quot; \\n\\nBy 2006 Manson was working on his directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, but has since put the project off until November 2007 to focus on recording Marilyn Manson&#039;s sixth studio album, Eat Me, Drink Me, followed by a world tour. The film is said to feature special effects using a magician rather than computer-generated imagery. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In graphic art &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nFrom the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995-1996, but it was after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolour painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and sold them to drug dealers with their knowledge that they would accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate. \\n\\nThis manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, The Golden Age of Grotesque, held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre on between September 13 and 14, 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schele&#039;s pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a &quot; psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy &quot;. Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity. \\n\\nTwo years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15, 2004, Manson held his second exhibit on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin, Trismegistus, which was also the title of the center piece of the exhibit &#150; a large three headed Christ painted onto an antique wood panel. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist. \\n\\nManson opened his own an art gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2 until April 17, 2007 Manson&#039;s recent works were be on show at the Space 39 Modern &amp; Contemporary in Florida. \\n\\nA coffee table art book is in the works, initially titled The Death of Art. The last given title was Quintif. It will be published by the makers of Flaunt magazine. \\n\\n40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Brigitte Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007. After this they will return to the Space39 Modern &amp; Contemporary Gallery thus leaving Manson&#039;s own gallery in Los Angeles temporarily without his own work until 2008. \\n\\nThe price of Manson&#039;s works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson&#039;s prices though are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher. \\n\\nDuring his European tour 2007 Manson has exhibited his paintings in Germany, Russia and Switzerland. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; In other areas &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nManson provided the voice of the alien Edgar in the 2005 first-person shooter video game Area 51, which also featured David Duchovny. Marilyn Manson also appears (as himself) as a playable character in the video game Celebrity Deathmatch. Allegedly, the artist posed nude for photos prior to his rise to fame. The pictures appeared in the March 1999 issue of Honcho.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Professional fallouts &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Trent Reznor &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nOne of Manson&#039;s high-profile relationships, the defunct friendship with Trent Reznor, has been marked with mutual bitterness and perhaps vendetta. This started in the mid-90s, when Manson was due to make a track that would appear on the soundtrack to David Lynch&#039;s Lost Highway, but instead Reznor was the one who wrote a song, &quot;The Perfect Drug&quot;, for the film. In 1999, it seemed the two artists had patched their differences, as Manson made an appearance in the video for the Nine Inch Nails song &quot;Starfuckers, Inc.&quot; \\n\\nIn 2004, Reznor was asked whether he had plans to do any covers; he sarcastically replied, &quot;I was really hoping to do something unique and pertinent - like do an exact copy of &quot;Personal Jesus&quot; - but it was already taken.&quot; \\n\\nIn a 2005 interview, Manson said Reznor&#039;s Nothing Records had lost the master recordings of Manson&#039;s first three albums. He implied it was Reznor&#039;s intention, &quot;Now that Nothing Records doesn&#039;t exist, I think there&#039;s only one of two people responsible for that. Out of those two people, there&#039;s only one that really has an opinion of me that is voiced very often.&quot; \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Twiggy Ramirez &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nIn May 2002 Twiggy Ramirez left the band, citing differences in perspective on the future of the band. He went on to play bass for A Perfect Circle and Nine Inch Nails. During this time, Manson claimed in interviews that he and Ramirez were still close friends, while Ramirez maintained that he rarely spoke to Manson. In an interview in February of 2006 Twiggy stated he was willing to record an album with Marilyn Manson if the right conditions were met. In Autumn 2006, Manson and Ramirez were photographed together at numerous parties in Los Angeles, in amicable poses. \\n\\nIn January 2008 it was announced that Ramirez had reunited with the band as live bassist for the last leg of the Rape of the World tour as well as co-writer of the band&#039;s seventh studio album. In an interview with The Heirophant on January 11, 2008, Manson revealed that the reconciliation with Ramirez was not as abrupt as it initially seemed, and that the two had been occasionally communicating with each other since speaking at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California prior to the Winter European leg of the Rape of the World tour. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; John 5&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nJohn 5&#039;s reasons for leaving Marilyn Manson were cited as being mutual, despite the mysterious nature of his sudden firing by Manson&#039;s manager in 2004. \\n\\nJohn was quoted at the time as saying about the incident, &quot;I don&#039;t know. . . I was nothing but nice to him,&quot; he continued. &quot;I never screwed up onstage &#151; well not really badly &#151; and I did everything I could to get along with him. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with the fact that I don&#039;t drink or do drugs, and he&#039;s not like that at all. Maybe he held that against me. I don&#039;t know. He never said.&quot; John 5 was notorious among fans as being drug and alcohol free. \\n\\nBefore the incident, Manson had assaulted John on stage, notably, Manson kicked John in the face during a televised performance, leading to a brief confrontation in front of a packed and roaring audience (available on YouTube). This was during the intro to &quot;The Beautiful People&quot;, when played at the Rock AM Ring 2003. \\n\\nAlso, during the tour John maintains that Manson spoke about matters other than business only once, &quot;It was on my birthday, and he turned to me and said, &quot;Happy birthday, faggot&quot; &#151; then walked away.&quot; \\n\\nDespite this, John maintains he respects Manson, citing his skilled production style and his love for the band&#039;s music. John was already a fan of the band before joining in 1998. In response to a question regarding the reason for the split with Manson, John 5 was quoted by Vintage Guitar Magazine as saying, &quot;(laughs) At the end of the last tour, I decided I really wanted to do this solo thing and that I had to devote all my time to it. The split with Manson was totally amicable. It wasn&#039;t one of those big breakups. We&#039;re friends. I wish there was some good dirt, but there&#039;s not (laughs)!&quot; \\n\\nIn an interview prior to the January 19, 2008 performance in Orlando, Florida, Marilyn Manson revealed that John 5 would make a guest appearance during the show, stating: &quot;I&#039;ll have [John] come on stage and play songs with us this first show. It would practically be the Holy Wood lineup.&quot; This guest appearance ultimately did not take place, however. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Madonna Wayne Gacy &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBefore leaving the band nothing was heard of Madonna Wayne Gacy for over a year. In an exclusive conference conducted by Marilyn Manson in April 2007, he revealed the upcoming album Eat Me, Drink Me was recorded in collaboration between himself and Tim Skold. Essentially this meant Gacy did not partake in the album, but not ruling out the possibility of him performing as live keyboardist on the upcoming tour. Later, Manson revealed that Chris Vrenna (who previously drummed for the band during Ginger Fish&#039;s hiatus in 2004) would be performing as live keyboardist on the tour, in Gacy&#039;s place. \\n\\nOn August 2, 2007, Gacy filed a lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking a back pay of $20 million dollars. Gacy claimed Manson has been using the band&#039;s money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, his drug addictions, his wedding with Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. \\n\\nOn December 20, 2007, Manson countersued Gacy. As a reaction to the lawsuit Gacy filed against Manson in August, Manson claims, &quot;keyboardist Stephen Bier did not carry out obligations to take part in master recordings [of Eat Me, Drink Me], concerts [of the Rape of the World tour] and the selling of band merchandise,&quot; according to this report which states that Manson is seeking unspecified general and special damages. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Insight &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nEven though he is known mostly for his music, which some refer to as crude and grotesque, Manson is a very intelligent and insightful man. In interviews he is always well spoken and is calm to the people who challenge him. Most people see his music as delivering the wrong message, but Manson states that his message was to be creative. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Causes &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;In 2002, Manson worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make the wish of a boy with a life-threatening disease come true. 16-year-old Andrew Baines from Tennessee had a wish to sing back-up vocals for a &quot;big&quot; band; Manson jumped on the task and took Baines under his wing to make his dream come true. Manson invited Baines to the studio on August 27, 2002, where he let Baines perform backing vocals for the then-upcoming album, The Golden Age of Grotesque. &quot;Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with Andrew, who reminded me the things I create are only made complete by those who enjoy them. I just want to simply say, &#039;thank you&#039; to Andrew for sharing such an important wish with me,&quot; Manson said, according MarilynManson.com. \\n\\n&#149;In 2005, Manson donated a signed collector&#039;s edition mask to Music for Relief to help victims of the 2004&#039;s Boxing Day Tsunami; this auction raised $155. \\n\\n&#149;In January 2006, Manson contributed a hand-painted guitar from the Six-String Masterpieces - The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute to the Little Kids Rock auction. For every $100 raised by the product, Little Kids Rock would provide one low-income child with an instrument and lessons &#150; Manson&#039;s guitar raised $6,250. \\n\\n&#149;In 2006, Manson became a benefactor of Project Nightlight, an LA area foundation that uses short films, music, and apparel to grab teenagers attention and inspire them to speak out against sexual and physical abuse. Manson afforded Project Nightlight a stand at the opening of his art gallery, and in April 2007 gave the charity a print of his painting Eve of Destruction and a framed collector&#039;s edition mask. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Legal history &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMarilyn Manson was first arrested in Florida on December 27, 1994 after a concert at Jacksonville&#039;s Club 5 for &quot;violating the adult entertainment code.&quot; Manson was detained for 16 hours before been released without charge. Bizarrely police believed Manson had performed oral sex on stage with a man (when in fact it was Jack Off Jill vocalist Jessicka wearing a fake penis) and thrown either his or the man&#039;s penis into the crowd. On February 5, 2001 in Marino, Italy Manson suffered what is to date his only other post-concert arrest when he was accused of blasphemy having worn the outfit of a cardinal on stage during the song &quot;Valentine&#039;s Day&quot;. Soon after the detention it was ascertained that Manson had not committed a crime and it appeared the legal troubles were over until the next day when Manson was arrested in Bologne on charges of public indecency relating to a 1999 show where it was alleged Manson had exposed his penis. Manson was released and the charges dropped, notably the arrests came a week after two teenagers brutally murdered an Italian nun which some less reputable sections of the Italian press blamed on Manson&#039;s music. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Sexual misconduct &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nIn a civil battery suit, David Diaz, a security officer from a concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 27, 2000, sued for $75,000 in a Minneapolis federal court. After two days deliberation the jury decided that Manson&#039;s alleged molestation had been part of the show and that he had not overstepped his boundaries as an artist, ruling in favor of Manson and against Diaz. \\n\\nManson was charged with &quot;sexual misconduct&quot; on August 16, 2001 after Joshua Keasler filed a complaint that as he was providing security for a July 30 concert Manson had allegedly spat on his head, wrapped his legs around him and began to gyrate his penis along his neck. \\n\\nOakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca said that &quot;It was offensive, crude and rude. This was not something that was orchestrated or choreographed as part of the act. The security guard was an unknowing and unwilling participant and, ironically, while he was there for protection... was sexually assaulted.&quot; The charge, punishable with up to two years imprisonment, was accompanied with a charge of disorderly conduct. The complaint came with an arrest warrant but Manson thwarted this by posting a $25,000 personal bond. In a one-day December 28, 2001 trial the presiding Judge dismissed the charge of &quot;sexual misconduct&quot; as Manson had in his view &quot;gained no sexual gratification from the act.&quot; Manson pleaded &quot;no contest&quot; to the outstanding lesser charge, which carried only up to three months imprisonment, and was ordered to pay $4,000 in fines. After the trial Keasler pursued a civil lawsuit against Manson that was dropped when the two settled out of court in February 2004. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Lawsuits &lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\n&#149;In 1997, former Marilyn Manson guitarist Scott Mitchell Putesky filed a lawsuit against Manson seeking unpaid royalties for his contributions to the band&#039;s output up to that period, including the band&#039;s recently released second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The case was concluded in 1998, although the outcome was confidential. \\n\\n&#149;On January 4, 1999, SPIN editor Craig Marks filed an assault and battery lawsuit against Manson in the New York Supreme Court. Marks alleged that Manson, upset at not making the cover of SPIN, the lawsuit specifically alleged Manson had yelled &quot;I can kill you, I can kill your family, I can kill everyone you know!&quot; before two of Manson&#039;s bodyguards were said to have charged him and held him against the wall and threw him to the floor after which it was alleged Manson had said, &quot;That&#039;s what you get when you disrespect me.&quot; The case was dropped when, weeks later, Marks was fired from SPIN over financial irregularities.\\n \\n&#149;On April 2, 2002, Maria St. John filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Manson of providing her adult daughter, Jennifer Syme, with cocaine and allowing her to drive while under the influence. The case was settled out of court. \\n\\n&#149;On August 2, 2007, former Marilyn Manson keyboardist Stephen Bier filed a breech of contract lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking $20,000,000 in damages. Bier claimed Manson has used the band&#039;s money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, addictions to cocaine and Valium, his $300,000 wedding with and $150,000 engagement ring given to Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll as well as Lewis Carroll memorabilia, human skeletons and taxidermy. Manson&#039;s lawyers responded in January 2008 with a 101-page rebuttal of the claims, the case will be tried by jury in November 2008 in the Los Angeles Superior Court. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Major label discography &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;Portrait of an American Family (1994) \\n&#149;Smells Like Children (1995) \\n&#149;Antichrist Superstar (1996) \\n&#149;Remix and Repent (1997) \\n&#149;Mechanical Animals (1998) \\n&#149;The Last Tour on Earth (Live) (1999) \\n&#149;Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000) \\n&#149;The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003) \\n&#149;Lest We Forget (The Best Of) (2004) \\n&#149;Eat Me, Drink Me (2007) \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Filmography &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;Lost Highway (cameo, 1997) \\n&#149;MTV Video Music Awards (commercial, 1998) \\n&#149;Jawbreaker (cameo, 1999) \\n&#149;Clone High (cameo, 2000) \\n&#149;From Hell (score, 2001) \\n&#149;Not Another Teen Movie (score, 2001) \\n&#149;Resident Evil (score, 2002) \\n&#149;Bowling for Columbine (interview, 2002) \\n&#149;The Hire: Beat the Devil (cameo, 2003) \\n&#149;Party Monster (2003) \\n&#149;Doppelherz (director, 2003) \\n&#149;The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (cameo, 2004) \\n&#149;House of Wax (2005) (acting, score) \\n&#149;Abelcain (2007) \\n&#149;Living Neon Dreams (2007) \\n&#149;Rise (cameo, 2007) \\n&#149;Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll (acting, directing, writing, score, 2008) \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Bibliography &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;The Long Hard Road out of Hell (1998) \\n&#149;Holy Wood (Unreleased) \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt; Trivia &lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&#149;All Manson&#039;s tattoos were done at Tattoos By Lou in Miami, Florida over a four-year span starting in 1991, until a new tattoo emerged in early-2007.\\n \\n&#149;In the 1990s, an Internet rumor spread stating Josh Saviano (who played Paul Pfeiffer in 1980s drama The Wonder Years) grew up to become Marilyn Manson. As of 2007, Josh Saviano is a licensed attorney in New York. He has, however, commented on the rumor, and thinks it is neat people believe him to be in a &quot;goth band&quot;. \\n\\n&#149;Contrary to what some may deem &quot;common knowledge&quot;, Manson has not had any ribs removed for the purpose of autofellatio. &quot;If I really got my ribs removed,&quot; he said in the The Long Hard Road out of Hell autobiography, &quot;I would have been busy sucking my own dick on The Wonder Years instead of chasing Winnie Cooper.&quot; \\n\\n&#149;In an E! interview, Manson revealed that he owns a Nintendo DS. &quot;My friend got me this little Japanese lawyer game; it&#039;s fucking amazing,&quot; he said in reference to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. He also mentioned that he was &quot;pretty good at Mario Kart&quot;. \\n\\n&#149;In an interview with MTV in 2002 Manson revealed that for most of his paintings he uses a children&#039;s Alice in Wonderland tin. He also uses a 1920&#039;s mortician paint kit originally used for retouching cadavers. \\n\\n&#149;Manson has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, an erratic, rapid heartbeat. \\n\\n&#149;Manson, who cites David Bowie as being his biggest influence, claims his favorite songs by him are &quot;Quicksand&quot;, &quot;Ashes to Ashes&quot;, and &quot;We Are the Dead&quot;. He even proposed to his ex-wife, Dita Von Teese, during a David Bowie concert (at the time Bowie was performing &quot;Be My Wife&quot;) . \\n\\n&#149;Pets Manson has had in his life include the childhood dog, an Alaskan malamute named Aleusha, an orange tabby named O.J. which he found on the steps of Christian school, four Devon Rex cats named Aleister, Edgar, Herman, and Lily, and two dachshunds named Greta and Eva. After the divorce of Manson and ex-wife Dita Von Teese, Von Teese won the custody of both dachshunds and Aleister. For Manson&#039;s 39th birthday on January 5th, 2008, girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood gave him a new cat, Charlie (Manson), as a birthday gift. \\n\\n&#149;When asked in 2007 by Rolling Stone what his current favorite playlist was, Manson chose among Radiohead&#039;s &quot;Exit Music (For a Film)&quot;, Amy Winehouse&#039;s &quot;Rehab&quot; and David Bowie&#039;s classic &quot;We Are the Dead&quot;. \\n\\n\\nOFFICIAL WEBSITE : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/marilynmanson.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;marilynmanson.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\nMARILYN MANSON on MYSPACE : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.myspace.com\\\/marilynmanson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.myspace.com\\\/marilynmanson&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n---------------------\\n\\n--&gt; This biography appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mansonwiki.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mansonwiki.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Manson Wiki)\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2478701807&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2478701807\",\"wh\":\"800x654\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2299\\\/2478701807_929ff83b35_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3895%2F14491065884_bb4e3228bd_c.jpg\",\"width\":693,\"title\":\"Let&#039;s Get Them Malcom\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nRecent ballpoint pen sketch on paper (quick work). 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Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15082620584&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15082620584\",\"wh\":\"610x611\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3954\\\/15082620584_4ed0ea7b30_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3561%2F3365028529_809ba977a5_c.jpg\",\"width\":702,\"title\":\"Alain Bashung - Yesterday\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\nAlain Bashung (born in 1947)  was a renowned French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. He died the 14th of March 2009 at the age of 61. His website: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/alainbashung.artistes.universalmusic.fr\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alainbashung.artistes.universalmusic.fr\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;We Are Flowers in Dark Love&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Peter S. Quinn &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nWe are flowers in dark love\\nOnly for pleasures minutes to come\\nLike drifts in the clouds above\\nCome here to be somewhere from\\n\\nListen to the words of your heart\\nEvery root is on the rise gone\\nGiving its moments before depart\\nTo carry our seeds on and on\\n\\nYesterday dreams into darkness\\nNothing but its moments to go\\nWithin every color of its starkness\\nWhen sunshine will return in glow\\n\\nThen comes the night in heart waves\\nSinging a song of its sadness\\nFollowing a love song that craves\\nOn to your touch and your madness\\n\\nNothing to give or to take\\nOnly the flowers of its darkish mood\\nFeeling that shadows might up wake\\nOn to the street&#146;s blossoms nude\\n\\nThe summer is coming like evening\\nOn to the glow of the night\\nWhen every gleam in dim will sing\\nTo follow the lost glow in bright\\n\\n-------\\n\\nAlain Bashung was the son of a factory worker and an Algerian father, whom he never knew. His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new step-father&#039;s parents. He therefore spent his childhood in the countryside.\\n\\nThe multi-platinum artist Alain Bashung has spent his career singing a pop-chanson repertoire. He received the Legion of Honour on 1 January 2009 and he received three prestigious Victoires de la musique awards during a recent ceremony at the Paris Zenith, including best male artist, best album for &quot;Bleu P&#233;trole&quot; (Barclay\\\/Universal) and best live show. With 11 such awards, he became the most celebrated French musician in history. The award ceremony was his last public appearance. He appeared frail, but still performed &#039;Residents de la Republique&#039;: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Op1XYAE1MdA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Op1XYAE1MdA&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nBashung, who had cancer, had to postpone several dates of his current tour. While receiving his award, he said he hoped that record companies would &quot;remain in a human dimension by making people happy with records.&quot;\\n\\nHe died in Paris on 14 March 2009 from lung cancer at the age of 61.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3365028529&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3365028529\",\"wh\":\"800x569\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3561\\\/3365028529_809ba977a5_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F978%2F41299495634_d575b6013f_b.jpg\",\"width\":576,\"title\":\"Portrait de la Chanteuse Maurane par Ben Heine- RIP\",\"description\":\"Petit dessin\\\/hommage \\u00e0 la chanteuse Maurane\\n\\nQuick tribute to singer Maurane who just passed away\\n\\n#Maurane #chanteuse #benheineart #sketch #art #dessin #tribute #hommage #rip #death\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/41299495634&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-41299495634\",\"wh\":\"956x829\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/978\\\/41299495634_d575b6013f_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8730%2F16919109081_9e2e288301_c.jpg\",\"width\":409,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress (Pencil Vs Camera - 86)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nLove is a gift. Sketch in progress...\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10152640348933616.1073741845.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16919109081&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16919109081\",\"wh\":\"590x720\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8730\\\/16919109081_9e2e288301_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4039%2F4329137784_250aa93a38_z.jpg\",\"width\":455,\"title\":\"Marilyn Willendorf\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is an older drawing I made in 2007, I forgot to upload it on Flickr... :D  Marilyn Monroe sometimes makes me think about the famous and idealized &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Venus_of_Willendorf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Venus of Willendorf&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Woman from Willendorf&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe\\n\\nNowadays, in the captions to illustrations of her in books, the word &quot;Woman&quot; is sometimes substituted for &quot;Venus,&quot; a switch that has contributed, together with the current growing sensitivity to the visual representation of women, to a shift in how she is perceived.\\n\\nOne effect of this name change is to remove her from immediate identification as a goddess and to think of her in more mundane, human terms. This demystification, allows us to approach the figure more on its own terms and, without the encumbering preconceptions provoked by a name, gives us a better chance of interpreting its meaning.\\n\\nThe sculpture shows a woman with a large stomach that overhangs but does not hide her pubic area. A roll of fat extends around her middle, joining with large but rather flat buttocks. She is not, as Luce Passemard has pointed out, steatopygous (that is, possessing protruding buttocks). Piette had been the first to use the term steatopygous to describe the &quot;Venus&quot; figurines, regarding it as a racial feature that he related to the appearance of women in African tribes such as the Bushmen, Pygmies and Hottentots (KhoiKhoi). The implication that Aurignacian people may have been African in appearance influenced subsequent interpretations.\\n\\nHer thighs are also large and pressed together down to the knees. Her forearms, however, are thin, and are shown draped over and holding, with cursorily indicated fingers, the upper part of her large breasts. Small markings on her wrists seem to indicate the presence of bracelets. Her breasts are full and appear soft, but they are not sagging and pendulous. The nipples are not indicated.\\n\\nHer genital area would appear to have been deliberately emphasized with the labia of the vulva carefully detailed and made clearly visible, perhaps unnaturally so, and as if she had no pubic hair. This, combined with her large breasts and the roundness of her stomach, suggests that the &quot;subject&quot; of the sculpture is female procreativity and nurture and the piece has long been identified as some sort of fertility idol.\\n\\nA characteristic of all the Paleolithic &quot;Venus&quot; figurines exhibited by the Willendorf statuette is the lack of a face, which for some, arguing that the face is a key feature in human identity, means that she is to be regarded as an anonymous sexual object rather than a person; it is her physical body and what it represents that is important.\\n\\nFrom the front, the place where her face should be seems to be largely concealed by what are generally described as rows of plaited hair wrapped around her head.\\n\\nClose examination, however, reveals that the rows are not one continuous spiral but are, in fact, composed in seven concentric horizontal bands that encircle the head, with two more half-bands below at the back of her neck. The topmost circle has the form of a rosette. The bands vary in width from front to back to sides, and also vary in size from each other. Cut across the groove separating each band at regular, closely-spaced intervals is a series of more or less lozenge-shaped deep vertical notches, some wide, others narrow, that extend equally into the band above and into the band below. These notches alternate between bands to produce the effect of braided or plaited hair. That it is intended to be understood as braided hair seems clear, although it has been suggested recently that the figure is in fact wearing a fiber-based woven hat or cap.\\n\\nWhen seen in profile, the impression is that the figure is looking down with her chin sunk to her chest, and her hair looks more like hair; longer at back and falling and gathering like real hair might on her upper back. Some find it significant that the number of full circles is seven; many thousands of years later seven was regarded as a magic number.\\n\\nSuch elaborate treatment of hair is extremely rare in Paleolithic figurines, and the considerable attention paid to it by the sculptor must mean it had some significance. In later cultures, hair has been considered a source of strength, and as the seat of the soul.\\n\\nHair also has a long history as a source of erotic attraction that lies, perhaps surprisingly, not so much in its color, style, or length, but in its odor. The erotic attraction of the odor of hair is obviously rooted in the sense of smell, which plays a considerable role in sexual relations. Though greatly diminished in the modern world, smell was paramount in establishing an erotic rapport with a mate, as it still is among animals. In this context, the hair of the woman or goddess represented in the &quot;Venus&quot; of Willendorf figurine may have been regarded as erotically charged as her breasts and pubic area.\\n\\nAnother characteristic of Paleolithic &quot;Venus&quot; figurines is the lack of feet. In the archaeological report of her finding, the Willendorf statuette is described as perfectly preserved in all its parts, so it appears she never had feet.\\n\\nIt has been suggested that possibly the intention was to curtail the figurine&#039;s power to leave wherever she had been placed.\\n\\nA more common explanation is that because the statuette served as a fertility idol, the sculptor included only those parts of the female body needed for the conception and nurture of children. Even if she had feet, though, it seems unlikely that she was meant to stand up. This is even more true of the other Paleolithic figurines.\\n\\nNor it seems was she ever intended to lie in a supine position. In fact, her most satisfactory, and most satisfying, position is being held in the palm of the hand. When seen under these conditions, she is utterly transformed as a piece of sculpture. As fingers are imagined gripping her rounded adipose masses, she becomes a remarkably sensuous object, her flesh seemingly soft and yielding to the touch.\\n\\nWhat her identity and purpose may have been, why and for what reason she was carved, becomes an even more pressing question. If we dismiss all associations with goddesses and fertility figures, and assume an objective response to what we see, she might be identified as simply a Stone-Age doll for a child.\\n\\nBut this strikes us as unsatisfactory, not the least because of the very high degree of artistic ability exhibited in the sculpting of her forms. Compared with the other Paleolithic figurines in this group, the &quot;Venus&quot; of Willendorf is a remarkably realistic representation of a fat woman.\\n------------------------\\n\\nThis analysis appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/witcombe.sbc.edu\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;witcombe.sbc.edu\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4329137784&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4329137784\",\"wh\":\"583x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4039\\\/4329137784_250aa93a38_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2472%2F3852501658_0d0350074d_c.jpg\",\"width\":373,\"title\":\"The Key to Your Soul\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nI&#039;ve felt like this so many times...\\nThis is a watercolor painting I made in 2009.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nNote: I wrote the following poem in 2003, it&#039;s only available in French, sorry about that...\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Mirage&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nPar Ben Heine\\n\\nCe mirage, dans l&#039;esprit me reste grav\\u00e9.\\nPourtant, d\\u00e9termin\\u00e9s, mes actes demeurent.\\nEt sans cesse cherchent la cl\\u00e9 du bonheur.\\nEt ce mirage qui revient et me mange! Drogu\\u00e9 je demeure.\\n\\nJ&#039;en viens \\u00e0 concevoir l&#039;instant o\\u00f9 mes passions s&#039;apaiseront\\nCar mon \\u00e2me gaillarde me joue mille tours,\\nCar amour, r\\u00eaves et ambitions se voileront.\\nAussi je profite et dupe le temps, quel vain parcours.\\n\\nJe devine ce mirage qui s&#039;endort et s&#039;\\u00e9ternise,\\nJe d\\u00e9voile son exactitude et ses images secr\\u00e8tes,\\nLes sinc\\u00e9rit\\u00e9s se d\\u00e9nudent, je me d\\u00e9lecte.\\nMais le brouillard se fige et paralyse tout autour de lui.\\n\\nLenteur, longueur, moiteur, le temps est pluvieux.\\nCe mirage de feu ne me saisira point!\\nApr\\u00e8s tout, je le maudis, pourriture de l&#039;enfer.\\nje le vomis m\\u00eame, le rejette, r\\u00e9pugnance aust\\u00e8re!\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3852501658&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3852501658\",\"wh\":\"598x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2472\\\/3852501658_0d0350074d_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3197%2F2675042802_7651aeaf78_c.jpg\",\"width\":669,\"title\":\"Floating Soul\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nQuick watercolor painting I made in 2007.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Don&#039;t Rock The Boat&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nLyrics by Bob Marley \\n\\nHuh, please don\\u2019t you rock my boat\\n\\u2019cause I don\\u2019t want my boat to be rockin\\u2019 anyhow\\nPlease don\\u2019t you rock my boat, no\\n\\u2019cause I don\\u2019t want my boat to be rockin\\u2019\\n\\nI\\u2019m tellin\\u2019 you that, oh, ooh-aah, I like it a-like a-this\\nCan you miss?\\nAnd you should know, ooh-aah, when I like it a-like a-this\\nAm I really it? ooh yeah\\nYou satis- satis- satisfy my soul, morning time\\nEvening cold, -fy my soul\\nYes, I\\u2019ve been a-tellin\\u2019 you, bake me the sweetest cakes\\nI\\u2019m happy inside all the time\\nOh, can\\u2019t you see what you\\u2019ve done for me? yeah\\n\\nYou make me feel like when we bend them new corners\\nWe feel like sweepstake winners, yeah\\nWhen we bend them new corners\\nWe feel like sweepstake winners\\n\\nAnd I said, oh, ooh-aah, I like it a-like a-this\\nYes, I do\\nAnd you should know, ooh-aah,\\nwhen I like it a-like a-this\\nI\\u2019ve got it, just can\\u2019t miss, ooh\\nSatis- satisfy my soul, darlin\\u2019\\nMake me love you in the morning time, yeah\\nIf ever I treated you bad, make it up to me one time\\n\\u2019cause I\\u2019m happy inside all the time\\nI want you beside me, yeah, to be mine\\n\\nOne thing you\\u2019ve got to do, is when a-we holding hands together\\nYou\\u2019ve got to know that we love, a-love each other, yeah\\nAnd if every time you should walk away from me now\\nUh, you\\u2019ll now I need your sympathy, yeah\\n\\nCan you see? do you believe me?\\nOh, darlin\\u2019, darlin\\u2019, I\\u2019m callin\\u2019, callin\\u2019\\nSatisfy my soul, satisfy my soul\\nNever, never, never give it up now\\n\\nAll in the same boat\\nRockin\\u2019 on the same route\\nWe gotta get together, join each other\\nAnd can\\u2019t you see what I\\u2019ve got for you? yeah\\n\\nI\\u2019m happy, happy, happy, happy, happy,\\nand not you can turn me blue now\\nCome a little closer, satisfy my...\\n\\n-----------------\\n\\nLyrics&#039; source : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.metrolyrics.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.metrolyrics.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2675042802&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2675042802\",\"wh\":\"750x560\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3197\\\/2675042802_7651aeaf78_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3867%2F14347661405_f6603027ae_c.jpg\",\"width\":860,\"title\":\"Woman Sleeping - Old Sketch\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nAn instant I tried to capture as fast as possible. Pencil on paper.\\n\\nPS: Please join me on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14347661405&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14347661405\",\"wh\":\"800x465\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3867\\\/14347661405_f6603027ae_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2265%2F1852731074_8bd54711e7_c.jpg\",\"width\":366,\"title\":\"Money Rules Man\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nI drew this with a ballpoint pen on paper (+ digital colors). \\nI hate to have to say this, but yes, &quot;money rules man&quot;... :(\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Money Money Money&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Nathan Strange\\n\\nBut which came first?\\nMoney or man?\\nYes man!\\nAnd now money rules man, doesn\\u2019t that tell you something?\\nMoney isn\\u2019t natural.\\nMoney is worthless in the eyes of nature yet money rules the world.\\nMoney is the God that man worships.\\nMoney is metal, paper and numbers.\\nMoney is what we spend all our lives working for.\\nMoney is what we spend all our lives spending.\\nMoney is what keeps us going.\\nMoney is what keeps us down.\\nMoney is power and greed.\\nCapitalism is the new religion and\\nGod has been sold out for the pound.\\n\\nMoney is what makes man thinks he is better than man!\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.writerscafe.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.writerscafe.org&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1852731074&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1852731074\",\"wh\":\"586x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2265\\\/1852731074_8bd54711e7_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4125%2F5044969981_9b84de2e1f_c.jpg\",\"width\":751,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 35\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nI&#039;ve made here a slightly more detailed sketch for this &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157620412923750&quot;&gt;surreal&lt;\\\/a&gt; composition on paper. The guy on the right is shown upside down, the head inside the pavement... The tramway called &quot;Gravity&quot; in the upper right corner is overturned (see a detail\\\/close-up &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5044969981\\\/page1\\\/#comment72157624956783661&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;, showing the small tramway the right way). 12 balls seem to be in weightless conditions. The infinity symbol appears in the distant &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157622392672874\\\/&quot;&gt;vanishing point&lt;\\\/a&gt;. I took the photo near the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/4814359976\\\/&quot;&gt;Palace of Justice&lt;\\\/a&gt; in the centre of Brussels,  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157618639789480&quot;&gt;Belgium&lt;\\\/a&gt;. The second title of this image is &quot;This is Not Gravity&quot;. (The above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samsungimaging.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samsung NX10&lt;\\\/a&gt;).\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_this_is_not_gravity_posters-228015132750554158?size=[24.0000,15.9707]&amp;rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of the above artwork now available for sale&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\n&gt;&gt;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Review from THE DAILY MAIL for this picture&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: &lt;i&gt;&quot;Balancing act: Not even tram lines escape the artist&#039;s mischievous eye&quot;&lt;\\\/i&gt; (Kerry McQueeney, &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dailymail.co.uk\\\/news\\\/article-2041426\\\/Ben-Heine-The-incredible-optical-illusions-created-artists-mix-pencil-camera.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Daily Mail&lt;\\\/a&gt;, Sept. 2011)\\n\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Puffed up Dandy&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewpoetry.asp?authorid=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNever stick your finger\\nIn the electric socket\\nOr forget the change\\ninside your pocket\\nNever put your head\\nOn the trolley tracks\\nThese are the facts\\nIt&#039;s dangerous to assume\\nYou will survive the zoom\\nOf the trolley car \\nTo crush you\\nAre you super man\\nI&#039;m sure you can\\nAn alibi is handy\\nWhen you are a puffed up dandy\\nWith your head in the tracks\\nAnd your mind in the cloud\\nFor crying out loud\\nGet out of the road\\nYou silly toad\\nBecause the train is coming\\nAre you in your right mind\\nIs this your trolley\\nPull your head out of the tracks\\nIt&#039;s right on time\\nYour trip to Pencil land\\nIs one of a kind...\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5044969981&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5044969981\",\"wh\":\"800x532\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4125\\\/5044969981_9b84de2e1f_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4557%2F24807195858_7a91fb5a46_c.jpg\",\"width\":506,\"title\":\"Ben Heine Self portrait\",\"description\":\"New image\\n\\nJoin me: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/benheineofficial&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.instagram.com\\\/benheineofficial&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/24807195858&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-24807195858\",\"wh\":\"800x789\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4557\\\/24807195858_7a91fb5a46_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5611%2F15589268810_7ab6048c18_c.jpg\",\"width\":721,\"title\":\"Turtle Sketch (#Onthedraw project)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nQuick sketch I made in Tenerife. View my illustrated journey in Tenerife: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Many more photos, final illustrations, works in progress, sketches, backstage pictures...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; (prints\\\/posters available). Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15589268810&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15589268810\",\"wh\":\"750x520\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5611\\\/15589268810_7ab6048c18_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4027%2F4328382701_655f2211b4_c.jpg\",\"width\":332,\"title\":\"Venus de Milo - Monroe style\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; 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target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-13272350614\",\"wh\":\"750x554\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7331\\\/13272350614_52eb34cb29_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8668%2F16656258042_987a24ba8f_z.jpg\",\"width\":446,\"title\":\"Drugs\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSomething small made between serious projects (2D vs 3D)\\n\\nPostcards and posters of this image available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/37699539&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16656258042&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16656258042\",\"wh\":\"572x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8668\\\/16656258042_987a24ba8f_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2866%2F11234654453_4c9b6daa0e_c.jpg\",\"width\":491,\"title\":\"Nelson Mandela\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine\\\/art&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; 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Quick sketch for a great man.\\n_____________________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my works: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_____________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/11234654453&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-11234654453\",\"wh\":\"787x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2866\\\/11234654453_4c9b6daa0e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3851%2F15022648770_79a3f874d1_c.jpg\",\"width\":749,\"title\":\"Sketch Fight (Pencil Vs Camera - 79)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nArt battle with the artist and friend &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=416372935044095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;S\\u00e9bastien Del Grosso&lt;\\\/a&gt;. I drew him in my style (left side) and he drew me in his style (right side).\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36756638\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints and posters of this artwork available here&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you. If you wish to use this photo or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15022648770&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15022648770\",\"wh\":\"800x534\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3851\\\/15022648770_79a3f874d1_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1396%2F912543455_261ff73c67_b.jpg\",\"width\":357,\"title\":\"Chameleon\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A Chameleon I am&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &quot;Angels Are Near&quot; \\n\\nI wear this robe of Fear\\nsoaked with morning dew\\nlike the rose in the garden I planted\\nto remind me of all I wanted to forget I knew\\n\\nI wear this mask of Troubles\\nall across my face\\nwhen I awake in the morning\\nknowing all I must embrace\\n\\nI wear this dress of Denial\\nAs I walk outside the door\\nmy smile hides it\\u2019s shimmer\\nthe smile I borrow from a much higher Force\\n\\nI wear this medal of Honor\\nmany choose to think tells a tale\\nof a daughter dressed as a knight in shining armor\\nrescuing her father from a fatal disease\\n\\nI am merely a chameleon changing color\\nfor all to see as I watch him fade away\\nwith this disease that only offers suffering\\nand through mine eyes it can only be seen\\n\\nIf there was something I could wear\\nto change his fate\\nI would wear a necklace of feathers\\nwith wings attached at my back\\n\\nI would wear a long white gown and wave a magic wand to deliver all his pain to another place\\nso very far away...\\n\\nBut I am no Angel or Fairy full of miracles or spells\\njust a daughter trying to make it better still\\nSmile and bear it as they say and enjoy the time you are given...For most miss the reality that there isn\\u2019t a season for joy when you\\u2019re living in the midst of someone you love and this illness\\n\\nI shall remain a chameleon changing color for all to see as I watch him battle this dreadful disease that only offers more suffering and through mine eyes it can only be seen...\\n\\n--------------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.authorsden.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/912543455&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-912543455\",\"wh\":\"714x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1396\\\/912543455_261ff73c67_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3382%2F4615375422_16a7539a38_b.jpg\",\"width\":354,\"title\":\"Chess Art - 1\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nA quick ink painting on paper I made recently. \\nThis is sort of experimental... I just played a bit \\nwith perspective and shapes, not paying much \\nattention to realistic details...\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Here I am&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewPoetry.asp?AuthorID=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nHere I am\\nLost in Surrealism land\\nWalking a path of twists and turns\\nOne wrong move\\nCrash and burn!\\nJust when I see the light of day\\nThe game goes weird\\nAnd thoughts I fear\\nAlong the paths of\\nSurrealism land\\nTo play the game\\nYou must take the blame\\nPretty lame rhyming\\njust plain delirious!\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4615375422&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4615375422\",\"wh\":\"725x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3382\\\/4615375422_16a7539a38_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7451%2F16377543167_920160be7b_z.jpg\",\"width\":442,\"title\":\"After-Party\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nAfter-party... Pencil and Ketchup. 2D Vs 3D (inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera&lt;\\\/a&gt;...) Note: I have nothing against ketchup, it just worked better than red paint...\\n\\nPrints and posters of this image available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/37621953\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16377543167&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16377543167\",\"wh\":\"567x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7451\\\/16377543167_920160be7b_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5544%2F11207529224_36043950ef_c.jpg\",\"width\":366,\"title\":\"If You Didn&#039;t Exist...\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine\\\/art&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_____________________________________________________\\n\\n...I&#039;d have to invent you.\\n\\nQuick sketch on paper, unfinished. Dedicated to Marta...\\n\\nPS: Some cool &amp; affordable &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine\\\/skins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gift ideas (6\\\/12)&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt; for Christmas!\\n_____________________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my works: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_____________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/11207529224&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-11207529224\",\"wh\":\"587x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5544\\\/11207529224_36043950ef_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1362%2F1400115569_c0275c67cf_c.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"title\":\"No More War !\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;They Gave Us A War That Nobody Wanted&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Patrick O&#039;Donnell\\n\\nThey gave us a war that nobody wanted\\nThe warnings unheard or simply discounted\\nThe men of the Pentagon surely undaunted\\nGave us a war that nobody wanted\\n\\nThe weapons of war are tested and counted\\nMilitary hardware displayed and dismounted\\nAllies ignored and the enemy taunted\\nThey gave us a war that nobody wanted\\n\\nDivisions of men and weaponry flaunted\\nShips tanks and planes in quantity granted\\nBy death and destruction civilians are haunted\\nThey gave us a war that nobody wanted\\n\\nPrime ministers presidents and generals have ranted\\nTelevision pictures and news are being slanted\\nVoices are raised and slogans are chanted\\nThey gave us a war that nobody wanted\\n\\nHigh powered weapons and missiles are vaunted\\nThe guns have been fired and the bombs have been planted\\nAll shall be well when the foe is surmounted\\nThey gave us a war that nobody wanted\\n\\nWhen the conflict is over and the story recounted\\nWe&#039;ll forget the destruction and horror implanted\\nBut remember the soldiers and statesman enchanted\\nBy this terrible war that nobody wanted\\n\\n(Poem&#039;s source : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemsabout.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemsabout.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt; )\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1400115569&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1400115569\",\"wh\":\"800x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1362\\\/1400115569_c0275c67cf_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2074%2F1722493823_49ec9bfb8b_c.jpg\",\"width\":441,\"title\":\"The Poorest of the Poor\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nOne of my older drawings on paper made with ballpoint \\npen and digital colors (originally posted on Flickr in 2007).\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;The Poorest Of the Poor...&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nThe poorest of the poor...\\nThey say that we are\\nBut we can smile for sure\\nAnd wish upon a falling star\\nWe have our love to give\\nAnd anything worth to share\\nGo on the earth to live\\nAnd just by being here\\n\\nThe richness is inside\\nOf feelings to stir awake\\nSome hope may well collide\\nIn what there is at stake\\nBut still we have our own\\nThat money cannot gain\\nMore glittery than gemstone\\n- Our heart and our brain\\n\\nThe poorest of the poor...\\nWe haven&#039;t notice this\\nFor we&#146;re just as you&#146;re\\nWhen everything&#039;s amiss\\nSo richness we have as much\\nAs anyone else on Earth\\nWe have our heart and touch\\nIt must be of gold its worth\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1722493823&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1722493823\",\"wh\":\"650x736\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2074\\\/1722493823_49ec9bfb8b_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2728%2F4252454213_a5ebdd1434_c.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"title\":\"Pure Abstract - 3\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nOne of my abstract paintings... Whirl of lines. I tried to find a \\ncertain harmony between the colors I used. Digital creation. \\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Color my Day&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewpoetry.asp?authorid=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\ncotton candy colors always made me happy....\\nI like to watch the sugar spin\\nlike a top\\nI like the scent of cotton candy\\nAt the cotton candy stand\\nalong the boardwalk\\nthere are candy apples, carmel corn\\nand salt water taffy\\nbut I wish to\\ntake a taste of yesterday\\nsights and tastes and scent and sound\\ntwirling the paper stick around\\nadding all the colors of the rainbow\\npinks, blues, orange, yellows\\nsticky fingers\\nat the fair\\neating cotton candy\\nnothing like it anywhere\\nspun sugar happiness\\nalways eat it on the ferris wheel\\nspinning around and around\\nfingers full of cotton candy\\nsticky giggles\\nbubble gum flavors\\ncolor my day\\nwith cotton candy\\nlet the kid inside you\\nremember\\nand don&#039;t ever grow\\nup enough to\\never forget...\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4252454213&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4252454213\",\"wh\":\"800x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2728\\\/4252454213_a5ebdd1434_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3538%2F3346220242_a8a77cf772_b.jpg\",\"width\":366,\"title\":\"Give Me Freedom\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Dancing His Way to Peace&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nI will dance like a white dove toward peace\\nWith my both wings set to the sky from here\\nThe motion of my movements set and frees\\nSo I will glow like a ray in astrosphere\\nI have filled my moments here on this earth\\nWith every aspect of its sensual shade\\nNow I&#039;m gaining more power in my rebirth\\nWith flowing that the breeze balladeer arrayed\\n\\nWith songs of true peace there&#039;s harmonious air\\nThrough the heavens of the moments arriving\\nWe shall fill very quarter of its flair\\nBefore again to tomorrow diving\\nBoth my wings of new freedom shall chains break\\nAnd dawn of opportunities awake\\n\\n-----------\\n\\nThe peom appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3346220242&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3346220242\",\"wh\":\"750x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3538\\\/3346220242_a8a77cf772_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3919%2F14893876588_a47e819ab1_c.jpg\",\"width\":719,\"title\":\"Unbreakable Family\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n(Prints, posters and derivatives of the above artwork at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36682660\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nUnbreakable family. Pencil and watercolor on A3 paper. \\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\nNote: People keep asking me if I&#039;ll be doing new &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera artworks&lt;\\\/a&gt;. My answer is probably no. I could do a new one every week if I wanted to, but why would I do so when I see all the Pencil Vs Camera pictures I made in the past were massively liked and shared by most of you but almost nobody is buying prints, thus almost nobody is helping me make a living with my work.\\n \\nIs it the same for other artists? If it is, there is a big issue there, many talented creative people are working for free and this is not good. Publications in big newspapers don&#039;t make a single difference by the way. The online graphic art industry is a big illusion, it sucks like hell. The average people won&#039;t spend a penny to support artists. \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14893876588&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14893876588\",\"wh\":\"800x556\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3919\\\/14893876588_a47e819ab1_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5743%2F22226100258_a376def895_c.jpg\",\"width\":576,\"title\":\"Colorful Face\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nQuick sketch\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/22226100258&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-22226100258\",\"wh\":\"780x676\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5743\\\/22226100258_a376def895_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2396%2F2440299389_423a8e9471_c.jpg\",\"width\":633,\"title\":\"Nayer\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Talal Hasan Nayer&lt;\\\/strong&gt;, better known as &quot;NAYER&quot; or &quot;CAMACHO&quot; is a journalist and cartoonist living in Sudan. He was born the 13th of January 1983 in Omrowaba, a town in Kurdofan State. He studied civil engineering in Sudan University of Science and Technology. He currently works with &quot;Ray al-sha`abb&quot; daily newspaper and also used to draw comics in &quot;Semsema&quot; magazine.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2440299389&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2440299389\",\"wh\":\"800x631\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2396\\\/2440299389_423a8e9471_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7512%2F15545730409_bae157ab58_z.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"title\":\"Quick Study (#Onthedraw Project)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nView my illustrated journey in Tenerife: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (final illustrations, works in progress, sketches, backstage pictures...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; (prints\\\/posters available). Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15545730409&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15545730409\",\"wh\":\"640x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7512\\\/15545730409_bae157ab58_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2799%2F4347137579_5c29bd8312_c.jpg\",\"width\":366,\"title\":\"Self Portrait\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a full digital painting that took me several days of \\nwork (see the making below). I wanted it to look surreal.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;A Flower of the Mind&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nA flower of the mind\\nFrom inside to be\\nWhere fortune you will find\\nTo set each creation free\\nHolding it up tight\\nA head for its thought\\nAnd bringing it right\\nThat marvels have taught\\n\\nSeed of its purpose\\nFrom the first rise\\nLike a multifold rose\\nReaching to new skies\\nEach step is a swift\\nThrough tides of creative\\nFrom wings up to lift\\nEach newly approbative\\n\\nThe earth is its critic\\nIn molding headstone\\nFrom stance analytic\\nTo the purest of tone\\nThat gave each the crude\\nIn making brave art\\nWhere sketch is its mood\\nA plan of fresh start\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4347137579&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4347137579\",\"wh\":\"586x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2799\\\/4347137579_5c29bd8312_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8590%2F16727187385_6d109d2955_c.jpg\",\"width\":744,\"title\":\"Less is More - Making of\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nProject made with thousand of black stickers. Final version &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/34230590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16727187385&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16727187385\",\"wh\":\"800x537\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8590\\\/16727187385_6d109d2955_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3657%2F3381041524_9b9654ed72_c.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"title\":\"Bad Boy - Barack Obama\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a traditional pencil drawing on paper with digital colors...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Bad Boy &#150; Because&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nThere are moments lost in my natural sky\\nFeeling times that are done to nothing\\nEvery time travel there asking reasons why\\nSometimes giving no answers - just bluffing\\nTaking my heart to pieces in each try\\n\\nWhen I reach down to deepest of my low\\nFinding no answers to keep me still high\\nWhen my life is a shadow of darkish glow\\nAnswering nothing of its reasons and why\\nOnly time spaces between goings to fly\\n\\nI\\u00b4m not a substitute for agent 007\\nOnly awake up call to be taken seriously\\nI&#039;ll give you a touch of my heaven\\nIf you are behaving mysteriously\\nBecause I\\u00b4m a man in black\\nPointing my future at you\\nKeeping you on the right track\\nAnything to get you here through\\n\\nNothing to get exited either way\\nOnly point-blank clear for its go\\nFeeling pressures of a coming play\\nTo the hours that I don\\u2019t know\\nDrifting by and by in their flowing\\nIn the answers that never come\\nAlways something either way going\\nTo somewhere it all is from\\nNothing taking a turn to more\\nJust a seat in the corner of dark night\\nComing to nowhere in what it\\u2019s all for\\nBecause it has lost all its flight\\n\\nNothing more to be done or said\\nFor my decisions are staying right here\\nDon\\u2019t worry- be happy \\u2013 stay ahead\\nJust agree and everything\\u2019s clear\\n\\nWhenever you try - it&#039;s getting lost\\nLike a flight into nothing from nowhere\\nFeeling downsides and double-crossed\\nReaching to nowhere from here to there\\n\\nBecause I\\u00b4m a man in black\\nPointing my future at you\\nKeeping you on the right track\\nAnything to get you through\\n\\nBecause I\\u00b4m the man in black\\nPointing my future to go\\nBecause I\\u00b4m the man in black\\nIn point-blank clear to blow\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3381041524&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3381041524\",\"wh\":\"800x555\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3657\\\/3381041524_9b9654ed72_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F183%2F438690749_141e140227_c.jpg\",\"width\":695,\"title\":\"Ejenia Spasskaja\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nOld sketch\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/438690749&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-438690749\",\"wh\":\"800x575\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/183\\\/438690749_141e140227_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3345%2F3226588847_831b41a877_b.jpg\",\"width\":363,\"title\":\"Abstract Big Bang\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Big Bang Generation&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nLyrics by Duran Duran  \\n\\nFalling into space at the end of time black as the black in your eyes\\nStaring through a hole in the ozone there&#039;s nobody home \\nto play back your answers from Climax out of blue \\nwith just another high no there must be something new\\nNow that I&#039;m so alien\\n\\nEntering the atmosphere don&#039;t know what is waiting here oh no\\nIf there&#039;s nothing left to fear when we come to gather \\nin the big bang generation\\n\\nTeardrop in the sky bursting my eye sound of the morning sigh\\nThis life is stranger than fiction surreal addiction it&#039;s all I recognize\\nFeeding of the habit losing control where is it leading to \\nnow that I&#039;m the alien\\n\\nEntering the atmosphere don&#039;t know what is waiting here oh no\\nIf there&#039;s nothing left to fear when we come to gather \\nin the big bang generation\\n(Feel like I&#039;m losing control) Big bang generation\\n(Now that I&#039;m here all alone) Big bang generation\\n(Feel like I&#039;m losing control) Big bang generation\\n(Feel like I&#039;m losing it) We&#039;re gonna come to gather here\\n\\nWhere you coming from when we gonna burn out don&#039;t know\\nHaving so much fun greetings from the big bang generation\\nBig bang generation meet you in the big bang generation\\nTogether in the big bang generation together \\nwith the big bang generation \\n\\n----------------\\n\\nDuran Duran&#039;s official website: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.duranduran.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.duranduran.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3226588847&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3226588847\",\"wh\":\"700x963\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3345\\\/3226588847_831b41a877_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4124%2F5024056147_205f35acac_b.jpg\",\"width\":667,\"title\":\"Alchemy\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nOne of my experimental compositions with black ink in water.\\nI took this photo while the ink was spreading inside a big vase.\\nI really love that kind of unexpected effects. It&#039;s wild and magic!\\nYou can view some details (close ups) and other shots below.\\n\\n(The above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/cameras\\\/samsung\\\/nx10\\\/&quot;&gt;Samsung NX10&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;Distorsion&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n \\nLife&#039;s look of distortion is never simple\\nNaked it comes in its lines and face\\nMinimal transparent in anyplace\\nThrough every its emotion and path wimple\\nThe daughters of sea and the sons of air\\nBoth woven in subterranean of one\\nCurves to another like subtle waves there\\nRound the colored surfaces smoothly done\\n\\nHis mouth with rosy lips for loving more\\nHer eyes of unreachable dreams and longing\\nTo make beyond life&#039;s reality to explore\\nHis tongue of pure love never in wronging\\nTogether they drift in fantasy and heart\\nWhen the painter&#039;s brush makes them its art\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5024056147&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5024056147\",\"wh\":\"1000x749\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4124\\\/5024056147_205f35acac_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3872%2F14860447557_13ae05a392_c.jpg\",\"width\":711,\"title\":\"Teide Nomad (Sketch in Progress)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n(Prints, posters and derivatives of the above artwork at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36688613&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nPencil on paper. I&#039;ll share the final work shortly.\\n\\nPlease also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14860447557&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14860447557\",\"wh\":\"800x562\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3872\\\/14860447557_13ae05a392_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2153%2F1578545382_c561a53fa6_b.jpg\",\"width\":353,\"title\":\"My African Lady\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA3 drawing on paper (study)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;My African Lady&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Nasra Al Adawi\\n\\nI take a glance at you\\nMy African lady\\nYour skin is full of glow\\nThe color of the mountain\\nPersistence in your fighting\\nPrevailing among all\\nYou gaze beyond the distance reach\\nA symbol of determination\\nYour heart is the finest\\nA lioness in your soul\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1578545382&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1578545382\",\"wh\":\"724x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2153\\\/1578545382_c561a53fa6_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3910%2F15039767896_5335d7ffd5_c.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"title\":\"Man Selling Biscuits (#Onthedraw Project)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&quot;Salud y 100 a\\u00f1os de vida&quot;... This is what this man told me. He \\nwas selling fruits and biscuits in his small van on the street near \\n&quot;Las Mercedes&quot; in Tenerife. Quick sketch on paper. See a &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.10152256945193616.1073741840.45292293615\\\/10152256962383616\\\/?type=3&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;photo of this man&lt;\\\/a&gt;. \\n\\nView a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15039767896&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15039767896\",\"wh\":\"593x740\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3910\\\/15039767896_5335d7ffd5_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2183%2F1600585866_0b8bb3ee0e_c.jpg\",\"width\":367,\"title\":\"Child Of The Universe\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nOne of my drawings on large paper made with a ballpoint pen and digital \\ncolors. I dedicate this illustration to my good friend &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bondarowicz.republika.pl\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Marcin Bondarowicz&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Child Of The Universe&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by L. C. Brown\\n\\nThe universe exploded,\\nA piece became the earth.\\nI rode in on a meteor,\\nIts crash was my birth.\\nLava took me for a ride,\\nTo cool in the sea.\\nI waited for millions of years,\\nFor nature to use me.\\nI became a child of the universe,\\nWith no place to go.\\nThen God gave life a meaning,\\nThat&#039;s how I got my soul.\\n\\n------------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1600585866&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1600585866\",\"wh\":\"588x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2183\\\/1600585866_0b8bb3ee0e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2661%2F4094939540_162cf8b19e_b.jpg\",\"width\":355,\"title\":\"Jacques Mercier\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/jacquesmercier.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jacques Mercier&lt;\\\/a&gt;  is a famous Belgian writer, actor, TV animator and radio personality. We both studied in the same faculty of Journalism. This is a full painting made in Photoshop CS4. It took me several days of work. I&#039;m glad he liked it. (please see the making below)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4094939540&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4094939540\",\"wh\":\"728x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2661\\\/4094939540_162cf8b19e_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5579%2F14737605607_d8e420b527_c.jpg\",\"width\":413,\"title\":\"Robin Williams - Sketch in Progress\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThank you for making us laugh, dream and cry. RIP Robin Williams. The sad man who couldn&#039;t be happy anymore.\\n\\nPencil shetch on paper. &lt;strong&gt;Prints &amp; posters available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36586205\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nSee it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152291362463616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Final portrait &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/14738254750\\\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14737605607&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14737605607\",\"wh\":\"646x782\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5579\\\/14737605607_d8e420b527_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3862%2F15002368662_759b8b02b4_c.jpg\",\"width\":816,\"title\":\"Los Gigantes - Sketch in Progress\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n(Prints, posters and derivatives of the above artwork at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36688696\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nMy interpretation of the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Los-Gigantes-Tenerife\\\/288371127853498&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cliffs of the Giants&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Work in progress. I&#039;ll share the final version soon. Pencil drawing on A3 paper. See it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/posts\\\/10152277033818616&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;on Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15002368662&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15002368662\",\"wh\":\"800x490\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3862\\\/15002368662_759b8b02b4_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5608%2F15217217083_6cb4893dbd_c.jpg\",\"width\":673,\"title\":\"Hand Painted Outfit - Brussels Accessible Art Fair\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nView the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/ben-heine-at-brussels-accessible-art-fair-cercle-de-lorraine.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;full photo report on my blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; (photos of the opening, making of the colorful outfit, visitors, friends...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; (prints\\\/posters available). Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you. If you wish to use this photo or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15217217083&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15217217083\",\"wh\":\"800x594\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5608\\\/15217217083_6cb4893dbd_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2882%2F9328372302_f181971253_b.jpg\",\"width\":747,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress - Pencil Vs Camera - 73\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nReal illustrator Vs anamorphic photographer...\\n\\nA recent project... work in progress. View the final image &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/9328562416\\\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;NEW: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_3d_mirror_posters-228072977570537158?size=[16.5000,10.9402]&amp;rf=238922906552954304\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of the final image now available!&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nPS: I have a new &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Google+ page&lt;\\\/a&gt;!\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9328372302&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9328372302\",\"wh\":\"1024x685\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2882\\\/9328372302_f181971253_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3222%2F2674242741_6d9ae4982d_c.jpg\",\"width\":371,\"title\":\"Carrying Your Heart With Me\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nLife is so easier and smoother together... This is one of my traditional\\nillustrations on the love theme, mainly pointillism with black ink and \\nred watercolor. It is dedicated to my sweet Marta.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I Carry Your Heart With Me&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nA poem by e.e. cummings\\n\\ni carry your heart with me (i carry it in\\nmy heart) i am never without it (anywhere\\ni go you go, my dear; and whatever is done\\nby only me is your doing, my darling)\\ni fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want\\nno world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)\\nand it&#039;s you are whatever a moon has always meant\\nand whatever a sun will always sing is you\\n\\nhere is the deepest secret nobody knows\\n(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud\\nand the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows\\nhigher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)\\nand this is the wonder that&#039;s keeping the stars apart\\n\\ni carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) \\n\\n-----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/judithpordon.tripod.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;judithpordon.tripod.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2674242741&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2674242741\",\"wh\":\"550x740\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3222\\\/2674242741_6d9ae4982d_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7449%2F10312266073_8b75a36e8a_b.jpg\",\"width\":683,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress - Pencil Vs Camera - 75\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nSketch in progress, mixed media. View the final image &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/10312589026\\\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nBecause I really love geometric abstraction! \\nI made this new project recently in my studio in Belgium.\\n\\nUpdate: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Many new prints available &lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/10312266073&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-10312266073\",\"wh\":\"1024x749\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7449\\\/10312266073_8b75a36e8a_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2414%2F2455674840_f6bcc7dd95_c.jpg\",\"width\":368,\"title\":\"Sensual\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Sensual Lines&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by T.L.Finch\\n\\nLoving lines that interlace\\nblending shapes and form\\nsensual lines in recline\\nsoft moments in a storm.\\n\\nMelting shapes of gracefulness\\nmesh inseparably\\nmolten one into the other\\nwrithing relentlessly.\\n\\nScented fragrance in the air\\nhardness from a softness\\nfluid shape opens wantonly\\nin the purest promise.\\n\\nLanguid, liquid shapes and forms\\nradiant rays of sun\\nevolving pictures in the mind\\ncreation has begun.\\n\\nOne shape into the other\\nsexual forms of fun\\nvulnerable, sensual lovers\\neclectic lines of one. \\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.writing.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.writing.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2455674840&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2455674840\",\"wh\":\"590x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2414\\\/2455674840_f6bcc7dd95_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2417%2F1538861041_7787920d24_c.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Che Guevara&#039;s Message\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nUncle Che wants us to REBEL... This is a drawing I made with ballpoint \\npen on paper and digital colors. It&#039;s a parody of the famous &quot;Uncle Sam poster&quot;\\n(Do not post racist or negative comments under this image or they will be deleted)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1538861041&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1538861041\",\"wh\":\"599x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2417\\\/1538861041_7787920d24_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8751%2F16732485610_9f42a20598_b.jpg\",\"width\":888,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera Exhibition in Hong Kong\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10152640348933616.1073741845.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16732485610&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16732485610\",\"wh\":\"1000x563\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8751\\\/16732485610_9f42a20598_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3241%2F2675003816_05677a6b46_c.jpg\",\"width\":385,\"title\":\"From Babel to Esperanto\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\nEsperanto is a language introduced in 1887 by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof after years of development. He proposed Esperanto as a second language that would allow people who speak different native languages to communicate, yet at the same time retain their own languages and cultural identities. Esperanto doesn&#039;t replace anyone&#039;s language but simply serves as a common second language. Esperanto can be learned in much less time than any other language. (Some say that it is four times easier). Esperanto is politically unbiased.\\n\\nAlthough there aren&#039;t a lot of people who speak Esperanto in any one place, there are some almost everywhere. There are over a hundred periodicals regularly published in Esperanto. There are thousands of books in Esperanto, both translated and original works. There are millions of webpages.\\n\\nPeople who speak Esperanto are internationally minded, concerned about social justice and peace, and are helping to preserve linguistic diversity. Meetings and conventions in America, Europe, and Asia provide a fun opportunity to travel and meet new people from around the world. (Source: esperanto-usa.org)\\n\\n------------\\n\\nLet\\u2019s Erect a New Tower of Babel\\n\\nEssay by an Information Scientist\\n(November 6, 1974)\\n\\nThe Tower of Babel has come to mean exactly the opposite of what it was. Babel was probably Babylon, a great metropolis where everyone spoke the same language. And at Babylon, man built the huge and towering ziggurats so beautifully pictured by Peter Breughel and others. To the writer of Genesis the technology of that great metropolis and its single language must have seemed like marvels indeed. The writer could imagine its destruction only as the result of divine wrath. How else could mankind have declined from such a lofty state?\\n\\nThe abandonment of the Tower of Babel and of the common language of its builders is attributed in Genesis to the wrath of an angry God. At Babel God observed that \\u201cthe whole earth was of one language and one speech\\u2026 and now nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do... Confound their language that they may not understand one another\\u2019s speech.\\u201d\\n\\nThus, the Tower of Babel was a great technological achievement whose construction was unhampered by linguistic difficulties. There was no translation problem for those early scientists and engineers. God\\u2019s curse has left us essentially incommunicado. 1would like to suggest that mankind has suffered enough since then. We should now complete a modern Tower of Babel through the universal adoption of English as the mandatory language of science. Considering how far we have progressed in molecular biology, this suggestion may seem superfluous. But surely the potential danger to all mankind in this new technology makes English as necessary as the metric system.\\n\\nCommunication by speech was a \\u2018divine\\u2019 gift to mankind alone. The ancients knew well the irony implicit in divine gifts. It is the theme of much classic Greek drama, where the audience knows what the hero and his fellows in the play do not know--that the divine gift, whatever it happens to be in the particular play, brings with it the seed and the moment of destruction. We are accustomed to say that science knows no boundaries and no lesser allegiances than knowledge and the search for truth. But of course we should know, from reading sociologists from Marx to Merton, that the notion of science unbounded is mostly utopian foolishness. Perhaps science ideally should know no boundaries, no restrictions, but in fact it knows many. National aspiration, cultural milieu, social philosophy, economic power, political wrangling, and language are but a few.\\n\\nLanguage may be a divine gift, but the diversity of language must surely be the tragic irony implicit in this particular divine gift. Is it overly simplistic or even stupid to suggest --like the author of Genesis-- that we would be better off as human beings, and as scientists, if we did \\u201cunderstand one another\\u2019s speech, \\u201d if we could more nearly approach one another\\u2019s thought ?\\n\\nLinguistic diversity is the tip of a great mental iceberg. We have been blessed and cursed not only to speak differently but to think differently because of it. Is there any doubt that thought not only shapes speech but, as Whorf suggested that language shapes thought? What is easily expressed in one language may be beyond conceptualization in another. Whether this applies to molecular biology or any other branch of modern science is easily enough appreciated if one were to imagine an attempt to translate The Double Helix into Eskimo.\\n\\nI don\\u2019t believe that English is the language most suited to science because it is the best language. It is simply the language that scientists as a whole now best understand. We must goon from that fact. English is by no means a simple language. It does not have that to recommend it. Even though it can claim the grandeur of Shakespeare and the glory of the King James Bible, it also carries the stigma of having been the oral and administrative instrument of unparalleled colonial exploitation. It may not be as lucid as French, as vigorous as German, as musical as Italian, as subtle as Russian, or as tender as Spanish. I am told it is not as deceptively concrete as Chinese, nor as heart-easing as Gaelic, but it is the language now best understood by scientists. The overwhelming superiority and recommendation of its being best understood should not be underestimated. The government of India seems to agree, whatever the compromises to which the national consciousness has forced it to pay lip service.\\n\\nThe chauvinists of particular languages would perhaps prefer French because it was the language of Racine. Others might prefer the German of Schnitzler, or the Italian of Dante, or the Russian of Pushkin, or the Spanish of Garcia Lmca. But I do not recommend English as the lingua fianca of science because it was the language of Shakespeare. Most of the world cannot read even in their own languages works of men that have enriched their cultures.\\n\\nThe urge to be once again\\u2019 \\u2018of one language and one speech,\\u201d in and outside of science, should not be dismissed as anti-cultural. It is a powerful urge that expresses itself in many forms, such as our delight in a \\u201csilent\\u201d movie by Charlie Chaplin, or the universal embracement of the modern television broadcast. The urge has also been powerful enough to spawn numerous \\u201cartificial\\u201d languages like Volapuk, Esperanto, lnterlingua, Novial, etc. In retrospect, it may seem remarkable that people of so many nations grasped so eagerly at the \\u2018linguistic\\u2019 monstrosities frankensteined by idealist inventors.\\n\\nLooking today, for example, at a page of Volapuk, a once popular and now \\u2018dead\\u2019 artificial language, one finds it hard to believe that anyone could ever have taken such a WorldSpeak (the name Volapiik meant that) seriously. But in the l9th century a great many people did. On the other hand, artificial languages have not been solely the product of amateur utopians or entrepreneurial egotists, as was often the case. Distinguished linguistic scientists like Otto Jespersen tried their hand at it as well. Some rate Jespersen\\u2019s Novial the best of the lot. The time may come when English will be universally understood. I join with Professor Steiner (1) in expressing the hope that the universality of English will be accompanied by an increasing bilingualism or trilingualism. A world of bilingual nations will be better off for its ability to share the benefits of different linguistic cultures, as well as those of technology.\\n\\n(1) Steiner, G. What is an educated man now? (JZOmion) ZYmes Higher Education Supplement 11 October, 1974, p. 13\\n\\n------------\\n\\nThe essay appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.garfield.library.upenn.edu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.garfield.library.upenn.edu&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2675003816&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2675003816\",\"wh\":\"578x750\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3241\\\/2675003816_05677a6b46_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3009%2F2440289273_9921111395_c.jpg\",\"width\":649,\"title\":\"The Terrible Thinker\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Mirror&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Sylvia Plath\\n\\nI am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.\\nWhatever I see, I swallow immediately.\\nJust as it is, unmisted by love or dislike\\nI am not cruel, only truthful \\u2013\\nThe eye of a little god, four-cornered.\\nMost of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.\\nIt is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long\\nI think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers.\\nFaces and darkness separate us over and over.\\n\\nNow I am a lake. A woman bends over me.\\nSearching my reaches for what she really is.\\nThen she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.\\nI see her back, and reflect it faithfully\\nShe rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.\\nI am important to her. She comes and goes.\\nEach morning it is her face that replaces the darkness.\\nIn me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman\\nRises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish.\\n\\n-----------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/vmlinux.org\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vmlinux.org\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2440289273&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2440289273\",\"wh\":\"800x616\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3009\\\/2440289273_9921111395_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3882%2F15204262731_256b0ed096_c.jpg\",\"width\":576,\"title\":\"Portrait in Progress\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nI&#039;m working on a project featuring my artist friend &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/SdgPhotographie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;S\\u00e9bastien Del Grosso&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36756615\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of this artwork available here&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15204262731&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15204262731\",\"wh\":\"750x651\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3882\\\/15204262731_256b0ed096_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3202%2F2332090974_65b883ec5f_z.jpg\",\"width\":564,\"title\":\"I Love You And I Hate You\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Pablo Neruda\\n\\nI do not love you except because I love you;\\nI go from loving to not loving you,\\nFrom waiting to not waiting for you\\nMy heart moves from cold to fire.\\n\\nI love you only because it&#039;s you the one I love;\\nI hate you deeply, and hating you\\nBend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you\\nIs that I do not see you but love you blindly.\\n\\nMaybe January light will consume\\nMy heart with its cruel\\nRay, stealing my key to true calm.\\n\\nIn this part of the story I am the one who\\nDies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you,\\nBecause I love you, Love, in fire and blood.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2332090974&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2332090974\",\"wh\":\"640x567\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3202\\\/2332090974_65b883ec5f_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3073%2F3016346377_61c5b16fb9_c.jpg\",\"width\":371,\"title\":\"Economic Crisis in the US\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nPlease, don&#039;t misunderstand me, I love the USA, it&#039;s \\ncapitalism and consumerism I intended to criticize here.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3016346377&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3016346377\",\"wh\":\"595x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3073\\\/3016346377_61c5b16fb9_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3848%2F18653572644_7de4ae5ac6_c.jpg\",\"width\":713,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 87 (Moscow)\",\"description\":\"Watch &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/I1wy0Xc0Hcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this news report&lt;\\\/a&gt; about the above project\\n\\nPencil Vs Camera - 87 (Solo Exhibition and Performance at Moscow Planetarium - Ben Heine Art - 2015)\\n\\nJoin us on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted photo. If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/18653572644&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-18653572644\",\"wh\":\"800x561\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3848\\\/18653572644_7de4ae5ac6_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8618%2F16697077432_e63540328c_c.jpg\",\"width\":733,\"title\":\"Quick Sketch for Chinese New Year\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nUnfinished. You can find more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/ben-heine-pencil-vs-camera-flesh-and-acrylic-solo-exhibition-at-harbour-city-hong-kong.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16697077432&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16697077432\",\"wh\":\"800x545\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8618\\\/16697077432_e63540328c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7248%2F8074806403_7eae060e09_b.jpg\",\"width\":738,\"title\":\"Customized Exhibition Uniform\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nI attended the vernissage of the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/8074476398\\\/sizes\\\/o&quot;&gt;Brussels Accessible Art Fair&lt;\\\/a&gt; with \\ncustomized shirt, trouser, hat and shoes... I drew the designs on \\nmy clothes with simple black markers. I used some 25 markers \\nin total! (you can view some photos of the making of here below).\\n\\nYou can view some other photo reports of all my past exhibitions \\nat &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/30656435&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Limited Edition prints of my artworks (Diasec and \\nDibond finishing) can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com\\\/shop.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/8074806403&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-8074806403\",\"wh\":\"950x643\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7248\\\/8074806403_7eae060e09_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3253%2F2446349612_1d92441167_c.jpg\",\"width\":671,\"title\":\"Looking at Myself\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Phenomenal Woman&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Maya Angelou\\n\\nPretty women wonder where my secret lies.\\nI&#039;m not cute or built to suit a fashion model&#039;s size\\nBut when I start to tell them,\\nThey think I&#039;m telling lies.\\nI say,\\nIt&#039;s in the reach of my arms\\nThe span of my hips,\\nThe stride of my step,\\nThe curl of my lips.\\nI&#039;m a woman\\nPhenomenally.\\nPhenomenal woman,\\nThat&#039;s me.\\n\\nI walk into a room\\nJust as cool as you please,\\nAnd to a man,\\nThe fellows stand or\\nFall down on their knees.\\nThen they swarm around me,\\nA hive of honey bees.\\nI say,\\nIt&#039;s the fire in my eyes,\\nAnd the flash of my teeth,\\nThe swing in my waist,\\nAnd the joy in my feet.\\nI&#039;m a woman\\nPhenomenally.\\nPhenomenal woman,\\nThat&#039;s me.\\n\\nMen themselves have wondered\\nWhat they see in me.\\nThey try so much\\nBut they can&#039;t touch\\nMy inner mystery.\\nWhen I try to show them\\nThey say they still can&#039;t see.\\nI say,\\nIt&#039;s in the arch of my back,\\nThe sun of my smile,\\nThe ride of my breasts,\\nThe grace of my style.\\nI&#039;m a woman\\n\\nPhenomenally.\\nPhenomenal woman,\\nThat&#039;s me.\\n\\nNow you understand\\nJust why my head&#039;s not bowed.\\nI don&#039;t shout or jump about\\nOr have to talk real loud.\\nWhen you see me passing\\nIt ought to make you proud.\\nI say,\\nIt&#039;s in the click of my heels,\\nThe bend of my hair,\\nthe palm of my hand,\\nThe need of my care,\\n&#039;Cause I&#039;m a woman\\nPhenomenally.\\nPhenomenal woman,\\nThat&#039;s \\n\\n-----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.shadowpoetry.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.shadowpoetry.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2446349612&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2446349612\",\"wh\":\"800x596\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3253\\\/2446349612_1d92441167_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1158%2F875935470_dbd9272970_b.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Do not pull the trigger\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/875935470&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-875935470\",\"wh\":\"748x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1158\\\/875935470_dbd9272970_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4043%2F4328371931_d5d7b540f2_c.jpg\",\"width\":368,\"title\":\"Marilyn Monroe\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a quick sketch I made in 2007, I forgot to upload it on Flickr.\\nIt&#039;s Marilyn Monroe with a bigger mouth :) She is gorgeous.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4328371931&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4328371931\",\"wh\":\"590x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4043\\\/4328371931_d5d7b540f2_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5283%2F5347998337_7afcce7ea6_b.jpg\",\"width\":323,\"title\":\"The Dancer\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nEnlarge &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5347998337\\\/sizes\\\/o&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nI made this with hundreds of random hand-written words. That was a \\ntime consuming project. I might be working on similar images shortly.\\n\\nMy mother is a dance teacher. So this piece is dedicated to her! :)\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;Angel (Sonnet 14)&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nWith a mind and a face of an angel,\\nShe toned each my feelings with affection;\\nLetting on me, fragile kind of marvel,\\nAnd showing me the straightest direction.\\nTo the castles in the mystified air,\\nWhere the desiring rainbow crosses through;\\nAnd we sometimes do fly away to there,\\nWhen we feel down, and are exposed and blue.\\nAll the ways of grace she showed then to me,\\nWith viewpoint to courage and to be kind;\\nHow easy it is then to become free,\\nIf all worries are left forgotten behind.\\nThis angel is sweet creature so divine,\\nEverything else a shadow, to her shine.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5347998337&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5347998337\",\"wh\":\"662x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5283\\\/5347998337_7afcce7ea6_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F424%2F18655492513_63c7d54715_c.jpg\",\"width\":408,\"title\":\"Flesh and Acrylic - Moscow Planetarium - Ben Heine Art\",\"description\":\"Watch &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/I1wy0Xc0Hcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this news report&lt;\\\/a&gt; about the above project\\n\\nArt Exhibition from June to September 2015 at Moscow&#039;s Planetarium. \\n\\nJoin us on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted photo. If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions.\\n\\nFlesh and Acrylic - Solo Exhibition and Performance at Moscow Planetarium - Ben Heine Art - 2015\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/18655492513&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-18655492513\",\"wh\":\"653x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/424\\\/18655492513_63c7d54715_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4050%2F4362323046_d501f42b7d_c.jpg\",\"width\":401,\"title\":\"Lady Gaga\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I&#039;m now making music, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nWork in progress &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/art\\\/Making-of-Lady-Gaga-154329978&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; and close detail &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152199034388616\\\/?type=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nThis is a digital work but I placed the circles &lt;strong&gt;one by one&lt;\\\/strong&gt; on a black\\nbackground. It took me quite a long time to finish the whole portrait... \\n\\nI really like Lady Gaga&#039;s personality and imago. She has a beautiful mouth and I found a deep expression of nostalgia and fear in the purity of her eyes. \\n\\nThe original version of the above portrait is huge (over 10000 pixels wide).\\n\\nBuy prints, canvases and posters of this artwork &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/34909189\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4362323046&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4362323046\",\"wh\":\"602x750\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4050\\\/4362323046_d501f42b7d_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2668%2F4159422134_15b5023f4d_b.jpg\",\"width\":490,\"title\":\"Consumption Society\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is an illustration I made for the magazine &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.imagine-magazine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imagine Demain le Monde&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; \\n(January\\\/February 2010 - Number 77).\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4159422134&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4159422134\",\"wh\":\"1005x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2668\\\/4159422134_15b5023f4d_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4070%2F4260906355_a09be73463_b.jpg\",\"width\":350,\"title\":\"From Another World - 1\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nDigital sketch...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4260906355&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4260906355\",\"wh\":\"700x999\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4070\\\/4260906355_a09be73463_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2650%2F3821334652_26b14aa28e_b.jpg\",\"width\":375,\"title\":\"Georges Simenon\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a quick traditional painting I made with ecoline ink on paper \\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Belgian-born French novelist&lt;\\\/strong&gt;, one of the most skilled and prolific writers of detective fiction. Simenon is best known as the creator of Paris police detective Inspector MAIGRET. He turned out 84 Maigret mysteries and 136 other novels. Over 500 million copies of Simenon&#039;s books have been printed and translated into 50 languages.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3821334652&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3821334652\",\"wh\":\"700x931\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2650\\\/3821334652_26b14aa28e_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2835%2F9328562416_b66ea02332_c.jpg\",\"width\":754,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 73\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;NEW: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_3d_mirror_posters-228072977570537158?size=[16.5000,10.9402]&amp;rf=238922906552954304\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of the above photo now available for sale.&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nReal illustrator Vs anamorphic photographer...\\n\\nAm I having a dissociative identity disorder or is this just an\\noptical illusion? Invisible 3D mirror? Who will be the winner? \\n\\nA recent project. You can view the sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/9328372302\\\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\nand the complete Pencil Vs Camera series &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;at this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;PS: I have a new &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Google+ page&lt;\\\/a&gt;!&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9328562416&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9328562416\",\"wh\":\"800x530\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2835\\\/9328562416_b66ea02332_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3055%2F3056573073_37da9052a7_c.jpg\",\"width\":368,\"title\":\"Penniless\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I Have a Piggy-Bank and a Top Hat&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nI have a piggy-bank and a top hat\\nBut nothing is coming in\\nI must have done something wrong at that\\nPerhaps I did a capitalism sin\\nMy money is only few dollars and cents\\nNothing to give from or take\\nI have bills to pay and eyes in &#145;relents&#146;\\nAnd always in restlessness I will wake\\n\\nMy piggy is red pinkish and bright\\nIt is staring on to the future\\nI have nightmares for it each night\\nBecause of its breaking (or opening suture)\\nSomeone is taking all my money out\\nThough it is only a little...\\nAnd spreading it here and there about\\nSo I feel so wasted and brittle\\n\\nMy piggy-bank talked to me (in my dreams) last night\\nIt said it has had quite enough:\\n&#147;Nothing is working out for the right\\nThese savings up ideas of yours - only seems a bit rough&#148; J\\nI couldn&#146;t agree more with this - My Pinkish Pig!\\nThough I need to safe up for some stuff\\nIt might seem unnecessary at times ( and a &#039;jig&#039; )\\nBut I (and all of us) live at times of a consumer&#146;s bluff\\n\\n(The poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3056573073&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3056573073\",\"wh\":\"590x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3055\\\/3056573073_37da9052a7_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3881%2F15069470211_36c522dfb0_c.jpg\",\"width\":356,\"title\":\"Different Mindset - Auditorio de Tenerife\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n(Prints, posters and derivatives of the above artwork at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36677900\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nThe &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.auditoriodetenerife.com\\\/en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;auditorium of Tenerife &lt;\\\/a&gt; made me think of a big hat. Incredible architecture!\\n\\nView a detail &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152323440383616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; and the work in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/pb.45292293615.-2207520000.1409319910.\\\/10152285731003616\\\/?type=3&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\nPlease subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15069470211&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15069470211\",\"wh\":\"570x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3881\\\/15069470211_36c522dfb0_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6109%2F6346729059_45f761a2d6_b.jpg\",\"width\":395,\"title\":\"A Child Dreaming\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nA mutation of Digital Circlism. Instead of placing perfect circles \\non a black background, this is made with thousands of irregular shapes.\\n\\nYou can view some details and the work in progress here below.\\n\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;A Girl Dreaming&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewpoetry.asp?authorid=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nWhat thoughts race across\\nThe sleepy lids of those\\nWho dream with eyes wide open\\nNever closed\\nWhere Imagination and Reality Meet\\nWhere colors look like fireflies\\nAcross the evening skies\\nAnd flowers taste like candy\\nA little girl races across the night\\nBelieving in what no one ever could\\nWishing can make it so\\nDreams are the wishes we wish\\nWhen we are awake\\nLittle girl dreaming\\nAnd if you wish long enough\\nYour little girl dreams will come true\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/6346729059&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-6346729059\",\"wh\":\"750x948\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/6109\\\/6346729059_45f761a2d6_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2641%2F3820503725_f9ea8b4510_b.jpg\",\"width\":649,\"title\":\"I lost My Mind\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is an oil pastel work I made in 2008\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I Am Lost&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nI am lost like the wind,\\nBut I know not what it is;\\nHope is like some candy\\nIn a pocket,\\nWill not be missed\\nOr become dear.\\nIf it&#039;s a mere wish,\\nFirst you have to grab it\\nAnd unlock it.\\n\\nLike all of success\\nIs only approximately,\\nSo is everything\\nWhich implements each being;\\nMuch is really - knowing\\nWhat is a part of me,\\nLearning with the senses\\nActually then seeing.\\n\\nThey are then together\\nAs strangers apart,\\nA moment or a word\\nThat tingles in an ear;\\nEach of what is other\\nIs known by the heart,\\nAlways in such meaning\\nTo be close enough\\nAnd dear.\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3820503725&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3820503725\",\"wh\":\"1024x788\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2641\\\/3820503725_f9ea8b4510_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F157%2F407313488_75e49c6b2a_c.jpg\",\"width\":694,\"title\":\"Lost\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/407313488&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-407313488\",\"wh\":\"800x576\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/157\\\/407313488_75e49c6b2a_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3630%2F3355319641_512efee6ca_c.jpg\",\"width\":356,\"title\":\"Alain Bashung\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Alain Bashung&lt;\\\/strong&gt; (Born in 1947) was a French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. He died yesterday (14 March 2009) at the age of 61. His website: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/alainbashung.artistes.universalmusic.fr\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alainbashung.artistes.universalmusic.fr\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nAlain Bashung was the son of a factory worker and an Algerian father, whom he never knew. His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new step-father&#039;s parents. He therefore spent his childhood in the countryside.\\n\\nThe multi-platinum artist Alain Bashung has spent his career singing a pop-chanson repertoire. He received the Legion of Honour on 1 January 2009 and he received three prestigious Victoires de la musique awards during a recent ceremony at the Paris Zenith, including best male artist, best album for &quot;Bleu P&#233;trole&quot; (Barclay\\\/Universal) and best live show. With 11 such awards, he became the most celebrated French musician in history. The award ceremony was his last public appearance. He appeared frail, but still performed &#039;Residents de la Republique&#039;: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Op1XYAE1MdA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Op1XYAE1MdA&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nBashung, who had cancer, had to postpone several dates of his current tour. While receiving his award, he said he hoped that record companies would &quot;remain in a human dimension by making people happy with records.&quot;\\n\\nHe died in Paris on 14 March 2009 from lung cancer at the age of 61.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3355319641&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3355319641\",\"wh\":\"571x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3630\\\/3355319641_512efee6ca_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3871%2F15049150146_de9ab11806_c.jpg\",\"width\":706,\"title\":\"Dear Traveller\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n(Prints, posters and derivatives of the above artwork at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/36677648\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nOne of the pencil illustrations I recently made in &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157645447233310\\\/&quot;&gt;Tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt;, Spain. You can view the sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.56030893615.68851.45292293615\\\/10152312313013616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;I also wrote the text in the drawing, which is saying:&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&quot;Dear friend, I&#039;m writing to tell you that I recently discovered a sunny island called Tenerife. A rocky island that only exists thanks to Teide, a huge volcano. This is a beautiful black sand island surrounded by deep blue seas. A unique place that attracts curious people, lovers and families from everywhere around the world, thanks to its perfect climate and thanks to all the facilities it offers to millions of visitors every year. \\n\\nThis is an island people usually visit to relax but you can also find many secret treasures. This magic place welcomes the people willing to recharge their batteries but also the wild adventurers who prefer to live intense moments and admire Mother Nature from a different perspective. There are small traditional villages everywhere in Tenerife. There are also big cities with futuristic buildings and monuments where the local workers meet the people who party all night...\\n\\nIf you travel there, you might have the great chance to walk in the mountains or in the forests, to enjoy the sun and the beaches, to swim with dolphins or even turtles, to do some surf or any other aquatic sports, to eat some typical food or drink local wines, to meet friendly people, to find countless hidden treasures, to party all night with good people and with good music...\\n\\nWhatever you decide to do in Tenerife and whatever happens to you during your trip, you will not be the same person anymore upon your return. This island will give you so much energy and good vibrations that you might choose to move there permanently, bring your whole family and start living a new life, a better life... And when you will have seen everything, if you ever manage to do so, then you might consider discovering the other Canary Islands, all of them are connected by regular domestic flights or by ferry. \\n\\nEl Hierro is the smallest of the 7 major islands. Fuerteventura is the most ancient Island and the most eroded one. Gran Canaria offers amazing landscapes and is famous for its dunes. La Gomera is also one of the oldest islands of the archipelago. Lanzarote is known for its special colors and architecture highly influenced by Cesar Manrique. La Palma is an entire biosphere and the second highest island of the Canaries... Dear Traveller, all I&#039;m saying is that it is worth visiting Tenerife. This is why I am sitting here in this sketch!&quot;\\n\\nView a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15049150146&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15049150146\",\"wh\":\"800x566\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3871\\\/15049150146_de9ab11806_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7389%2F9294370769_da3e14a5e3_b.jpg\",\"width\":749,\"title\":\"Lion Walk - Original Animation and Music\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nSome of the frames for a hand-drawn animation I have been \\nworking on recently. The animation and original music took \\nme several weeks of work... Please check the links below \\nto discover it... Thanks.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Lion Walk&quot;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nOriginal animation by Ben Heine: View it &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo.php?v=10151565679720255&amp;set=vb.45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Facebook)\\nOriginal music by Ben Heine: Listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine\\\/lion-walk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (SoundCloud)\\nMaking of and backstage album: See it &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10151392264013616.1073741825.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Facebook)\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9294370769&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9294370769\",\"wh\":\"1000x667\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7389\\\/9294370769_da3e14a5e3_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2265%2F2365221874_c007cdf175_c.jpg\",\"width\":354,\"title\":\"Life&#039;s Melody\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Here Comes My Melody&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nHere comes my melody outside\\nHeart looked in its beat\\nEvery hour from the indoors hide\\nEasy comes nowhere street\\n\\nLove song of \\u2018a going to nowhere\\u2019\\nAlways again from its cast\\nFootsteps so softly from there\\nInto the grime are now lost\\n\\nDay of my day through emotions\\nLonging to dream there on\\nLike the wind in its erosion\\nTill it has blown and gone\\n\\nTelling you nothing is real\\nOnly the rivers of hearts crying\\nDo what you most and you feel\\nEach in your way complying\\n\\nNow that I have again instigated\\nIt&#039;s time to leave once more\\nOtherwise time wouldn&#039;t be activated\\nOnly be stranded in on &#039;nothing for&#039;\\n\\nHere comes my melody to sing\\nWith the crowds going this morning\\nSome notions are not for the lasting\\nInto times sentimental corning\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/petersquinn.blogspot.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;petersquinn.blogspot.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2365221874&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2365221874\",\"wh\":\"540x762\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2265\\\/2365221874_c007cdf175_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8570%2F16796479115_9feb59e7a4_c.jpg\",\"width\":796,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress (Pencil Vs Camera - 85)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSketch in progress...\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10152640348933616.1073741845.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16796479115&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16796479115\",\"wh\":\"800x502\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8570\\\/16796479115_9feb59e7a4_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5593%2F15077258651_c71f37ec67_c.jpg\",\"width\":393,\"title\":\"Black Sand Beach - Quick Live Sketch by BenHeine (#Onthedraw Project)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy the way, people keep asking me if I&#039;ll be doing new &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera artworks&lt;\\\/a&gt;. My answer is probably no. I could do a new one every week if I wanted to, but why would I do so when I see all the Pencil Vs Camera pictures I made in the past were massively liked and shared by most of you but almost nobody is buying prints, thus almost nobody is helping me make a living with my work.\\n \\nIs it the same for other artists? If it is, there is a big issue there, many talented creative people are working for free and this is not good. Publications in big newspapers don&#039;t make a single difference by the way. The online graphic art industry is a big illusion, it sucks like hell. The average people won&#039;t spend a penny to support artists.\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15077258651&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15077258651\",\"wh\":\"630x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5593\\\/15077258651_c71f37ec67_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F129%2F352779017_8f39a2273e_b.jpg\",\"width\":477,\"title\":\"Peaceful Mind\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/352779017&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-352779017\",\"wh\":\"954x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/129\\\/352779017_8f39a2273e_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3892%2F19088451470_9068b49015_b.jpg\",\"width\":760,\"title\":\"Solo Exhibition and Performance at Moscow Planetarium - Ben Heine Art - 2015\",\"description\":\"Watch &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/I1wy0Xc0Hcs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this news report&lt;\\\/a&gt; about the above project\\n\\nArt Exhibition from June to September 2015 at Moscow&#039;s Planetarium. More info about this event here &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/benheine.ru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com\\\/benheine.ru&lt;\\\/a&gt; and here \\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.ru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;benheine.ru&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nJoin us on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted photo. If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/19088451470&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-19088451470\",\"wh\":\"1024x673\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3892\\\/19088451470_9068b49015_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2519%2F3948432686_0baaca0dec_b.jpg\",\"width\":387,\"title\":\"Albert Einstein in Numbers\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nI made this with numbers and letters only... :) It is dedicated \\nto Albert Einstein, please see my other portrait of him below.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3948432686&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3948432686\",\"wh\":\"794x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2519\\\/3948432686_0baaca0dec_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8616%2F16530227150_36df1caf39_c.jpg\",\"width\":704,\"title\":\"Sketch in Progress (Pencil Vs Camera - 80)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nLovers in a cocoa pod. One of the artworks I made recently and that was exhibited in Hong Kong. \\n\\nTheme of the exhibition: &quot;From love to true love, from cocoa to chocolate, taking you through the journey of love&quot;\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/ben-heine-pencil-vs-camera-flesh-and-acrylic-solo-exhibition-at-harbour-city-hong-kong.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16530227150&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16530227150\",\"wh\":\"800x568\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8616\\\/16530227150_36df1caf39_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5107%2F5587033876_aa103cdd1f_b.jpg\",\"width\":483,\"title\":\"1 - Pencil Vs Camera for Art Official Concept\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nMade for &quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157626500239450\\\/detail\\\/&quot;&gt;Art Official Concept&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&quot;, an art gallery based in Cape Verde (the small location spotted on the above world map)... I&#039;ll make 10 Pencil Vs Camera creations for &quot;Art Official Concept&quot;. View some details of the above image &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5587033876\\\/page1\\\/#comment72157626297487293&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; or view the whole &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/detail\\\/&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera Album&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;More facts&lt;\\\/b&gt;: The Republic of &lt;b&gt;Cape Verde&lt;\\\/b&gt; is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa. The islands, covering a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres. Because of the infrequent occurrence of rainfall the overall landscape is not particularly green, despite what the country&#039;s name suggests (&quot;verde&quot; means &quot;green&quot; in Portuguese).\\n\\nThe previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th Century, and became an important location in the Atlantic slave trade due to their geographically advantageous position. The islands&#039; prosperity often attracted pirates including Sir Francis Drake, who twice sacked the (then) capital Ribeira Grande, in the 1580s. The islands were also visited by Charles Darwin&#039;s expedition in 1832. The decline in the slave trade in the 19th century resulted in an economic crisis. With few natural resources and without strong sustainable investment from the Portuguese, the people grew increasingly discontent with the colonial masters, who nevertheless refused to provide the local authorities with more autonomy. This discontent festered and culminated in 1975, when a movement led by Am\\u00edlcar Cabral achieved independence for the archipelago.\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;Cape Verde has a rich cultural heritage influenced by continents like Africa, South America and Europe. This heritage is reflected in the country&#039;s literature, poetry, cuisine, its dance and its famous national song, the Morna, represented worldwide by the famous Ces\\u00e1ria \\u00c9vora.&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\n&gt;&gt;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Review from THE DAILY MAIL for this picture&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: &lt;i&gt;&quot;Global warning: This clever sketch gives a volcano an all together more interesting landscape&quot;&lt;\\\/i&gt; (Kerry McQueeney, &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dailymail.co.uk\\\/news\\\/article-2041426\\\/Ben-Heine-The-incredible-optical-illusions-created-artists-mix-pencil-camera.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Daily Mail&lt;\\\/a&gt;, Sept. 2011)\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Update: See &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2JQYUwskc_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;THIS VIDEO&lt;\\\/a&gt; showing some 18 Pencil Vs Camera images in progress (with a small animation and an original musical composition)&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5587033876&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5587033876\",\"wh\":\"900x930\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5107\\\/5587033876_aa103cdd1f_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2523%2F3720526243_ba998845b0_c.jpg\",\"width\":711,\"title\":\"McDonaldization\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMad world... This is an older sketch I made in 2007\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Globalization of McDonalds&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/honors.rit.edu\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;honors.rit.edu\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nA person, group, or nation having great influence or control over others is defined as having power (dictionary.com). In the minds of most it is the political leaders and governments have power over the people. However, many institutions and business corporations we may not think of also hold a lot of the world&#146;s power. Unfortunately, through globalization corporations such as McDonalds are attempting to Americanize the whole world. Human societies across the globe have established progressively closer contacts over many centuries, but recently the pace has dramatically increased. Jet airplanes, cheap telephone service, email, computers, huge oceangoing vessels, instant capital flows, all these have made the world more interdependent than ever. Multinational corporations manufacture products in many countries and sell to consumers around the world. Money, technology and raw materials continually move across national borders. Along with products and finances, ideas and cultures circulate more freely. As a result, laws, economies, and social movements are forming at the international level. Many politicians, academics, and journalists treat these trends as both inevitable and welcomed. But for billions of the world&#146;s people, business-driven globalization means uprooting old ways of life and threatening livelihoods and cultures. The global social justice movement, itself a product of globalization, proposes an alternative path, more responsive to public needs. Intense political disputes will continue over globalization&#146;s meaning and its future direction. (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.globalpolicy.org\\\/globaliz\\\/define\\\/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.globalpolicy.org\\\/globaliz\\\/define\\\/index.htm&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nThe biggest multinational companies are very rich. Of the 100 biggest economies in the world, just over half are companies rather than whole countries. The 200 biggest companies control a quarter of all the world&#146;s trade. These 200 companies have more than half the economic power over four billion people. Multinational companies, like all companies, want to make profits. Their profits will be affected by the level of taxes in a country, how well skilled the workforce is, how easy it is to find sites to build factories, and even how strong a country&#039;s currency is. This means governments will think carefully about their economic policies. For example, a multinational may decide to close a factory in one country because it is cheaper to make its products in another. This can mean hundreds or thousands of jobs will be lost. It can mean that countries have a tendency to weaken rules about working conditions in order to attract multinational investment. In less developed countries dependence on multinational companies for investment and jobs is proportionately even greater. In these countries employees often work harder, for less money and in poorer conditions. Because of the importance of the companies, governments in these countries may be less willing to press for better wages and working conditions for their workers. \\n\\nIn poor countries vast areas of land are used for cash crops or for cattle ranching, or to grow grain to feed animals to be eaten in the West. This is at the expense of local food needs. McDonald&#039;s continually promote meat products, encouraging people to eat meat more often, which waste more and more food resources. According to the London Green Peace Group some &#039;Third World&#039; countries, where most children are undernourished, are actually exporting their staple crops as animal feed to fatten the cattle being into burgers in the &#039;First World&#039;. Millions of acres of the best farmland in poor countries are being used for United State&#146;s benefit by means of tea, coffee, and tobacco, while people there are starving. McDonald&#039;s is directly involved in this economic imperialism, which keeps 7 million tons of grain fed to livestock produces only 1 million tons of meat and by-products. On a plant-based diet and with land shared fairly, almost every region could be self-sufficient in food (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.animalfrontline.nl\\\/macdonalds-eng.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.animalfrontline.nl\\\/macdonalds-eng.php&lt;\\\/a&gt;). McDonalds not only effects the economic position of people in foreign countries, but it also affects American ranches and McDonald&#146;s employees economically.\\n\\nMcDonald&#039;s comes in, saying that the brand will bring many jobs. Beef producers, flourishing for years, now have McDonald&#039;s as their only market. In 1968, McDonald&#146;s bought ground beef from 175 local suppliers. A few years later, seeking to achieve greater product uniformity as it expanded, McDonalds reduced the number of beef suppliers to five. In the United States many ranchers now argue that few large corporations have gained stranglehold on the market using unfair tactics to drive down the price of cattle (Schlosser, 134). The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the US through &#147;captive supplies&#148; cattle that are either maintained in company owned feedlots or purchased in advance. When cattle prices start to rise, the large meatpackers can flood the market with their own captive supplies driving prices back down. The suicide rate among ranchers and farmers in the United States is now about three times higher than the national average. A 1996 USDA investigation of concentration in the beef industry found that many ranchers were afraid to testify against the large meatpacking companies, fearing retaliation and &#147;economic ruin.&#148; When Mike Callicrate, a cattleman from St. Francis Kansas, decided to speak out against corporate behavior before the USDA committee, the large meatpackers promptly stopped bidding on his cattle (Schlosser, 143)\\n\\nOutside the United States, Jamaicans not allowed to use cancer-causing agents in their burgers. McDonald&#039;s imports the beef from a country or free zone where cancer can legally go into the food. Therefore Jamaican beef producers have no market, and cannot export so the business dies. People line up at McDonald&#039;s for cancer, driven by global advertising. No native farming, no native products, nothing left but McDonald&#039;s.\\n\\nAccording to George Ritzer, &#147;The fundamental problem with McDonaldisation is that it&#039;s other people in the system structuring our lives for us, rather than us structuring our lives for ourselves&#133;You don&#039;t want a creative person at the counter - that&#039;s why they are scripted. You don&#039;t want a creative hamburger cook - you want somebody who simply follows routines or follows scripts. No, you take all creativity out of work and turn it into a series of routine procedures that are imposed by some external force. That&#039;s the reason why it&#039;s dehumanizing... it turns human beings into human robots&quot;\\n\\nNot surprisingly staff turnover at McDonald&#039;s is high, making it virtually impossible to unionize and fight for a better deal, which suits McDonald&#039;s who have always been opposed to Unions. A recent survey of workers in burger-restaurants found that 80% said they needed union help over pay and conditions. McDonald&#039;s have a policy of preventing unionization by getting rid of pro-union workers. So far this has succeeded everywhere in the world except Sweden, and in Dublin after a long struggle Green Pease Group). In February of 1997 workers at a McDonald&#146;s in St Hubert, Canada, applied to join the Teamsters union. More than three quarter of the crewmembers signed union cards, hoping to create the only unionized McDonalds in North America. Tom and mike Cappelli closed the McDonalds just weeks before the union was certified. This was not the first time this happened, during the early 1970s workers in Lansing Michigan were organizing a union. All the crewmembers were fired and the restaurant was shut down, a new McDonalds was build down the block and the unionizing workers were not rehired (Schlosser, 77)\\n\\nAs a global and national economic power, McDonalds negatively affects the lives of people in foreign countries as well as people in the United States. Because multinational companies want trade across the world to be free from restrictions as much as possible they are likely to use their influence with the World Trade Organization to get restrictions on manufacturing and trade reduced to a minimum. Is McDonalds so powerful that nothing can restrain the terror it forces upon the world&#146;s people? \\n\\nGlobalization is political in the sense that the dominant powers insist on the adoption of certain versions of their policies and values for example, the adoption of liberal democracy and opening up of economies. This meant national states increasingly restructuring their position and their responsibilities in relation to both the global capitalism and to the local economies and societies. This tendency towards homogenization of politics seeks to form a world government with singular security, army, and judiciary branches with most of its important institutions located in the west. Globalization in this sense is referred to as hegemonisation (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.sidamaconcern.com\\\/articles\\\/globalisation.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sidamaconcern.com\\\/articles\\\/globalisation.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;).\\n\\nBehind the smiling face of Ronald McDonald lurks a self-important and singularly determined multi-national corporation that wields serious power over national governments. McDonalds doesn&#039;t only convert its influence into political clout. It uses its dollars and donations to target the most vulnerable people in society. Ronald McDonald has a proven policy of suing the ass off of you or your employer, if you, as they put it, &quot;tell lies about the company&quot;. McDonalds has even threatened to sue perfectly credible media institutions such as the BBC and the Guardian. This indicates that they are trying to stop the expression of free speech, a civil liberty, at least insofar as it affects their commercial operations. The list of media organizations that have been suppressed or pulped is growing (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.i-resign.com\\\/uk\\\/workinglife\\\/viewarticle_33.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.i-resign.com\\\/uk\\\/workinglife\\\/viewarticle_33.asp&lt;\\\/a&gt;).\\n\\nIn 1986, the London Green Peace group published a leaflet titled, &quot;What&#039;s wrong with McDonalds&quot;. When the leaflet came to their attention, McDonalds demanded they retract the leaflet and its allegations or face court with the obvious possibility of a huge costs, they were denied legal aid, incurred by facing some of the top legal players money can buy. Two individuals from the group, Dave Morris, a postman, and Helen Steel, a gardener, felt they had no choice but to face McDonalds in court. On the 28th June 1994 the libel trial began in London and ended up becoming the longest ever seen in a British court. It&#039;s now known as the &quot;McLibel&quot; trial. The defendant&#039;s legal costs of &#163;35,000 were met by generous donations by members of the public. On the 19th June 1997 McDonalds were awarded damages of &#163;90,000 for certain items in the leaflet concerning the health implications of eating at a McDonalds restaurant and its role in Third World starvation and environmental damage, which remained &#039;not proven&#039;. The Judge agreed that &quot;McDonalds advertisements, promotions and booklets have pretended to a positive nutritional benefit which McDonald&#039;s food did not match&quot; and that the firm &quot;paid its workers low wages, thereby helping to depress wages for workers in the catering trade&quot;. \\n\\nThe current government is happy to let McDonalds participate in the education of the country&#039;s schoolchildren. In 1998, David Blunkett and Steven Byers, Ministers of State for education and industry, permitted the corporation to be a partner in the North Somerset Education action zone. In 1999, the National Year of Reading Received support in the form of branded lunchboxes. During the McLibel trial Dave Morris, claimed in court that the firm sees schoolchildren as the next generation of cheap labor as well as consumers. In summing up, the judge agreed that McDonalds influence on the young was remarkable, commenting that the fast food chain targets &quot;susceptible young children to bring in custom, both their own and that of their parents&quot;.\\n\\nMcDonalds is so politically powerful that it can sue anyone and get away with it even if the information that they are suing over is true. Just because the information in the London Green Peace Group leaflet wasn&#146;t proven true doesn&#146;t mean it couldn&#146;t be proven true. But the little people can never be correct when going up against the huge capital of the McDonalds Corporation.\\n\\nGlobalization also impacts cultures. It tends to promote homogeneity towards western and American values and influences. In this sense, some see globalization as westernization or even Americanization. They cite, among others, instances of expansion of coca cola, McDonalds, and the rock-and-roll music relayed by adverts, radio, and global satellite television. Such expansion, they argue, happens at the expense of local cultures that are the sources of diversities.\\n\\nGeorge Ritzer say, &#147;I think that McDonald&#039;s has a profound effect on the way people do a lot of things I mean it leads people to want everything fast, to have, you know, a limited attention span so that kind of thing spills over onto, let&#039;s say, television viewing or newspaper reading, and so you have a short attention span, you want everything fast, so you don&#039;t have patience to read the New York Times and so you read McPaper, you read USA today. You don&#039;t have patience to watch a lengthy newscast on a particular issue so you watch CNN News and their little news McNugget kinds of things so it creates a kind of mindset, which seeks the same kind of thing in one setting after another. I see it in education where you have, in a sense, a generation of students who&#039;ve been raised in a McDonaldised society, they want things fast, they want idealic nuggets from Professors, they don&#039;t want sort of slow build up of ideas, you gotta keep them amused, you gotta come in with the Ronald McDonald costume and quip a series of brilliant theoretical points or else they&#039;re going to turn you off&#148; (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mcspotlight.org\\\/people\\\/interviews\\\/ritzer_george.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mcspotlight.org\\\/people\\\/interviews\\\/ritzer_george.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;).\\n\\nAccording to George Ritzer in other countries when going into a McDonalds, it&#039;s not just that you are buying a product, but you are buying into a system. In the 1940s there was a big flap in France over what was called a Coca Colonization. The French were very upset about the coming of Coca Cola to France. They felt it threatened the French wine industry and French way of life. But that was just the influx of an American product. Now, with McDonalds, we have the influx of an American way of life, which is to trivialize eating, to make it something that is fast, make it something that&#039;s to get done and over with. But it&#039;s striking to me that the last time I was in Paris the Parisians appeared to have embraced this kind of fast food phenomenon. You have developments of fast food croissanteries where this model French way of life and the croissanterie has been reduced to fast food. French bread is more and more treated on a fast basis rather than lots of local bakeries baking their own distinctive kind, so if the French succumb to this in the realm of food there is little that is safe from the expansion of this process. \\n\\nWithin this world, however, McDonalds has sufficient influence to actually change established dietary practices across whole regions. For example, according to &quot;Behind the Arches&quot;, a book authorized by McDonalds in 1987, McDonalds in Japan faced a fundamental challenge of establishing beef as a common food. Their president Den Fujita stated &#147;the reason Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice for two thousand years, if we eat McDonalds hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skin become white and our hair blonde.&#148; McDonalds also changed eating habits in Australia, Peter Ritchie, at the time McDonalds Australian president has stated he attributes &#147;that change to the influence McDonalds has on children.&#148; &quot;Behind the Arches&quot; concludes that rather than adapt to local tastes and preferences, &#147;McDonalds&#146; foreign partners made major changes in marketing in order to sell the American system. Indeed, McDonalds is prepared to support such means as are necessary to sell the American system, the company supplies symbolic practical support and important ideological support to the military imperialism necessary for the onward march of mono-culture. For example, they provided food to US troops as a token of support for the genocide about to be perpetrated against the people of Iraq. (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mwr.org.uk\\\/justanother.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mwr.org.uk\\\/justanother.htm&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nMcDonalds told Scottish sandwich bar owner, Mary Blair, that her shop in Fenny Stratford near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, can no longer go by the name McMunchies because McDonald&#039;s is the registered user of the &#039;Mc&#039; prefix, it emerged yesterday. Mrs. Blair, a 36 year-old Scot, who does not sell burgers or chips, said she chose the name because she liked the word &quot;munchies&quot; and wanted to add a taste of Scotland. The sign bears a Scottish thistle and a St Andrew&#039;s flag. But in a statement to Mrs. Blair&#039;s solicitors, said if someone, &quot;either deliberately or unintentionally,&quot; used their trademark, they were &#147;in effect using something that does not belong to them.&quot; The company that has quietly set about taking over the world ensuring that there is not a high street which does not feature its red and white sign and its golden arches, also the property of McDonald&#039;s, now wants to take over Britain&#039;s heritage. Telling the Scots that they cannot use the prefix Mc is like someone registering the name Singh and then ban its use in India. Where do they think Mc originated, Illinois? McDonald&#039;s say that the &quot;unauthorized&quot; use of the &#039;Mc&#039; prefix may confuse the public.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mcspotlight.org\\\/media\\\/press\\\/ind_24sep96.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mcspotlight.org\\\/media\\\/press\\\/ind_24sep96.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\n\\nMcDonald&#039;s also affects culture in promoting their food as &#039;nutritious&#039;, but the reality is that it is junk food. It is high in fat, sugar and salt, and low in fiber and vitamins. A diet of this type is linked with a greater risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity. Their food also contains many chemical additives, some of which may cause ill health, and hyperactivity in children. Meat is also the cause of the majority of food poisoning incidents. In 1991 McDonald&#039;s were responsible for an outbreak of food poisoning in the UK, in which people suffered serious kidney failure. With modern intensive farming methods, other diseases, linked to chemical residues or unnatural practices have also become a danger to people too.\\n\\nAs a global power McDonalds has negatively affected the world&#146;s people economically, politically, and culturally. Criticism of McDonald&#039;s has come from a huge number of people and organizations over a wide range of issues. In the mid-1980&#039;s, London Greenpeace drew together many of those strands of criticism and called for an annual World Day of Action against McDonald&#039;s. This takes place every year on 16th October, with pickets and demonstrations all over the world. McDonald&#039;s, who spend a fortune every year on advertising, are trying to silence worldwide criticism by threatening legal action against those who speak out. Many have been forced to back down because they lacked the money to fight a case. Protests against the $30 billion a year fast-food giant continue to grow. It&#039;s vital to stand up to intimidation and to defend free speech. (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.animalfrontline.nl\\\/macdonalds-eng.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.animalfrontline.nl\\\/macdonalds-eng.php&lt;\\\/a&gt;) &#147;Nobody in the United States is forced to buy fast food. The first step toward meaningful change is by far the easiest which is to stop buying it. They executives who run the fast food industry are not bad mean. They are business mean. They will sell free-range, organic, grass fed hamburgers is you demand it. They will sell whatever makes a profit&#148; (Schlosser 269)\\n\\n-----------------------\\n\\nReferences:\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.animalfrontline.nl\\\/macdonalds-eng.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.animalfrontline.nl\\\/macdonalds-eng.php&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mcspotlight.org\\\/media\\\/press\\\/ind_24sep96.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mcspotlight.org\\\/media\\\/press\\\/ind_24sep96.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mwr.org.uk\\\/justanother.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mwr.org.uk\\\/justanother.htm&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mcspotlight.org\\\/people\\\/interviews\\\/ritzer_george.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mcspotlight.org\\\/people\\\/interviews\\\/ritzer_george.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.sidamaconcern.com\\\/articles\\\/globalisation.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sidamaconcern.com\\\/articles\\\/globalisation.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.i-resign.com\\\/uk\\\/workinglife\\\/viewarticle_33.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.i-resign.com\\\/uk\\\/workinglife\\\/viewarticle_33.asp&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/195.102.188.55\\\/xsp\\\/xsc.asp?uri=\\\/home\\\/zone\\\/uk-guide\\\/international\\\/what-power-multi-nationals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;195.102.188.55\\\/xsp\\\/xsc.asp?uri=\\\/home\\\/zone\\\/uk-guide\\\/intern...&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.asianguy.com\\\/activism.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.asianguy.com\\\/activism.html&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bigpicturesmallworld.com\\\/Global&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.bigpicturesmallworld.com\\\/Global&lt;\\\/a&gt; Inc 2\\\/pgs\\\/repcorp\\\/mcd\\\/mcds.html\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.globalpolicy.org\\\/globaliz\\\/define\\\/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.globalpolicy.org\\\/globaliz\\\/define\\\/index.htm&lt;\\\/a&gt; \\n\\nSchlosser, Eric. &quot;Fast Food Nation&quot;. Haroer Collins Publishers, 2002.\\n\\n-----------------------\\n\\n--&gt; The above analysis appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/honors.rit.edu\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;honors.rit.edu\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3720526243&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3720526243\",\"wh\":\"800x562\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2523\\\/3720526243_ba998845b0_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3855%2F14584578926_39458367c7_c.jpg\",\"width\":681,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 78\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nHere is a new giant &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera&lt;\\\/a&gt; artwork I recently made in my studio...\\n\\nYou can view the sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/14390917251\\\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt; and buy prints, posters &amp; other fun things &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine\\\/gifts?gp=235524264246579832&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPlease &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14584578926&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14584578926\",\"wh\":\"800x587\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3855\\\/14584578926_39458367c7_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4132%2F5187664239_a3ac902455_c.jpg\",\"width\":695,\"title\":\"Be My Friend - 1\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nA tribute to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.collectiondx.com\\\/node\\\/2107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Danboard&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Sadly, I don&#039;t have one so I just drew it \\non a tiny piece of paper :) Nice visual gadget for photographers.\\n\\n(The above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samsungimaging.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samsung NX10&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Be my friend&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewpoetry.asp?authorid=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nBe my friend\\nlittle hand\\nI can bend\\nAnd I can stand\\nI be anything I can\\nI am bright\\nLike the sun\\nAnd I am alot of fun\\nSo what \\nI&#039;m tiny but I&#039;m strong\\nJust don&#039;t take so very long\\nTo decide\\nWhat&#039;s inside\\nYour mind\\nDon&#039;t be slow\\nThen you&#039;ll know\\nThat the fast one gets \\nThe best\\nSo forget about the rest\\nAnd be my friend\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5187664239&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5187664239\",\"wh\":\"800x575\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4132\\\/5187664239_a3ac902455_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3264%2F2321991002_d230e6dd11_c.jpg\",\"width\":578,\"title\":\"Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Change You Cannot Believe In... Russia&#039;s new boss; same as the old boss&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Reuben F. Johnson\\n\\nThe election of a new Russian president should not be mistaken for a democratic transition. Vladimir Putin&#039;s hand-picked successor, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, ran almost unopposed, and there was little doubt as to the outcome. But Medvedev will now be the beneficiary of the most energetic Moscow PR campaign since KGB thug Yuri Andropov was reinvented as a Scotch-sipping, jazz-fancying liberal a quarter of a century ago. The goal will be to portray Medvedev as likely to make significant changes from the policies of the Putin years.\\n\\nDuring the almost pantomime election campaign, Medvedev minimized interviews, taking only a token number of questions, and these only from a hand-picked pool of journalists who are, you might say, &quot;in the tank-ski.&quot; They write tub-thumping stories about how Russia&#039;s future will be better and brighter under the new president.\\n\\nFor his part, Medvedev&#039;s statements have been laced with ambiguous platitudes and flowery rhetoric that make him sound like the ultimate civil libertarian. &quot;We&#039;re talking about freedom in all its forms--personal freedom, economic freedom and, in the end, the freedom of self-expression,&quot; he said in a campaign speech. &quot;One of the key elements in our work in the next four years will be ensuring the independence of the legal system from the executive and legislative branches of power.&quot;\\n\\nThis may earn Medvedev a fawning assessment from U.K. banks (looking to fill their coffers with the squirreledaway gains of senior Kremlin officials) and the Economist, but former Yukos Oil chairman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, for one, is\\nprobably asking just what planet this freedom-spouting Russian president-elect has arrived from. The imprisoned Yukos boss sits rotting in a Siberian cell after a case in which it was clear to anyone not on the Kremlin payroll that the state controlled the judiciary&#039;s every move, dictated the verdict ahead of time, and engineered the rejection of his appeal in the fastest judicial decision in the history of Russia.\\n\\nIndependence of the legal system from the executive and legislative branches? This is like asking for a Moscow bureaucracy in which no one takes bribes and streets where drivers obey the traffic laws. To make a slight variation on the theme of Barack Obama&#039;s campaign, this is change that you cannot possibly believe in.\\n\\nSo the &quot;Andropov is a closet liberal&quot;-style charm offensive continues apace. &quot;The university, with all its traditions, is his cradle,&quot; gushed Igor Bunin, the head of Moscow&#039;s Center for Political Technologies, in the Washington Post. Medvedev&#039;s &quot;challenge is to lead Russia into the group of civilized countries. This idea is more important to Medvedev than the greatness of the country alone.&quot;\\n\\nOther observers of Medvedev are a bit more objective. &quot;After the campaign, I can say I know nothing about who he is,&quot; Georgy Bovt, the editor of Russia&#039;s Profil magazine was quoted in the Post as saying. &quot;He is intelligent, well-bred, educated--that&#039;s all I can say. How is he going to manage the country? We don&#039;t know.&quot;\\n\\nBut the truth behind the selection of Medvedev by Putin and what to expect in the future can be heard from only a tiny handful of commentators. &quot;Medvedev will be the glove on the hand of Putin&#039;s group,&quot; Dmitry Oreshkin, a Moscow-based political analyst, told the Post&#039;s Peter Finn. &quot;The parliament is loyal to Putin. The security services are loyal to Putin. The mass media is Putin&#039;s. Any independent step by Medvedev will be considered a declaration of war on the current elite, and they will strike back.&quot;\\n\\nUnderlying this institutional control by the siloviki--the cabal of intelligence, military, and law enforcement officials who are in charge of the Kremlin--are two aspects of Russian power that have not changed since the Soviet era, or since the czars for that matter. One is that the struggle to succeed the man in charge does not begin when he steps aside (as Boris Yeltsin did at the tail end of 1999) or dies (which was usually the case in Soviet times). The top dogs are constantly jockeying for position, building their alliances and determining how to position themselves to take over long before an actual resignation, death, or election. Once the new man has taken over, his adversaries continue trying to block his moves, frustrate his initiatives, and otherwise keep him from taking actions not in their interests.\\n\\nThe other tendency is the one that perhaps best explains why Putin went outside of the inner circle of the siloviki and picked Medvedev, a St. Petersburg lawyer with no known ties to the intelligence services. Sergei Ivanov, a long-term KGB colleague of Putin&#039;s, had been seen as the favorite to succeed Putin for some time. He and -others of the siloviki are not pleased with Medvedev&#039;s appointment. But this suits Putin just fine. By turning his back on his own and elevating Medvedev, he encourages strife and internecine warfare. Both sides will then ask him to intercede. Like any good dictator, he realizes that his unique power to broker settlements will keep him pulling strings in the background.\\n\\nBesides, the soon-to-be-former president has telegraphed his intentions with his statement about what his role will be when Medvedev appoints him prime minister--a position with no term limitations. &quot;The cabinet, headed by the prime minister, is the highest executive authority in the country,&quot; Putin stated, which makes it clear that he will still be the man in charge no matter who occupies the president&#039;s office. As all government offices in Russia have a photo of the president hanging on the wall, this prompted the half-joke\\\/half-query in Moscow: &quot;Will Putin have a portrait of Medvedev on the wall in his office?&quot; The question was put to Putin at a press conference, who called it trivial but said, no, he wouldn&#039;t.\\n\\nWhether Medvedev really is a closet liberal or closet civil libertarian does not appear to matter. His own plans for changing Russia, if they exist, are more than likely to remain in the closet as well.\\n\\n------------------\\n\\nThis opinion appeared on the Weekly Standard : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.weeklystandard.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.weeklystandard.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2321991002&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2321991002\",\"wh\":\"800x691\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3264\\\/2321991002_d230e6dd11_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1002%2F928646497_5135ef24a1_b.jpg\",\"width\":463,\"title\":\"El Che\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n(Do not post racist or negative comments \\nunder this image or they will be deleted!)\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/928646497&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-928646497\",\"wh\":\"926x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1002\\\/928646497_5135ef24a1_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4085%2F5188049459_a7d34f021d_c.jpg\",\"width\":751,\"title\":\"Be My Friend - 2\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nA tribute to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.collectiondx.com\\\/node\\\/2107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Danboard&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Sadly, I don&#039;t have one so I just drew it \\non a tiny piece of paper :) Nice visual gadget for photographers.\\n\\n(The above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samsungimaging.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samsung NX10&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Update: See &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2JQYUwskc_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;THIS VIDEO&lt;\\\/a&gt; showing 18 Pencil Vs Camera \\nimages in progress (with a small animation and music).&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;Never Let Me Go&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNever let me go\\nAnd always be my friend\\nYou know I love you so\\nThere is no end\\nI feel your heart by mine\\nAnd all the inner touch\\nA love that is to shine\\nCause I love you so much\\n\\nOh never let me down\\nI&#039;ll fall so deep and low\\nAll the way to the grown\\nI&#039;ll fall and I&#039;ll go\\nI see it in your eyes\\nYou feel for me too\\nYour sweetness never dies\\nIf it&#039;s clear and true\\n\\nEnough is not enough\\nIf nothing is to live\\nA heart may sometimes bluff\\nAnd nothing from it give\\nBut we are always here\\nAnd giving all we can\\nWe have so much to share\\nAnd both to understand\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5188049459&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5188049459\",\"wh\":\"800x532\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4085\\\/5188049459_a7d34f021d_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3945%2F15687790746_6580302036_b.jpg\",\"width\":908,\"title\":\"Quick Live Sketches (#Onthedraw Sketchbook)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nView my illustrated journey in Tenerife: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (final illustrations, works in progress, sketches, backstage pictures...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15687790746&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15687790746\",\"wh\":\"990x545\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3945\\\/15687790746_6580302036_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3534%2F3750074165_4a107079cd_z.jpg\",\"width\":491,\"title\":\"A\\\/H1N1 Pandemic\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3750074165&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3750074165\",\"wh\":\"629x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3534\\\/3750074165_4a107079cd_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5557%2F14207652420_e3451b5363_c.jpg\",\"width\":365,\"title\":\"Pain\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nPainful life events make us stronger. Ink and pencil on paper. Older sketch.\\n\\nPS: Please join me on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14207652420&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14207652420\",\"wh\":\"550x752\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5557\\\/14207652420_e3451b5363_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5219%2F5529835238_c201358e4c_c.jpg\",\"width\":395,\"title\":\"Eminem\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBuy prints, canvases and posters of this artwork &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/33245099\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;This portrait is exclusively made with &quot;flat circles&quot; on a black background (please also see some &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5529207963&quot;&gt;details&lt;\\\/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5529226381\\\/sizes\\\/o&quot;&gt;making&lt;\\\/a&gt;). It took me some 9 days of intense work. I first made a photomontage using several references, then a digital painting and I finally applied my &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623553428960\\\/detail\\\/&quot;&gt;&quot;digital circlist&quot; technique&lt;\\\/a&gt; (I placed each circle one by one, there is no automatic process). Every circle has a different color, a different tone and a different size. It&#039;s a time consuming method. \\n\\nI wanted this image to reflect Eminem&#039;s personality. He may be a controversial and provocative singer, I think he&#039;s an extremely clever and interesting person, he always comes up with some completely amazing stuff, with new, powerful and unexpected lyrics and melodies. He is a talented poet of modern times.&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMore facts about &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.eminem.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eminem&lt;\\\/a&gt;:\\n\\nMarshall Bruce Mathers III (born in 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in United States history. It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition.\\n\\nIn 2005, Eminem was ranked 79th on the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time. He was ranked 82nd on Rolling Stone magazine&#039;s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was also named the Best Rapper Alive by Vibe magazine in 2008. Including his work with D12, Eminem has achieved nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard Top 200, 7 solo and 2 with D12. Eminem has scored over 1 billion views on his official Vevo page on Youtube. Eminem is the most popular person ever on Facebook with over 30 million likes. &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Eminem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5529835238&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5529835238\",\"wh\":\"593x750\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5219\\\/5529835238_c201358e4c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5507%2F9297179026_97a940ddbb_c.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 72\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nChoose Peace, not violence...\\n\\nBringing a 3D effect in the Pencil Vs Camera series. \\nMore of an experimental work for future projects. You\\ncan view the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;complete series here&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/9294321615\\\/&quot;&gt;making here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Note 1&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: Parts of the paper have been cut at the end to \\ngive a stronger 3D illusion.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Note 2&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: The thin paper was moving each time I was \\nadding charcoal\\\/pencil strokes due to  a small space \\nbetween the wall and paper. That was quite annoying. \\nNext time I do this, I might put the large paper directly \\non the floor so that it&#039;s more stable and lets me add \\nsome more details.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Note 3&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: See how stretched and wrong the perspective \\nof the drawing looks &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/photo.php?fbid=10151537414258616&amp;set=a.10150807706408616.395638.45292293615&amp;type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from the opposite point of view.&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9297179026&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9297179026\",\"wh\":\"800x533\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5507\\\/9297179026_97a940ddbb_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2533%2F4154951890_a198311739_b.jpg\",\"width\":365,\"title\":\"Don&#039;t go too Far \\\/ Love is in the Air\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Don\\u2019t Go Too Far&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nDon\\u2019t go too far\\nOn to a nowhere sky\\nJust be a love star\\nWith my hopes high\\nReaching to another heart\\nInside and outside\\nFeelings of some apart\\nWhere my kite can glide\\n\\nAlways be within trust\\nLike new sunshine\\nOr my kite will get lost\\nAcross a distant line\\nI&#039;ll hold on to my rope\\nAnd never let go\\nIf my kite&#039;s within hope\\nWith the air flow\\n\\nDon\\u2019t be a far-off dream\\nIn diversities about\\nCatching a nowhere stream\\nThat gives you a doubt\\nFor everything goes then\\nFurther then life is for\\nAnd we&#039;ll not reach again\\nTo our hope of shore \\n\\n------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4154951890&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4154951890\",\"wh\":\"748x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2533\\\/4154951890_a198311739_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3487%2F3754788542_09ebaef56f_c.jpg\",\"width\":340,\"title\":\"Mr Peace\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;All The World Is Looking&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn  \\n\\nAll the world is looking,\\nFor some peace;\\nIn beauty of nature,\\nTo harmonize and please.\\nAnd in the lights,\\nOf things you see;\\nYou shall be rewarded,\\nWith the greenest tree.\\n\\nFor nature is like perfect art,\\nIt bewitches your eyes with beauty.\\n\\nAll the world is looking,\\nFor kindness of thought;\\nEvery step forward,\\nMankind themselves brought.\\nAnd if it&#039;s destructive,\\nThey brought it self in;\\nAll foolishness of any kind,\\nSeldom shall win.\\n\\nFor nature is one in every part,\\nAnd man soon pays for all his sin.\\n\\nAs I grow older,\\nI dwell on and see;\\nThe beauty of nature,\\nIn each every tree.\\nAnd colors of summer,\\nIn blooms that glows;\\nAnd rivers with waters,\\nThat freely flows.\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3754788542&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3754788542\",\"wh\":\"544x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3487\\\/3754788542_09ebaef56f_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2278%2F2222955420_36d764e355_z.jpg\",\"width\":517,\"title\":\"Facebook Vs Myspace\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Social Search Engine Face-off: Facebook vs. MySpace&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Erik Qualman (*)\\n\\nEverywhere you turn, everyone&#039;s abuzz with Facebook, social search, and social networking. What&#039;s all the fuss about? As a marketer, are you missing the train? Or, if you move too quickly, are you jumping on the wrong train? \\n\\nOn the eve of search marketing&#039;s new year, does Facebook spiked with Live Search go down like the real deal? Or does guzzling Google-infused MySpace taste like you&#039;re drinking the latest Kool-Aid? (Another round of Second Life, anyone? Orkut on the rocks?) \\n\\nThere are many more social networks for myriad audiences: business (LinkedIn, Plaxo), older (Gather, Eons), travel (aSmallWorld, TripAdvisor), teens (eCrush), dating (Match, eHarmony), but we&#039;ll focus on the two giants for now: the Google and Yahoo of social search engines. \\n\\nAnd when I say big, I mean big. The latest unofficial user figures have Facebook at 73.5 million and MySpace at 289 million -- numbers that have marketers across the globe collectively salivating. \\n\\nTop 2 Questions: Facebook vs. MySpace \\n\\nQuestion: What&#039;s the difference between MySpace and Facebook? \\n\\nAnswer: MySpace is starting to be stereotyped as a community for people who want to meet new people. Facebook is viewed as a community designed to keep you in touch with people you already know. Both points are debatable, so we won&#039;t go into depth here. \\n\\nMySpace has also received some bad press lately as an enabler for pedophiles and other nefarious activity. Google faces similar problems in Brazil with their proprietary Orkut social search engine and online community. In your MySpace, as in life, there may be new people you don&#039;t necessarily want to meet. \\n\\nQuestion: Why is Facebook getting more love than MySpace? \\n\\nAnswer: It seems a bit odd that Facebook is getting all the press these days when MySpace has more users and via strategic partnerships (e.g., Google) have shown they can generate substantial revenue (what I like to dub &quot;socialommerce&quot;). What gives? \\n\\nFacebook is getting more hype as they&#039;re growing at a faster rate (admittedly easier to do with a smaller user base.) Plus, their technical platform is more robust, fostering future growth. Facebook has placed some risky bets that have paid off, adding to the excitement. \\n\\nRoughly 16 months ago, Facebook opened up their platform to non-college students. Facebook originally was exclusively for those attending a recognized college or university. Facebook user demographics in areas like higher education and discretionary income are typically higher than those of MySpace. \\n\\nSince opening the platform to non-college students, like-minded individuals have flocked to Facebook in droves. These individuals, while possessing similar psychographics of original Facebookers, have even better demographics for marketers: post-college education, high discretionary income, early adopters, etc.\\n\\nAccording to a source within Facebook, the largest growing segment of Facebook is the lucrative 35- to 54-year-olds who enjoy the clean interface and higher privacy levels of Facebook. \\n\\nFacebook also set the interactive world on its head when it opened up its application program interface (API) to allow any developers to write applications (widgets\\\/modules) that reside within Facebook. Now everyone is following suit: ranging from iGoogle allowing widget development to iPhone opening up application development. \\n\\nWith Facebook, Wiki (pedia\\\/search et. al.) open APIs, the world is truly moving the Web to open source ubiquity. These applications are growing quickly on Facebook. In the travel segment alone, there were at least 80 Facebook applications written as of two months ago. There are now 332 travel applications -- an astounding 400 percent increase. \\n\\nThe most popular travel app, TripAdvisor, enables Facebookers to place &quot;flags&quot; on an interactive map of all the cities they&#039;ve visited (remember when a paper map on a wall and push pins sufficed?). TripAdvisor&#039;s application has roughly 85,000 active daily users. \\n\\nTripAdvisor&#039;s mapping app wasn&#039;t even a new idea. TripAdvisor simply built a better mousetrap. Best of all, it&#039;s estimated that TripAdvisor only spent $15,000 to develop such an application by simply leveraging the Google Maps API. \\n\\nFrom a brand equity standpoint, that&#039;s a resounding return on investment.\\n\\n--------------\\n\\n(*) Erik Qualman is the Global Vice President of Online Marketing for EF Education, headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland. EF Education is the world&#039;s largest private educator (Student Tours, Language Schools, Smithsonian, Hult MBA School, Au Pair Exchange, Student Exchange, etc.). Qualman works out of the 850 person Cambridge, Massachusetts office.\\n\\nPrior to joining EF Education, Qualman helped grow the marketing and eBusiness functions of Cadillac &amp; Pontiac (1994-97), BellSouth (1998-2000), Yahoo (2000-03), EarthLink (2003-05) and Travelzoo (2005-08). Qualman holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. \\n\\nQualman is a frequently requested speaker within the Internet and marketing community. He&#039;s also an acclaimed fiction author -- more information is available at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.american-novel.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.american-novel.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;. A former basketball player at Michigan State University, Qualman still finds time to follow his beloved Spartans. \\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThis article appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/searchenginewatch.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;searchenginewatch.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2222955420&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2222955420\",\"wh\":\"640x618\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2278\\\/2222955420_36d764e355_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2752%2F4114389724_4c8dccbe71_b.jpg\",\"width\":356,\"title\":\"Banksy\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a full digital painting (see the making below)\\n\\nBanksy is a British graffiti artist, nobody really knows his face.\\nCheck out his website for more info: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.banksy.co.uk\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.banksy.co.uk\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4114389724&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4114389724\",\"wh\":\"731x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2752\\\/4114389724_4c8dccbe71_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F400%2F19276031615_6dc7bb7067_c.jpg\",\"width\":353,\"title\":\"Performance at Moscow Planetarium - Ben Heine Art\",\"description\":\"Join us on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nArt Exhibition from June to September 2015 at Moscow&#039;s Planetarium. \\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted photo. If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/19276031615&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-19276031615\",\"wh\":\"566x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/400\\\/19276031615_6dc7bb7067_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3362%2F3331788311_1e18813cc2_b.jpg\",\"width\":521,\"title\":\"Shoe Thrower - Banksy Revisited\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nAn ink painting after a famous spray painting by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.banksy.co.uk\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Banksy&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\nI dedicate this piece to Muntadar Al-Zaidi, the Iraqi shoe thrower...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Two Blood Shoes&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n \\n\\nWell, it&#039;s one for the war,\\nTwo for the woe\\nBoth to get ready\\nNow go, Bush, go.\\n\\nBut please first try on them two Blood shoes.\\nYou can do anything but first try on them two Blood shoes. \\n\\nWell, you can push me down,\\nKick in my face,\\nBomb my place\\nMany different ways. \\n\\nDo anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,\\nBush, first try on them shoes\\nPlease first try on them two Blood shoes.\\nYou can do anything but first try on them two Blood shoes. \\n\\nYou can bomb each town,\\nSteal the oil,\\nOur antics spoil\\nConfuse and embroil. \\n\\nDo anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,\\nBush, first try on them shoes\\nPlease first try on them two Blood shoes.\\nYou can do anything but first try on them two Blood shoes.\\n\\n\\n(Parody to  &quot;Blue Suede Shoes&quot;)\\n\\nPeter S. Quinn : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/petersquinn.blogspot.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;petersquinn.blogspot.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3331788311&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3331788311\",\"wh\":\"1024x981\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3362\\\/3331788311_1e18813cc2_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F477%2F18616194114_2279acd885_b.jpg\",\"width\":888,\"title\":\"Solo Exhibition and Performance at Moscow Planetarium - Ben Heine Art - 2015\",\"description\":\"Join us on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nFrom June to September 2015 at Moscow&#039;s Planetarium. More info about this event here &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/benheine.ru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com\\\/benheine.ru&lt;\\\/a&gt; and here \\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.ru&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;benheine.ru&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted photo. If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/18616194114&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-18616194114\",\"wh\":\"1000x563\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/477\\\/18616194114_2279acd885_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4014%2F4532932853_5e533b7978_c.jpg\",\"width\":353,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 6\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nI took this photo near Brussels (I also made the drawing). \\n4 eyes... Just enough to watch the world in a different way!\\n\\n&gt;&gt;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Review from THE DAILY MAIL for this picture&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: &lt;i&gt;&quot;Double \\nvision: You could be forgiven for thinking you were under the \\ninfluence of alcohol looking at this drawing of a cat&quot;&lt;\\\/i&gt; (Kerry \\nMcQueeney, &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dailymail.co.uk\\\/news\\\/article-2041426\\\/Ben-Heine-The-incredible-optical-illusions-created-artists-mix-pencil-camera.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Daily Mail&lt;\\\/a&gt;, Sept. 2011)\\n\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Little Kitty Cat&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nJust a little kitty cat\\nHere all out on its own\\nPlaying like an autocrat\\nMost of the time alone\\n\\nFrom a stance of double eye\\nTick ticking nervously\\nStray cat catches a fly\\nFlying about on its free\\n\\nHere I am or maybe there\\nLife&#039;s like a delusion\\nAll deception beware\\nOf tricks and confusion\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4532932853&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4532932853\",\"wh\":\"566x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4014\\\/4532932853_5e533b7978_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3919%2F14221884630_8575c7c14e_c.jpg\",\"width\":674,\"title\":\"Old Man&#039;s Wishes\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nUnfinished ballpoint pen sketch of an old man I met in Spain... 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Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15546716600&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15546716600\",\"wh\":\"800x602\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5603\\\/15546716600_2144289f29_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3294%2F2675030854_1741ae3a5e_c.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Alvin Ailey, Choreographer\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a watercolor and ink on paper. I really love Alvin ailey.\\nI wanted to illustrate is genius mind and thoughts...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Alvin Ailey&lt;\\\/strong&gt; was an American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on 92nd Street in New York City. He died of AIDS, at the age of 58.\\n\\nAlvin Ailey was born in Rogers, Texas on January 5, 1931 and moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of twelve. There, on a junior high school class trip to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, he fell in love with concert dance. Inspired by performances of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and classes with Lester Horton, Mr Ailey began his formal dance training. It was with Mr. Horton, the founder of the first racially integrated dance company in this country, that Mr. Ailey embarked on his professional dance career. After Horton&#039;s death in 1953, Mr. Ailey became the director of the Lester Horton Dance Theater and began to choreograph his own works. In 1954, he and his friend Carmen de Lavallade were invited to New York to dance in the Broadway show, House of Flowers by Truman Capote. In New York, Mr. Ailey studied with many outstanding dance artists, including Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman and took acting classes with Stella Adler. The versatile Ailey won a number of acting roles, continued to choreograph and performed as a dancer.\\n\\nIn 1958, Mr. Ailey founded his own company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Mr. Ailey had a vision of creating a company dedicated to the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage and the uniqueness of black cultural expression. In 1960, he choreographed Revelations, the classic masterpiece of American modern dance based on the religious heritage of his youth.\\n\\nThroughout his lifetime, Mr. Ailey created some 79 ballets, many of which have appeared in the repertoire of major dance companies, including American Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Paris Opera Ballet and La Scala Ballet.\\n\\nMr. Ailey died on December 1, 1989. Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times wrote of Mr. Ailey, &quot;You didn&#039;t need to have known Ailey personally to have been touched by his humanity, enthusiasm and exuberance and his courageous stand for multiracial brotherhood.&quot;\\n\\n(Source : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.abt.org\\\/education\\\/archive\\\/choreographers\\\/ailey_a.html)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.abt.org\\\/education\\\/archive\\\/choreographers\\\/ailey_a.html)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nAlso check out Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater&#039;s website : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.alvinailey.org\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.alvinailey.org\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2675030854&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2675030854\",\"wh\":\"561x750\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3294\\\/2675030854_1741ae3a5e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2268%2F2182280403_a96936a7bb_c.jpg\",\"width\":623,\"title\":\"Kristine Buenavista\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;sHe, bAres anD broWns for yOu&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/klit-shy.deviantart.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kristine Buenavista&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/u&gt; (*)\\n\\nshe is a dying bridge\\nthat coils at night to\\nhide your bicycle traces\\nbecause at dawn,\\nthe pedals are owned by a circus.\\n\\nshe&#039;s told that you climbed a mountain\\nbetween Antique and Igbaras\\nand picked a grass,\\nnamed it after her.\\n\\nyou begged to learn poetry\\nbut she pinched your nose and exclaimed:\\n\\u201cPaint your face on my skin. Your heart on my cleavage.\\u201d\\n\\nyou gave her an anklet.\\nshe lost it because she was jumping\\nup to the ceiling.\\n\\nshe thinks you&#039;re too tall,\\nthat&#039;s all.\\n\\n-----------------\\n\\n(*) &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/klit-shy.deviantart.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kristine Buenavista&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/u&gt; is a poetess living in the Philippines.\\nShe wrote this lovely poem to match the above portrait of her.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2182280403&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2182280403\",\"wh\":\"800x642\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2268\\\/2182280403_a96936a7bb_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5611%2F15709493981_60c957526a_c.jpg\",\"width\":804,\"title\":\"Quick Live Sketches (#Onthedraw Project)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nView my illustrated journey in Tenerife: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (final illustrations, works in progress, sketches, backstage pictures...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15709493981&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15709493981\",\"wh\":\"800x497\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5611\\\/15709493981_60c957526a_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2439%2F3668777383_50d6f7e5c0_b.jpg\",\"width\":375,\"title\":\"Michael Jackson, Text Portrait\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThis is a text portrait with Michael&#039;s biography. It is made with words only. I made it because I loved Michael&#039;s soul. I&#039;m going to miss the King of Pop very much, RIP.\\n\\nPlease, don&#039;t miss my other MJ portraits:\\n\\n- M J - Eternal Hurt Child: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3728685685&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3728685685&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n- M J - Heal the world: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3677029800&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3677029800&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n- M J - INVINCIBLE: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3699136453&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3699136453&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n\\n(And my other &quot;text portrait&quot; of Usain Bolt: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3895560188&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3895560188&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Troubled Musical Genius: Michael Jackson&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/news.bbc.co.uk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;news.bbc.co.uk&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nMichael Jackson&#039;s unique blend of soul, funk and rock made him the biggest pop act in the world.\\n\\nBeyond this, his business acumen and intuitive understanding of the music market allowed him to showcase his remarkable talents.\\n\\nMichael Jackson sold records by the million - and broke records too.\\n\\nWith the soulful vocal presence of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder and the dance moves of James Brown, Jackson&#039;s appeal crossed both national and racial boundaries.\\n\\nHis first break came in 1968, when the Jackson Five signed to the Motown label, and he was just 11 when the group released its first single.\\n\\nHits like I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I&#039;ll Be There, which all went to number one in the United States in 1970, made the Jackson Five the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts.\\n\\nBefore long, the youngest member of the Jackson Five was beginning to outstrip his brothers.\\n\\nA series of solo hits, including Got To Be There, Rockin&#039; Robin and Ben - the maudlin, yet chart-topping, paean to a rat - had shown that the promise of early years had come to fruition.\\n\\nBy the mid-1970s, both Michael&#039;s, and his brothers&#039;, careers were beginning to stall. Motown has ended its interest in the group, which had re-signed - as the Jacksons - to the Epic label.\\n\\nBut it was while Michael was working on the film musical The Wiz, an all-black retelling of the Wizard of Oz - in which he played the Scarecrow to Diana Ross&#039;s Dorothy - that he met the man who would turn him into a superstar and transform the world of popular music.\\n\\nMusic producer, composer and arranger, Quincy Jones, who could already boast a formidable track record, having created hits for artists like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and George Benson, took Jackson&#039;s raw talent and moulded it into an awesome new sound.\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Video extravaganza&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nTheir first collaboration, Off The Wall, released in 1979, became the first album to provide four top ten US hits for an artist: the title track, Don&#039;t Stop Till You Get Enough, Rock With You and She&#039;s Out of My Life.\\n\\nFour years later came Thriller, the album which would define his career. A heady mix of disco, R&amp;B and funk, its nine tracks spawned seven hit singles and became the best-selling album of all time, with at least 55 million copies bought to date.\\n\\nHaving already experimented with video on Off The Wall, Jackson now took the new medium to new heights.\\n\\nThe John Landis-directed film, accompanying the album&#039;s title track, was a 16-minute big-budget extravaganza, featuring cutting-edge special effects and the voice of veteran horror actor, Vincent Price.\\n\\nThe Thriller video, and its companion, Beat It, also ended MTV&#039;s neglect of black artists, while making the mini-musical blockbuster de rigueur for any self-respecting pop star.\\n\\nBesides his successful solo career, Jackson also recorded a series of hit duets with Paul McCartney, who had written the Off The Wall track, Girlfriend.\\n\\nThe two stars appeared on one another&#039;s albums with songs like The Girl Is Mine and the chart-topping Say Say Say.\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Stripped-down sound&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThe relationship soured, though, in 1985, when Jackson outbid both McCartney and Yoko Ono to secure the ATV music-publishing catalogue, which included the rights to more than 250 Lennon\\\/McCartney songs.\\n\\nNot for the first time, Jackson&#039;s ruthless business streak had asserted itself.\\n\\nThe same year also saw the USA For Africa charity single, We Are The World, co-written by Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, reach number one in the US.\\n\\nThe Jackson phenomenon showed no sign of slowing down when, in 1987, he released the third, and final, Quincy Jones-produced album, Bad.\\n\\nWith five number one hits, including Man in the Mirror and Dirty Diana, the album also featured a 17-minute video, courtesy of Martin Scorsese, to promote the title track and a year-long world tour, at the time the largest-grossing in history.\\n\\nDangerous, Jackson&#039;s 1991 outing, featured a more stripped-down sound than its three predecessors.\\n\\nBut the magic remained, and tracks like Heal the World and Black and White soon became worldwide hits, despite the tabloid headlines and court cases which now threatened to damage the singer&#039;s reputation.\\n\\nBut his 1995 album, a compilation of old hits and new material entitled HIStory, failed to ignite the popular imagination.\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Controversy&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nDespite the biggest-ever publicity campaign for an album, estimated at $30m, HIStory enjoyed a brief appearance in the charts.\\n\\nWhether this was due to the star&#039;s increasingly erratic behaviour, continuing speculation about his private life or just the public turning increasingly to rap and hip-hop, is a matter for debate.\\n\\nBut one track, in particular - They Don&#039;t Care About Us, with the lyrics, &quot;Jew me, sue me&quot; - outraged many people including Jackson&#039;s long-time friend and supporter Steven Spielberg, who saw it as anti-Semitic.\\n\\nAnd his appearance at the 1996 Brit Awards ceremony in London, surrounded by children and a rabbi, proved too much for some, most notably Pulp&#039;s Jarvis Cocker, who showed his displeasure by storming the stage and interrupting the performance.\\n\\nMichael Jackson&#039;s final album, Invincible (2001) was released at a time when he looked anything but.\\n\\nA swirl of controversy, including Jackson&#039;s repeated assertions that his record company, Sony, had asked for their money back - all $200m of it - and that the label&#039;s chairman, Tommy Mottola, held black artists back, effectively drowned out the music.\\n\\nIt seemed an underwhelming end to what had been one of the most spectacular of all musical careers.\\n\\nIn recent years, Jackson was plagued by money problems and shielded himself from public view.\\n\\nArrested in 2003 on charges of molesting a 14-year-old boy, he was cleared in June 2005 after a five-month trial.\\n\\nAs rumours of bankruptcy circled after the trial, Jackson moved for a period to the Middle East.\\n\\nThere he befriended the king of Bahrain&#039;s son, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, who helped fund Jackson&#039;s lavish lifestyle.\\n\\nBut the sheikh later sued Jackson for $7m (\\u00a34.7m), saying the star had reneged on a music contract that would have been used to pay back loans. The pair settled out of court last year.\\n\\nJackson was due to begin a series of sold-out comeback concerts, starting with an appearance in London next month.\\n\\nHundreds of fans queued at the O2 arena as tickets went on sale to the public and more than a quarter of a million people queued online.\\n\\nIn the end, around 750,000 tickets were sold for the 50-date residency - which Jackson had billed his &quot;final curtain call&quot;.\\n\\nRehearsals for the show were under way when the star suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Bel Air. He was later pronounced dead at the UCLA medical centre in Los Angeles.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3668777383&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3668777383\",\"wh\":\"768x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2439\\\/3668777383_50d6f7e5c0_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2690%2F4390592844_817294f30f_c.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"title\":\"Bob Marley\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I&#039;m now making music, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBuy prints, canvases and posters of this artwork &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/34226803\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nWork in progress &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/art\\\/Making-of-Bob-Marley-155504175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nThis is a digital work but I placed the circles &lt;strong&gt;one by one&lt;\\\/strong&gt; on a \\nblack background. This is really a time consuming technique...\\nI have always loved Bob Marley. I&#039;ve made several portraits \\nof him in the past, Jah bless!\\n\\nImportant note: This portrait is sold illegally on t-shirts in many \\nshops in Asia and in South America... If you support my work, \\ndo not buy these shirts.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4390592844&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4390592844\",\"wh\":\"596x740\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2690\\\/4390592844_817294f30f_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2585%2F3728685685_38b494aa0f_c.jpg\",\"width\":381,\"title\":\"Michael Jackson - The Childhood He Has Never Known\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I NOW CREATE MUSIC, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThis is a full digital painting. The sad teddy bear symbolizes Michael&#039;s difficult childhood. I also wanted to express how hesitating Michael was at the end of his amazing life.\\n\\nPlease, don&#039;t miss my other MJ portraits:\\n\\n- M J - Heal the world: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3677029800&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3677029800&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n- M J - INVINCIBLE: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3699136453&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3699136453&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n- M J - Text Portrait: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3668777383&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3668777383&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Childhood&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Michael Jackson\\n\\nHave you seen my childhood?\\nI\\u2019m searching for the world that I come from\\n\\u2019cause I\\u2019ve been looking around\\nIn the lost and found of my heart...\\nNo one understands me\\nThey view it as such strange eccentricities...\\n\\u2019cause I keep kidding around\\nLike a child, but pardon me...\\n\\nPeople say I\\u2019m not okay\\n\\u2019cause I love such elementary things...\\nIt\\u2019s been my fate to compensate,\\nFor the childhood\\nI\\u2019ve never known...\\n\\nHave you seen my childhood?\\nI\\u2019m searching for that wonder in my youth\\nLike pirates in adventurous dreams,\\nOf conquest and kings on the throne...\\n\\nBefore you judge me, try hard to love me,\\nLook within your heart then ask,\\nHave you seen my childhood?\\n\\nPeople say I\\u2019m strange that way\\n\\u2019cause I love such elementary things,\\nIt\\u2019s been my fate to compensate,\\nFor the childhood I\\u2019ve never known...\\n\\nHave you seen my childhood?\\nI\\u2019m searching for that wonder in my youth\\nLike fantastical stories to share\\nThe dreams I would dare, watch me fly...\\n\\nBefore you judge me, try hard to love me.\\nThe painful youth I\\u2019ve had\\n\\nHave you seen my childhood.... \\n\\n------------\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;ABC (3 Sonnets)&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Peter S. Quinn\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;- A - Every Man Is a Child&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nEvery man is a child of his dreams\\nSearching through each his going and true coming\\nFrom the days that have given some their deems\\nWith each their lost and found in their fathoming\\n\\nRivers never go dry with understanding\\nThose that are found in the deep of the heart\\nStrange weirdness is there constantly demanding\\nAdventurous thoughts of their counterpart\\n\\nLives central things make the world go around\\nLike a simple smile shining through tomorrow\\nWhere childhood happiness is often found\\nEven those that once were buried in sorrow\\n\\nBefore you judge any man try to love him\\nWith your compassion in times turmoil&#039;s brim\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;- B - The Inside of Everything&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThe inside of everything&#039;s still glowing\\nWith wonderments you can never be without\\nIn a go to go it\\u2019s always there showing\\nTo give you its promises with any doubt\\nLight of its sweetness that never goes away\\nIn from your true and beautiful that&#039;s you\\nPlaying on moments that feelings only play\\nSomething in its times that is here new\\n\\nThe deep secrets from your heart and its beat\\nLike the rose buds in the thorns of their touch\\nThat in your way of lives each to treat\\nGiving hope of much or only some of such\\nEverything that&#039;s from inside of the deep\\nFrom love and its feelings - for always to keep\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;- C - Those Times&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThose times that is changing from young to old\\nIn searching the world and looking around\\nThe days of the new that no moments can hold\\nAnd you in your feeling have some there found\\nLike understandings of views that come and go\\nDrip of the times the lost in its looking\\nPast flowers in moment\\u2019s memories heigh-ho\\nThat through your roots onward is on hooking\\n\\nPlaying eccentricities to make you feel good\\nKeeping you as child in life without reason\\nEach of its compensate and true brotherhood\\nChanging in adventurous for each season\\nThe strangeness of the ways that love and give\\nA childhood of conquest to reinvent and live\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poems appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3728685685&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3728685685\",\"wh\":\"610x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2585\\\/3728685685_38b494aa0f_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2560%2F4144510163_d8b6c14e03_b.jpg\",\"width\":547,\"title\":\"No More Purchasing Power\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;Our Time is Now&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nOn and on we still go\\nWalking around and finding\\nWith the opportunity to know\\nWhich our steps are binding\\nSo much easy is laying around\\nTrying to reach its goal\\nYou are lost but sometimes found\\nCatching lives worthy role\\n\\nBlind spots are there everywhere\\nWith their never ending\\nComing to you here and there\\nAnd through their turns wending\\nMemories are deep abound\\nIn their long terms missing\\nSomething spins unstable bound\\nIn its real time wishing\\n\\nPlaying on the weak and strong\\nEvery day in its clearing\\nThat you have and what you long\\nIn your life search steering\\nYou are here with rules to catch\\nOr just making it on your own\\nCompletely or not out of touch\\nIn your world and drown tone\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4144510163&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4144510163\",\"wh\":\"1024x935\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2560\\\/4144510163_d8b6c14e03_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2140%2F1516024331_c0a7517a5b_c.jpg\",\"width\":360,\"title\":\"Bye Bye Marcel Marceau...\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Marcel Marceau, Mime artist and teacher (Obituary)&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMarcel Mangel (Marcel Marceau), mime: born Strasbourg, France 22 March 1923; Director, Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau 1949-64; Director, Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris Marcel Marceau 1978-2005; three times married (two sons, two daughters); died Paris 22 September 2007.\\n\\nWearing white trousers, a crumpled top hat adorned with a bedraggled red artificial flower and a striped vest with big buttons, and with a mask of a face that was able to suggest a thousand different impressions, the celebrated mime Marcel Marceau produced an astonishing variety of brief dramatic scenes and comical encounters with himself \\u2013 The Cage, Walking Against the Wind, The Maskmaker, The Park, among others \\u2013 and a gallery of unforgettable characters \\u2013 head waiters, mad sculptors, matadors, dictators and ballet dancers. Of Marceau&#039;s moving depiction of the four ages of man, Youth, Maturity, Old Age and Death, one critic said, &quot;He accomplishes in less than two minutes what most novelists cannot do in volumes.&quot;\\n\\nHe was born Marcel Mangel, the son of a butcher, in Strasbourg in 1923. He attended schools in Strasbourg and Lille and even as a child was a gifted mimic of animals and human beings. He enjoyed the silent movies of the 1920s, in which his favourite stars were Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel and above all Charlie Chaplin (&quot;To us, he was a god&quot;), whom he was to meet later in life. Their films were silent, so they had to express their feelings through mime.\\n\\nWhen Marcel was 16, the Second World War began and in September 1939, Strasbourg had to be evacuated. For a while he took courses in painting and enamelling at the Ecole des Arts D\\u00e9coratifs in Limoges, and he was to become a gifted illustrator of his own works. His father was deported to Auschwitz, where he later died, and Marcel joined the Resistance, moving to Paris. On one occasion, in 1944, as he was coming out of the M\\u00e9tro, he was stopped by two plain-clothes policemen who asked to see his papers. They were perfect fakes, for Marcel Mangel, as both a Resistance spy and a Jew, was on the wanted list. The narks kept examining his papers and looking at his face, while he stared back at them without batting an eyelid, showing no trace of fear. The men were baffled, and let him go. It was an early demonstration of the powers of mime.\\n\\nIn 1945, he began attending Charles Dullin&#039;s famous school of dramatic art in the Th\\u00e9\\u00e2tre Sarah Bernhardt, where he also followed classes given by Etienne Decroux, who had invented the system of &quot;mime corporel&quot; \\u2013 corporeal mime. It became the basis for Mangel&#039;s own art of facial and bodily control. One of his fellow students was Jean-Louis Barrault, who appreciated his exceptional talents as both actor and mime. Mangel became a member of Barrault&#039;s own company and was cast in the role of Arlequin in the &quot;mimodrama&quot; Baptiste, a role Barrault had made famous in the 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis.\\n\\nMangel was such a success that Barrault encouraged him to present his own mimodrama, &quot;Praxiteles and the Golden Fish&quot; (1946), at the Th\\u00e9\\u00e2tre Sarah Bernhardt. Its popularity made Mangel decide to embark upon the career of a mime. The stage name he chose was Marcel Marceau, taken from a line in a poem by Victor Hugo about a great general, Marceau-Desgraviers. But the character he created was &quot;Bip&quot;.\\n\\nMarceau borrowed Bip&#039;s name from the character of Pip in Charles Dickens&#039;s Great Expectations and indeed Bip resembled the wan-faced waifs of Dotheboys Hall in Nicholas Nickleby. He had the woebegone orphan look of children in early silent movies, like Jackie Coogan in The Kid or Oliver Twist.\\n\\n&quot;Born in the imagination of my childhood,&quot; Marceau once wrote of his greatest success, &quot;Bip is a romantic and burlesque hero of our time. His gaze is turned not only towards heaven, but into the hearts of men.&quot;\\n\\nMarceau&#039;s scenarios for his sketches were minimal, given body by his weird physical agility and an acute sense of &quot;scenic time&quot;. In 1949 he started his own mime company at the tiny Th\\u00e9\\u00e2tre de Poche in Montparnasse. Its first performance, in 1951, was a mime drama based on Gogol&#039;s tale The Overcoat. It was such a popular success that Marceau enlarged the company and produced classic period mime dramas including Pierrot de Montmartre (1952) and the more ambitious Le Mont de Pi\\u00e9t\\u00e9 (&quot;The Pawn Shop&quot;, 1956).\\n\\nBut unlike the &quot;straight&quot; theatre, mime in France has never enjoyed official financial sponsorship, so Marceau had on occasion to abandon his company and start to make a living on tour as Bip in celebrated solo turns.\\n\\nHe toured Europe for eight years. His big break in America came in 1955-56 and Marcel Marceau and mime became inextricably linked in the public mind across the world.\\n\\n&quot;Americans are like big children \\u2013 they never lose their sense of amazement and wonder,&quot; he once said of his transatlantic fans. &quot;I show them something they have never seen before.&quot;\\n\\nMarceau&#039;s beautiful Bip Hunts Butterflies had obviously influenced the great ballet dancer Jean Babil\\u00e9e when in the 1950s I saw him dancing in London in the ballet Le Papillon. Bip toured the whole world, to universal acclaim. He enchanted the Japanese, who after the war were still trying to learn foreign languages. They adored Bip because he was able to express every human feeling without words, and when I arrived in Japan in 1959 the Japanese were still under his spell.\\n\\nBy the end of his life, by Marceau&#039;s reckoning he had toured in 65 countries. He gave a rare touch of originality to television shows and appeared in several films, including the cult sci-fi adventure Barbarella (1968), starring Jane Fonda (with Marceau in the role of Professor Ping) and Mel Brooks&#039;s Silent Movie (1976), in which Marceau spoke the only line (in fact the only audible word), &quot;Non!&quot;\\n\\nThe list of Marceau&#039;s prizes and academic honours is enormous. He was an Officier de la L\\u00e9gion d&#039;honneur, Grand Officier de l&#039;Ordre nationale du M\\u00e9rite, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres de la Republique Fran\\u00e7aise, and received honorary doctorates from American universities including Princeton, Michigan and Columbia. Bip received a &quot;Moli\\u00e8re d&#039;honneur&quot; in Paris in 1999. And the city of Paris finally endowed the art of mime and Marcel Marceau with enough money to run a permanent school there.\\n\\n--------------------------\\n\\nThe obituary appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1516024331&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1516024331\",\"wh\":\"577x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2140\\\/1516024331_c0a7517a5b_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2177%2F2317778087_b306a7e9d3_c.jpg\",\"width\":330,\"title\":\"Henri Salvador\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nHe had a funny mouth...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;French Singer Henri Salvador Dies&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nHenri Salvador, the French musician and singer credited with helping inspire both the bossa nova and the music video, has died in Paris aged 90.\\n\\nRenowned for his booming laugh, elegant crooning and durability, he had planned to record a new album in 2008 and last performed on stage in December.\\n\\nAt the time, he said he was &quot;the only one who can bow out while still alive&quot;.\\n\\nIn a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Salvador&#039;s death was a cause of &quot;infinite sadness&quot;.\\n\\n&quot;For more than a half-century, with humour and elegance, Henri was the incarnation of the art of song &#039;a la Francaise,&#039;&quot; he added.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Influence&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA legend in his native France, Salvador was also a star in Latin America - particularly in Brazil.\\n\\nHis 1957 song Dans Mon Ile was thought to have inspired Brazilian jazz musician Antonio Carlos Jobim to conceive bossa nova&#039;s distinctive rhythm.\\n\\n&quot;When I recorded that little tune, holed up in my apartment in Paris, I could never have imagined it would change musical history,&quot; said Salvador said.\\n\\nAnd he was among the first performers to set his songs to televised images, prompting some in France to call him the father of the music video. \\n\\n(Source : BBC News : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/news.bbc.co.uk\\\/1\\\/hi\\\/entertainment\\\/7243477.stm)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;news.bbc.co.uk\\\/1\\\/hi\\\/entertainment\\\/7243477.stm)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n--------------- \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;OBITUARY :&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;French singer of novelty records, jazz and early rock&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nHenri Salvador, who died on 13 February, 2008, aged 90, was a versatile French singer, most famous for eccentric and silly songs that became popular on French television and the Scopitone video jukeboxes of 1960s Europe.\\n\\nFor songs such as Le Blues du Dentiste (Dentist Blues), Mais Non, Mais Non (But No, But No), Minnie Petite Souris (Little Mouse) and Juanita Banana (Miss Banana), he would film early precursors to the music video, often dressed in ludicrous costumes and pulling silly faces.\\n\\nDespite this, he was originally a jazz musician and had also played on early French rock &#146;n&#146; roll records. As well as his novelty songs, he recorded love songs and ballads and turned his velvety voice to many forms of music during his 70-year career.\\n\\nHenri Gabriel Salvador was born on 18 July, 1917, in Cayenne, the capital of French Guyana. His family moved to France when he was seven and a few years later he discovered the music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.\\n\\nFrom that moment on he was determined to be a jazz musician, taking up the guitar and learning to play along with Django Reinhardt records. At 16 he began performing in Parisian cabaret clubs, gaining plaudits for his playing and for his comic approach.\\n\\nIn 1935, his hero Django Reinhardt hired him as an accompanist and he also began working for American jazz violinist Eddy South. The Second World War interrupted his jazz career for several years until he was demobbed in 1941.\\n\\nIn occupied France he joined Bernard Hilda&#039;s jazz orchestra in Cannes before Ray Ventura spotted his talents as a novelty musician. They went on an English-language revue tour in South America where they entertained American GIs. On returning to France, M Salvador decided to branch out with his own show.\\n\\nBy 1949 he was playing at the most prestigious venues in Paris and won the Grand Prix du Disque for his record Le Loup, La Biche et Le Chevalier (The Wolf, the Deer and The Knight). During the 1950s he played to packed auditoriums in France and was interviewed by Ed Sullivan in America.\\n\\nTowards the end of the decade he began to experiment with blues, rock and even Caribbean styles. But in 1959, Boris Vian, his songwriting partner on more than 400 compositions (including Rock and Roll-Mops, the first French rock &#146;n&#146; roll record), died from a sudden heart attack.\\n\\nAt the start of the &#145;60s he concentrated on television presenting in France and Italy, but also founded his own record label. His releases during this decade were his biggest hits. They included Zorro Est Arriv&#233; (Zorro Has Arrived), Syracuse, Le Travail c&#039;est la Sant&#233; (Work is Health) and were generally accompanied by a video of M Salvador acting out various comic roles against a gaudy studio backdrop.\\n\\nDuring the following decades he continued to release new material and present on television, where he was renowned for his sharp wit and rich laugh. He was also backed by the Walt Disney Corporation and recorded several numbers inspired by their feature films, taking advantage of his popularity with children.\\n\\nDuring his later career he returned to his first love, jazz, giving recitals in Europe, North and South America. He was particularly popular among French-speaking communities in Canada and was also awarded the &#145;Order of Cultural Merit&#146; by Brazil&#146;s culture minister.\\n\\nIn 2006, aged 89, he finally retired after the release of his final album, R&#233;v&#233;rence (Bowing Out). He died of a ruptured aneurysm at his home in Paris. He had been married four times and had one son.\\n\\n(Source : Lastingtribute : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.lastingtribute.co.uk\\\/famousperson\\\/salvador\\\/2733440)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.lastingtribute.co.uk\\\/famousperson\\\/salvador\\\/2733440)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2317778087&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2317778087\",\"wh\":\"529x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2177\\\/2317778087_b306a7e9d3_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3624%2F3502263769_dd84df8a92_c.jpg\",\"width\":320,\"title\":\"Struggle For Life\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Voyage to Cythera&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Charles Baudelaire \\n  \\nFree as a bird and joyfully my heart\\nSoared up among the rigging, in and out;\\nUnder a cloudless sky the ship rolled on\\nLike an angel drunk with brilliant sun.\\n\\n&quot;That dark, grim island there--which would that be?&quot;\\n&quot;Cythera,&quot; we&#039;re told, &quot;the legendary isle\\nOld bachelors tell stories of and smile.\\nThere&#039;s really not much to it, you can see.&quot;\\n\\nO place of many a mystic sacrament!\\nArchaic Aphrodite&#039;s splendid shade\\nLingers above your waters like a scent\\nInfusing spirits with an amorous mood.\\n\\nWorshipped from of old by every nation,\\nMyrtle-green isle, where each new bud discloses\\nSighs of souls in loving adoration\\nBreathing like incense from a bank of roses\\n\\nOr like a dove roo-cooing endlessly . . .\\nNo; Cythera was a poor infertile rock,\\nA stony desert harrowed by the shriek\\nOf gulls. And yet there was something to see:\\n\\nThis was no temple deep in flowers and trees\\nWith a young priestess moving to and fro,\\nHer body heated by a secret glow,\\nHer robe half-opening to every breeze;\\n\\nBut coasting nearer, close enough to land\\nTo scatter flocks of birds as we passed by,\\nWe saw a tall cypress-shaped thing at hand--\\nA triple gibbet black against the sky.\\n\\nFerocious birds, each perched on its own meal,\\nWere madly tearing at the thing that hung\\nAnd ripened; each, its filthy beak a drill,\\nMade little bleeding holes to root among.\\n\\nThe eyes were hollowed. Heavy guts cascading\\nFlowed like water halfway down the thighs;\\nThe torturers, though gorged on these vile joys,\\nHad also put their beaks to use castrating\\n\\nThe corpse. A pack of dogs beneath its feet,\\nTheir muzzles lifted, whirled and snapped and gnawed;\\nOne bigger beast amidst this jealous lot\\nLooked like an executioner with his guard.\\n\\nO Cytherean, child of this fair clime,\\nSilently you suffered these attacks,\\nPaying the penalty for whatever acts\\nOf infamy had kept you from a tomb.\\n\\nGrotesquely dangling, somehow you brought on--\\nViolent as vomit rising from the chest,\\nStrong as a river bilious to taste--\\nA flow of sufferings I&#039;d thought long gone.\\n\\nConfronted with such dear remembered freight,\\nPoor devil, now it was my turn to feel\\nA panther&#039;s slavering jaws, a beak&#039;s cruel drill--\\nOnce it was my flesh they loved to eat.\\n\\nThe sky was lovely, and the sea divine,\\nbut something thick and binding like a shroud\\nWrapped my heart in layers of black and blood;\\nHenceforth this allegory would be mine.\\n\\nO Venus! On your isle what did I see\\nBut my own image on the gallows tree?\\nO God, give me the strength to contemplate\\nMy own heart, my own body without hate!\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/fleursdumal.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fleursdumal.org&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3502263769&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3502263769\",\"wh\":\"513x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3624\\\/3502263769_dd84df8a92_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5520%2F14274934480_4c5a385d47_c.jpg\",\"width\":423,\"title\":\"Skull Made of Circles\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA remake of &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/art\\\/Remembering-what-I-am-155161024&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this image&lt;\\\/a&gt; which I made digitally with flat circles only. The circles were placed one by one. Prints and fun products here: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/1pjWRpV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/1pjWRpV&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView the full Digital Circlism series &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132806\\\/Digital-Circlism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (affordable prints available for the first time). All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks. If you wish to use this image for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\\n\\nPS: Please &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more information about my projects, please contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14274934480&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14274934480\",\"wh\":\"644x760\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5520\\\/14274934480_4c5a385d47_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3900%2F14748073455_c2fa705287_c.jpg\",\"width\":672,\"title\":\"On The Draw in the Canary Islands\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nWe are &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/hashtag\\\/onthedraw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;#onthedraw&lt;\\\/a&gt; in the Canary Islands: 7 islands, 7 illustrators, 7 sketchbooks (from left to right: Paula Bonet, Ekaterina Koroleva, Malika Favre, Ben Heine, Jens Magnusson, Steve Simpson and Mads Berg. More info: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.onthedraw.travel\\\/?lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.onthedraw.travel&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Ballpoint pen sketch on paper. Sketch in progress &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist\\\/photos\\\/a.10152256945193616.1073741840.45292293615\\\/10152251462668616\\\/?type=1&amp;theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14748073455&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14748073455\",\"wh\":\"800x595\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3900\\\/14748073455_c2fa705287_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3090%2F4641966898_926cd156c6_b.jpg\",\"width\":587,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 23\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I&#039;m now making music, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nSHOP: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.icanvas.com\\\/canvas-art-prints\\\/artist\\\/ben-heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nThis is dedicated to a little girl named &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.fondationshan.be\\\/dynamic\\\/index.php?lang=gb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SHAN&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nShe is different, special, unique. She will always see the world \\nwith the eyes of a little girl, searching for her little prince.\\n\\n________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A Poem for Shan&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com\\\/visit\\\/viewPoetry.asp?AuthorID=51191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Katie Gabrielle&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nTouch a moonbeam\\nWith your smiles\\nRace you\\nAcross a\\nMillion miles\\nTrace your giggles\\nOne by one\\nPlaying spaceman\\nSure is fun!\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4641966898&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4641966898\",\"wh\":\"1000x851\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3090\\\/4641966898_926cd156c6_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2404%2F2262935457_394cf7ec6e_c.jpg\",\"width\":370,\"title\":\"Global Warming\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nBallpoint pen on paper - digital colors - made in 2007\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Is Climate Change Making Us Sick?&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nMore floods, heat waves, insect-borne disease... Doctors are worried about how global warming will affect our health\\n\\nBy Barbara Lantin (*)\\n\\nYou might think that a little climate change would not go amiss in the British Isles. We&#146;d have more warm summers and fewer freezing winters. What&#146;s wrong with that? \\n\\nAsk the people of Yorkshire. As a result of global warming, many homeowners this week are up to their waists inmuddy water. Andflooding could be just the beginning of our worries. This week a paper in the British Medical Journal gave warning that climate change could be particularly damaging to the health of people in the developing world, but research also suggests that it could be bad news for Britain. Delegates at a conference in London on Tuesday will be told that global warming will drive up rates of cardio-respiratory disease, diarrhoea and insect-borne diseases such as malaria in the UK. \\n\\nGlobal warming is believed to be occurring because human activities, particularly burning fossil fuels, have released into the atmosphere huge amounts of carbon dioxide and other &#147;greenhouse gases&#148; that are trapping more heat in the Earth&#146;s lower atmosphere. Average global surface temperatures are already rising and are predicted to increase by between 1.4C and 5.8C over the next century, bringing a higher risk of floods, droughts and heat waves. \\n\\n&#147;We are already witnessing the effects of climate change on health,&#148; says Dr Hugh Montgomery, the director of the Institute for Human Health and Performance at University College London, who has organised next week&#146;s conference at the Royal College of Physicians. The heat wave of 2003, when temperatures in the northern hemisphere reached the highest on record, killed up to 35,000 people &#150; 2,000 of them in the UK. Last summer&#146;s floods have been shown to increase rates of mental illness (see box, left). And milder weather is likely to be behind the arrival here from Europe of the midge-borne cattle disease bluetongue. \\n\\n&#147;Each of us is, in effect, moving 6km (4 miles) south a year or 60km a decade,&#148; says Dr Montgomery. &#147;The result will be fewer deaths from colds and flu, but more from strokes and heart attacks because of the heat. Global warming means a higher baseline temperature from which there will be more surges and extreme events.&#148; \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Every one degree rise means 75 deaths&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy the 2080s we can expect to see weather like that of August 2003 every year. This is bad news. Studies by the Department of Health have shown that in June 2006, when temperatures in the UK soared, there were 75 extra deaths for every one degree rise on the thermometer, with children, older people, those living in built-up areas and the chronically sick most at risk. Deaths can be caused by the body&#146;s inability to adapt and cool itself sufficiently. However, the main causes of death and illness are cardiovascular and respiratory disease. \\n\\nWhen it&#146;s hot, large quantities of blood are circulated to the skin to keep it cool, placing a sometimes catastrophic strain on the heart. In addition, heat causes ozone concentrations and pollution levels to rise. This increases asthma rates and causes extra deaths from a range of respiratory illnesses. \\n\\nThe heat is also likely to bring more unwelcome insects to these shores. While it is unlikely that malaria will take hold &#150; the disease is controllable in countries with good healthcare &#150; other disease-carrying insects (known as vectors by scientists) may arrive. \\n\\n&#147;Climate change poses a significant risk of the introduction of vector-borne diseases into Europe and indeed there is evidence that such change has already happened,&#148; says Paul Hunter, a professor of health protection at the University of East Anglia. &#147;Several vector-borne diseases not previously described in Europe have appeared, including chikungunya [a virus carried by Asian tiger mosquito that causes fever, headache and joint pain]. There was an outbreak in Italy last summer.&#148; \\n\\nWarmer, drier weather could change our landscape, too. Professor Ian Crute, the director of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council&#146;s Rothamsted Unit, predicts more maize grown, a possible regeneration of the tree fruit industry and the movement of greenhouse-grown fruit and vegetables to the north. &#147;But I don&#146;t expect we&#146;ll ever have acres of sunflower fields or olive groves,&#148; he says. \\n\\nHowever, climate change will have a big impact on the way we live. &#147;Events like the drought that has caused Australian wheat crop failure &#150; and affected worldwide wheat prices &#150; will become common. The era of cheap food that we have enjoyed since the Second World War is ending and people on low incomes will find it increasingly difficult to eat a healthy diet.&#148; \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;What can we do about it?&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nFailure to act could have catastrophic consequences but striving to cut carbon emissions could produce unexpected benefits. &#147;What we do to deal with climate change could bring about a revolution in public health,&#148; says Ian Roberts, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For example, reducing our dependence on cars should mean that more people walk and cycle, leading to a decrease in obesity. It should also reduce road accidents, which kill more than 3,000 Britons a year. \\n\\n&#147;At the moment we are in a vicious cycle,&#148; says Professor Roberts. &#147;We use our cars more and get fatter because we are not exercising. As we get heavier, we become more dependent on fossil fuels because we are reluctant to walk or cycle at all. We need to break this loop. \\n\\n&#147;If we design climate change policy to max-imise the health benefits, it will be the silver lining to the cloud of global warming. It&#146;s the only bit of good news in the whole story.&#148; \\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Rising woes&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nIncreased risk to our physical health won&#146;t be the only result of climate change, our mental health may also be affected. \\n\\nSara Wolcott* and family were among the 1,950 people made homeless by floods last July in Gloucestershire (see picture above). &#147;After two months, I had panic attacks when my two sons or my husband left me alone. I kept thinking about all the things we&#146;d lost, reliving it over and over,&#148; she says. \\n\\nWolcott, who saw her GP and was prescribed antidepressants, isn&#146;t alone. Soon after the floods, Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust (PCT) had an increase in reports of mental health problems. In response, it set up the People Recovery Group to help those suffering stress and anxiety. \\n\\n&#147;There is evidence that disasters can increase incidence of mental health problems,&#148; says Dr Nevila Kallfa, of Gloucestershire PCT. &quot; People are living not just with the loss of their homes and posessions but with the constant fear that it will happen again.&#148; \\n\\nWolcott agrees: &#147;If floods become the norm, it would add an extra level of stress that&#146;s bound to affect people&#146;s health.&#148;\\n\\n----------------------\\n\\n(*) Barbara Lantin is a freelance health writer who has contributed for many years to national newspapers, magazines and websites. Her work appears regularly on The Daily Telegraph health-and-wellbeing pages and on the Telegraph website. She has also written consumer information materials for Government departments and others. She is vice-president and former chair of the Guild of Health Writers.\\n\\nThe above article appeared on &lt;u&gt;http:\\\/\\\/www.timesonline.co.uk\\\/tol\\\/news\\\/&lt;\\\/u&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2262935457&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2262935457\",\"wh\":\"593x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2404\\\/2262935457_394cf7ec6e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3349%2F3332633506_b64c84cb51_b.jpg\",\"width\":370,\"title\":\"A Flower for You\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA rather wild and abstracted composition.\\n(made with ink and watercolor on paper)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;A Flower of Blossom Dim&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n  \\nI want to touch your inner wing\\nWith a kiss of my dark\\nWhereas the hours of night sing\\nWith tones of the lark\\nA flower of blossom dim\\nMy heart on to you will try\\nWith emotions of whimsy whim\\nThat opens up winter sky\\n\\nOh hold me in darkness long\\nWith flowers of blackness blue\\nAnd give me your night love song\\nThat comes with a cleansing thru\\nWhat have you here given me?\\nThat is from the other site\\nAnd becomes in my fluid free\\nWhen we our love have tried\\n\\nSweetness so ever in deep\\nFrom roots of the fallen heart\\nOurs forever to keep\\nWhen lights again shall start\\nTrust every footstep&#039;s embrace\\nThat beats the stoned road on\\nThere are many turning ways\\nTo get back when lights are gone\\n\\n-------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3332633506&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3332633506\",\"wh\":\"759x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3349\\\/3332633506_b64c84cb51_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8588%2F15834513971_4a7bb39024_c.jpg\",\"width\":643,\"title\":\"#Onthedraw - An Illustrated Journey in Tenerife\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nView my illustrated journey in Tenerife: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Many more photos, final illustrations, works in progress, sketches, backstage pictures...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my most appreciated photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15834513971&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15834513971\",\"wh\":\"800x622\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8588\\\/15834513971_4a7bb39024_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3221%2F3004145833_c392a146fd_c.jpg\",\"width\":651,\"title\":\"Barack Obama, President of the United States\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA quick watercolor painting I made the same day Obama got \\nelected (I posted it on Flickr the 5th of November 2008)...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Why I decided to vote for Obama&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Alix Bryan (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.peacescooter.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.peacescooter.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;)\\n\\nHere it is the eve of a historic election.  For so many people, 1.20.09 is a very important date--but not if we don&#039;t vote wisely.\\n\\nWhat is voting wisely?\\nThe ability to see beyond propaganda, party lines, and America&#039;s borders. \\n\\nVoting wisely is to first sit quietly and ask yourself what you want our future to look like.\\n\\nAfter lengthy deliberation, I decided to endorse Barack Obama--just about 6 weeks ago. I met thousands of wonderful Americans while traveling 22,000 miles on a historic Peace ride. I chose to steer our conversations away from politics, because they are often divisive; instead I emphasized how important it is for each individual to know exactly what they want for themselves, their community and their country. And what they are willing to give to see those beliefs take root.  Our visions our powerful.\\n\\nA personal ideology and daily action within one&#039;s community is imperative. I consider voting a very, very small part of my duty as a citizen in a democratic republic. What our government does during the next two or four or eight years is largely a function of what we do, not just of whom we elect.\\n\\nWhat many of you told me was that you came out to support the Peace ride because I wasn&#039;t angry. I wasn&#039;t pointing fingers. I wasn&#039;t criticizing you for your beliefs. One of the people who joined me at the end of the ride, in Washington D.C., was a son in a long lineage of soldiers--whose ancestors are buried at Arlington Cemetery.  He said he joined me that special day because of my  declaration that our fate depends on us, not just those in charge and that anger is not what fosters change.\\n\\nObama has this leadership quality. He has run his campaign with more integrity than McCain. At first, I feared Obama was full of empty rhetoric. I did my research. A person who tells you Obama is not experienced enough has not done their research, nor utilized critical thinking to weigh in all the factors. Just because someone might have more experience does not mean they have the character for such an esteemed position. Obama has both.\\n\\nThink about how great it would be to have an eloquent, passionate, level headed President speak for our country. It is not just rhetoric, Obama inspires people, he gives us hope. Our country needs that now. Our world needs that now. How wonderful would it be to have a diplomat in the office? Someone who will use force if needed, but also understands a greater power--the dialogue it takes to reach common ground. It is not a sign of weakness to confront your alleged enemies. For all religious fans--it is what your God teaches. People think pacifism is easy and weak. Folks, that&#039;s silly. It takes a lot of effort to develop and maintain relationships, especially with people who hold different beliefs. It is a skill McCain does not have. In this age of globalization, it will be required for us to co-exist with others.\\n\\nYes, McCain has experience. He is experienced in an old paradigm of thought which can not lead us into a better future. He has hundreds of lobbyists working for him. Obama&#039;s campaign does not. McCain was in the bottom 5th of his class. If you have been unhappy with President Bush&#039;s leadership, remember that he too had experience, as well as bad grades in college.\\n\\nBeware the hysteria, friends.\\nThink about the facts. Think about the anger and lies that have come from McCain. Think about his age. Think about the severe lack of experience his VP has. She was chosen to attract female voters. The gamble that his campaign took when choosing Palin is indicative of the risky, impulsive behavior McCain will continue to make if elected President.\\n\\nThe greater American public aren&#039;t just ready for change, they are changing. In the past 8 years, we have just collectively witnessed an American decay.  Logically, at this point in our history, with our power, money and experience, this country should be better poised to better serve its citizens and lead the world. Instead, we have witnessed an erosion of the Constitution, our economic system, and our international standing.\\n\\nI spoke with my mother the other day. Sadly, she lost half of her savings in the market crash. On top of that, she is paying her taxpayer money towards the very people who gambled with her money. On top of that, her health care expenses will be raised in 2009. She has worked hard her whole life. She now has cancer, and she is, point blank, screwed. She is the great all American statistic that candidates court.\\n\\nWith great sadness I find that most of my family are voting opposite of me. We go over the list of things that are wrong, and they agree. They agree about McCain&#039;s character and policy flaws. But they can&#039;t break free of their thinking.\\n\\nI&#039;m asking you to do so. And to tell others how important it is that the election be won by a Democratic landslide.\\n\\nIn years past, I voted, or considered a third party vote.\\nBut this year, I want a landslide. I want Obama to win overwhelmingly. I quote David Swanson here, because he says it best.\\n\\n&quot;I want the Republican Party put out of business. If you want to build a new party, what better breakthrough could you ask for than eliminating the Republican Party? That process will be well underway if the Democrats win the House and Senate seats that optimists predict, and if the presidential election is a popular and electoral landslide. I want that landslide understood as a landslide for peace and against Republican war mongering. It can be understood as such despite Obama&#039;s own support for war, because most Americans are unaware of that. In the simplest terms, McCain has been labeled the war candidate and Obama the peace candidate.\\n\\nWe can better seize on that and compel Obama to actually be a peace president if he wins overwhelmingly. I understand that Bush claimed a mandate on the basis of the narrowest conceivable (and not even true) victory, but his supporters control the media. To claim a mandate, Obama needs a landslide. And if the Democrats take large majorities in both houses, including 60 or more senate seats (possibly including one or two independents caucusing with the Democrats), then Emanuel&#039;s excuse strategy evaporates. If the majority of Americans demand something, the Democrats will have to either deliver or admit to not being democrats with a small d. If Obama does not win a landslide over McCain, I will be ashamed to show my face abroad; I want this as a message to the world.&quot;\\n\\nI&#039;ve been volunteering for the Obama campaign, and I tell people on the other end of the phone; &quot;thanks for listening for just three minutes. Our time is precious, yes, but think about how much of it we willingly waste each day. Think about the greater things we have to lose in this election and sacrifice just three minutes of your time to listen, think and teach others.&quot;\\n\\nI am not in any way glorifying Obama&#039;s entire platform. I simply would rather see him in the White House than McCain--and I&#039;m taking an hour of my time to write this to you. To beg and plead with you to put aside your fears, your stubborn allegiance to third parties that won&#039;t win, and take off your Republican hats. People say there isn&#039;t too much difference between the two parties anymore anyhow--so why not vote for the man who visibly handles himself with more integrity than McCain?\\n\\nPlease, get out there and vote, but remember how easy it is to do things that are fare more important on the other 729 days every two years.\\n\\nVote with your heart and your head. The times- they are always a changing, but sometimes that change comes from the people and sometimes it&#039;s forced upon us. Together, let&#039;s create the world we are prepared to handle.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3004145833&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3004145833\",\"wh\":\"800x614\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3221\\\/3004145833_c392a146fd_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6008%2F5999169537_b19ccf60fa_b.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"title\":\"I Don&#039;t Care\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nEnlarge &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5999169537\\\/sizes\\\/o&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;. Model: Martin.\\n\\nWork in progress for my 3rd &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157626800889755\\\/detail\\\/&quot;&gt;Flesh and Acrylic&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; project. I&#039;ll \\npost the full version &amp; full making soon. Martin was great.\\n\\nThe above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samsungimaging.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samsung NX11&lt;\\\/a&gt;,\\nprovided by Samsung Electronics. Co., Ltd.\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5999169537&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5999169537\",\"wh\":\"1000x666\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/6008\\\/5999169537_b19ccf60fa_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3581%2F3520012373_6601f31421_b.jpg\",\"width\":355,\"title\":\"Men&#039;s Brain\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Searching for Thoughts&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n  \\nSearching for thoughts goes on from start to end,\\nQuickened with passion that gives each calling;\\nLike a blank page where fingers move and bend,\\nPassion and pain from the footsteps falling.\\nAgain now and now the movements go on,\\nDeeper within darkness enter a step;\\nIgnite corners in blaze millimicron,\\nStarting to grow and becoming more help.\\nAll from the searching from within the brain,\\nPlay with what you know in bitter and sweet;\\nNarrow each law by reshaping the rein,\\nEach of its way becomes clear in its beat.\\nAcross clearings a mind searches all through,\\nSymbols of play know how to continue.\\n\\n-------------\\n\\nPoem&#039;s source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3520012373&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3520012373\",\"wh\":\"728x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3581\\\/3520012373_6601f31421_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8784%2F17112566446_a26c1dee56_c.jpg\",\"width\":698,\"title\":\"Giant Pencil Vs Camera Installation\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nGiant Pencil Vs Camera installation recently featured at &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.harbourcity.com.hk\\\/en\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Harbour City&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; in Hong Kong during my exhibition about love and chocolate...\\n\\nView the the full &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nView more pics of my trip and solo exhibition to Hong Kong &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10152640348933616.1073741845.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nNote: This is a copyrighted photo (like all my other pics). If you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com for permissions\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/17112566446&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-17112566446\",\"wh\":\"800x573\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/8784\\\/17112566446_a26c1dee56_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3514%2F3849835931_8ca961c328_b.jpg\",\"width\":353,\"title\":\"The Future of Capitalism\",\"description\":\"Old sketch\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3849835931&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3849835931\",\"wh\":\"723x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3514\\\/3849835931_8ca961c328_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1204%2F555014198_940aa3c175_b.jpg\",\"width\":375,\"title\":\"Ooh Boy\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nOne of my older drawings mixing ink and pencil on paper.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/555014198&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-555014198\",\"wh\":\"750x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1204\\\/555014198_940aa3c175_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3610%2F3513706707_26cdfc69ed_c.jpg\",\"width\":378,\"title\":\"Barack Obama, Save Our Planet\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Obama Gives Biofuels a Presidential Jumpstart&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nBy &quot;Environment News Service&quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ens-newswire.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ens-newswire.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nTo spur biofuels research and commercialization, President Barack Obama signed last Tuesday a Presidential Directive establishing a Biofuels Interagency Working Group. He announced his administration&#039;s notice of a proposed rulemaking on a national Renewable Fuels Standard and announced $786.5 million in additional Recovery Act funds for renewable fuel projects.\\n\\n&quot;We must invest in a clean energy economy that will lead to new jobs, new businesses and reduce our dependence on foreign oil,&quot; said President Obama. &quot;The steps I am announcing today help bring us closer to that goal. If we are to be a leader in the 21st century global economy, then we must lead the world in clean energy technology. Through American ingenuity and determination, we can and will succeed.&quot;\\n\\nThe Biofuels Interagency Working Group will be co-chaired by the secretaries of agriculture and energy and the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and will operate in cooperation with the National Science and Technology Council&#039;s Biomass Research and Development Board.\\n\\nThe Working Group is tasked with developing the nation&#039;s first comprehensive biofuel market development program. It will use existing authorities and identify new policies to support the development of next-generation biofuels, increase flexible fuel vehicle use, and assist in retail marketing efforts.\\n\\nThe Working Group will coordinate infrastructure policies that affect the supply, secure transport, and distribution of biofuels.\\n\\nAnd the Working Group will identify new policy options to promote the environmental sustainability of biofuels feedstock production, taking into consideration land use, habitat conservation, crop management practices, water efficiency and water quality, as well as lifecycle assessments of greenhouse gas emissions.\\n\\nIn his directive, the President called on Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to immediately begin restructuring existing investments in renewable fuels as needed to preserve industry employment; and develop a comprehensive approach to accelerating the investment in and production of American biofuels and reducing the nation&#039;s dependence on fossil fuels.\\n\\nSecretary Vilsack told reporters on a conference call this morning that the President&#039;s directive creates an &quot;exciting opportunity for USDA.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;USDA must stimulate investment, persuade existing biorefineries to convert away from petroleum fuel to biofuels, and it&#039;s an opportunity for communities to convert as well,&quot; Vilsack said.\\n\\n&quot;The directive reflects Obama&#039;s commitment to rural America, he said. &quot;It will create clean jobs, provide additional income opportunities for farmers and ranchers, energy security for every single American.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;Our responsibility is crafted, directed and shaped not just by this Presidential memo,&quot; said Vilsack, &quot;but also by the energy title of the Farm Bill. Resources are available to farmers to audit their operations on the farm. Steps can be taken to convert to biofuels and away from fossil fuels. Once the audits are finished they can apply to USDA for additional resources to convert their operations to renewable energy. We are a financing mechanism for these changes. First doing the audit, then encouraging farms to move away from dependence on fossil fuel will impact footprint of agriculture generally.&quot;\\n\\nTo create advanced biofuels like green gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels, the Department of Energy will oversee the $786.5 million commercial biorefinery effort. The biomass program will leverage DOE&#039;s national laboratories, universities, and the private sector to help improve biofuels reliability and overcome technical challenges.\\n\\nThe $786.5 million in Recovery Act funding is a mix of new funding opportunities and additional funding for existing projects. More than half the money, $480 million, will fund integrated pilot-scale and demonstration-scale biorefineries, and an additional $176.5 million will fund commercial-scale biorefinery projects.\\n\\nFundamental research in key program areas will get $110 million and $20 million will be spent for ethanol research. \\n\\n&quot;Developing the next generation of biofuels is key to our effort to end our dependence on foriegn oil and address the climate crisis - while creating millions of new jobs that can&#039;t be outsourced,&quot; said Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. &quot;With American investment and ingenuity, and resources grown right here at home, we can lead the way toward a new green energy economy.&quot;\\n\\nResearchers at the National Renewable Energy Lab have been working on developing biofuels made from nonedible plants like prairie grasses, wood chips and harvested corn and wheat leftovers. They are close to achieving a U.S. Department of Energy goal - producing by 2012 cellulosic ethanol cheap enough to compete with conventional gasoline.\\n\\nThe President also announced the EPA&#039;s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the nation&#039;s first Renewable Fuel Standard. This proposal outlines the EPA&#039;s strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.\\n\\nFour categories of renewable fuels will be established: cellulosic biofuels; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuels; and total renewable fuel.\\n\\nIn 2022, the proposal would require 36 billion gallons annually of renewable fuels, of which 16 billion gallons must be cellulosic biofuels; and 1 billion gallons must be of biomass-based diesel. At most 15 billion gallons of the renewable fuel mandate can be met with conventional biofuels, including corn-based ethanol.\\n\\nIncreasing renewable fuels will reduce dependence on foreign oil by more than 297 million barrels a year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 160 million tons a year when fully phased in by 2022, the administration estimates.\\n\\nFor the first time, some renewable fuels must achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to the gasoline and diesel fuels they displace. Refiners must meet the requirements to receive credit toward meeting the new standards.\\n\\nEPA also will conduct peer reviews on the lifecycle-analysis methodology and the results for various fuels and feed-source combinations. Lifecycle refers to the greenhouse gas emissions over the life of the fuels.\\n\\n&quot;As we work towards energy independence, using more homegrown biofuels reduces our vulnerability to oil price spikes that everyone feels at the pump,&quot; said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. &quot;Energy independence also puts billions of dollars back into our economy, creates green jobs, and protects the planet from climate change in the bargain.&quot;\\n\\nNathanael Greene, director of Renewable Energy Policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said, &quot;The opportunity to review EPA&#039;s proposal will help ensure that developing biofuels won&#039;t mean using our most fragile forests for fuel and that biofuels provide real benefits. We plan to submit comments on what EPA has gotten right and what must be improved to make sure the outcome serves our environmental and energy needs.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;We must develop biofuels the smart way, and we are encouraged that EPA Administrator Jackson has offered a science-based proposal to get this done,&quot; said Greene. &quot;If we get the rules of the road right through policies such as this one, we can harness the ingenuity of America&#039;s farmers, foresters, and entrepreneurs to create a new generation of biofuels that will help create jobs and reduce our dependence on oil.&quot;\\n\\nBob Dinneen, president and chief executive of the Renewable Fuels Association, said, &quot;President Obama is making clear once and for all that biofuels are critical to the nation&#039;s economic, environmental and energy strength. Investments in biofuels, like ethanol, are creating green jobs here at home, reducing America&#039;s foreign oil dependence, and helping to meet our environmental goals.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;America&#039;s ethanol industry faces an unprecedented set of opportunities as well as challenges,&quot; Dinneen said. &quot;Revolutionary new technologies that turn once thought of waste materials into renewable fuel are very close at hand. These technologies will create the kind of economic and green job opportunities, as well as provide cleaner solutions to petroleum use, that President Obama desires.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;Yet, uncertainty remains for many of these technologies as unproven science and questionable logic are being used to penalize existing biofuel producers for carbon emissions occurring halfway around the globe for reasons that may have little, or nothing, to do with U.S. biofuel production,&quot; he said.\\n\\nThe ethanol industry is concerned that EPA has attempted to calculate indirect emissions that occur as a result of indirect land use changes from rainforest to biofuels crops, for instance, in the United States as well as internationally.\\n\\n&quot;The controversial notion of indirect land use changes impacts, including those happening outside the United States, are thought to greatly reduce ethanol&#039;s greenhouse gas benefit,&quot; said Dinneen.\\n\\n&quot;We welcome an open and robust science-based discussion of the indirect impacts of all fuels,&quot; said Dinneen. &quot;The science of market-mediated, secondary impacts is very young and needs more reliance on verifiable data, and less reliance on unproven assumptions. Done correctly, such an analysis will demonstrate a significant carbon benefit is achieved through the use of ethanol from all sources.&quot;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3513706707&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3513706707\",\"wh\":\"606x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3610\\\/3513706707_26cdfc69ed_c.jpg\"},{\"thumbUrl\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3454%2F3821321742_a8a7b12db7_h.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3454\\\/3821321742_ecddc6796e_b.jpg\",\"width\":373,\"title\":\"Soeur Emmanuelle\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a quick traditional painting I made with ecoline ink on paper \\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;S&#156;ur Emmanuelle&lt;\\\/strong&gt; (1908 &#150; 2008), born Madeleine Cinquin, was a famous Belgian and French nun (she was later honoured with the Egyptian Nationality in 1991).\\n\\nIn addition to her charity work, she was known for her unorthodox religious views, including her approval of the use of contraception and of the idea of allowing priests to marry. She was voted one of the most popular people in France, and has been compared to Mother Teresa, although she herself regarded the comparison as &quot;ridiculous&quot;. In 2003, French television broadcast Soeur Emmanuelle: An Exceptional Woman. In 2005 she ended in fifth place in the Walloon version of Le plus grand Belge (The Greatest Belgian).\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3821321742&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3821321742\",\"wh\":\"765x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3454\\\/3821321742_ecddc6796e_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F81%2F241874225_f18ee3d255_z.jpg\",\"width\":375,\"title\":\"Gerard Noel\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA very old drawing. &quot;Gerard Noel&quot; was a very unusual \\nand funny Belgian speaker on the public national radio. \\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/241874225&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-241874225\",\"wh\":\"450x600\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/81\\\/241874225_f18ee3d255_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2639%2F3711260240_8da9749577_c.jpg\",\"width\":579,\"title\":\"Marcin Bondarowicz - I D E A M A N\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a crazy &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157620412923750&quot;&gt;Surreal&lt;\\\/a&gt; manipulation I wanted to make since a long time. It represents my good friend Marcin Bondarowicz. Marcin is a professional Polish painter. He lives in Poland. Please visit his website for more info: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bondarowiczart.republika.pl\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.bondarowiczart.republika.pl\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3711260240&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3711260240\",\"wh\":\"800x690\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2639\\\/3711260240_8da9749577_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3612%2F3514164990_5f60d18b01_b.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Africa Africa!\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Africa, My Africa&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nA poem by Ola Joseph Kolawole  \\n\\nBack in the years of the b.c.\\nWhen I was but a spirit in the heavenlies\\nSpying over the happenings on this miraculous planet,\\nI majored on the study of continents\\u2026\\n\\nI had special interest in this spectacular one\\nTraced back to Cush, a man of colour\\nBlessed by Eledua \\u2013 the Creator of creation\\nObviously vast, leading her equals\\n\\nHer land expanded by the hours \\u2013\\nThey called it Ethiopia and the Egyptian empire\\nShe was first in making wonderful inventions\\nAnd not lagging behind in linguistics and education\\n\\nHer map became a riddle for the WISE:\\n\\nLooking at the map from the west,\\nI see a gun.\\nFiring out intellects and academics\\nImparting the whole wide world with wisdom.\\n\\nLooking from the east,\\nI see a big foot,\\nWalking around the world\\nPreaching her precious cultural heritages\\n\\nLooking from the north,\\nI see a big Yam,\\nEverybody comes to take a bite\\nFrom this yam that gives a taste of divinity\\n\\nLooking from the south,\\nI see a big steady rock\\nMany come to it for shelter \\u2013\\nOthers, to mine from her treasurable resources.\\n\\nNow, here is the riddle for the WISE \\u2013\\nShall we pull the trigger of the gun with our foot\\u2026\\nAnd fire out a bullet of yam to the rock\\u2026\\nAnd perhaps, Africa will be that Goshen again? \\n\\nSelah! \\n\\n------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsden.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.authorsden.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3514164990&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3514164990\",\"wh\":\"767x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3612\\\/3514164990_5f60d18b01_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3308%2F3520998607_2ee740043e_c.jpg\",\"width\":661,\"title\":\"Obama&#039;s Toughest Opponent: Himself!\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a traditional watercolor painting I made in April 2009\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Obama Works to Repair America&#039;s Image in the World\\n\\nSmiles and handshakes are a start, but Obama&#039;s real challenge will be to show results&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Thomas Omestad\\n\\nThe few &quot;Yankee Go Home&quot; signs that greet him abroad seem almost an afterthought, and when he enters a room of world leaders, he is the most sought-after man for a photo op and a handshake. Such is the star power that has swirled around Barack Obama on his initial foreign travels as the U.S. president.\\n\\nThis comes as little surprise, yet it will present a challenge of sorts for the president. Obama&#039;s relative youth and vigor, his calls for reaching out to adversaries and friends overseas, his breaks from past policy, and his triumphant personal story as the nation&#039;s first African-American president all seem to make the 47-year-old leader the best single antidote to anti-Americanism in years, maybe decades. White House officials say Obama&#039;s appeal extends beyond just the leaders of the world. &quot;What has happened is that anti-Americanism isn&#039;t cool anymore,&quot; says top Obama adviser David Axelrod.\\n\\nBut this initial repositioning of the American leadership brand onto more popular terrain internationally will be the easier part of Obama&#039;s task. For all the sense of fresh starts and of goodwill, the seeds of perhaps inevitable disappointments are present as well. Visiting the Czech Republic in April, Obama got a friendly warning from Vaclav Havel, the once dissident playwright and former president who led his country&#039;s Velvet Revolution. Havel cautioned that the accumulation of exaggerated expectations could turn against the new American leader. &quot;People may end up thinking that he has betrayed them, that he has raised their hopes too far,&quot; Havel said. A smiling Obama is said to have replied that he is aware of the danger.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Image repair&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nStill, Obama has deftly gone about trying to reset the global image of America. The guiding impulse seems to be to start reviving U.S. standing in the world quickly in the hope that policy gains will accrue later. He has ordered the future closure of the U.S. prison at Guant\\u00e1namo Bay, Cuba, barred torture of terrorist suspects, and made public the Bush administration&#039;s internal memos authorizing harsh interrogation methods. He has put Washington back at the center of efforts to curb climate change and eliminate nuclear weapons over the long run. He has moved to repair relations with Moscow, and he has modestly eased the U.S. travel ban and embargo on Cuba. In the Mideast, Obama has set plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, relaunched U.S. mediation for Mideast peace, and approved talking directly with Syria and Iran.\\n\\nIn a sense, though, this has all been a warm-up. In the months ahead, he faces the challenge of both overcoming opposition to U.S. policies and netting meaningful results. He has inherited resentments that linger from the Bush years, grounded in an image of a go-it-alone superpower that too often brushed aside the opinions of others, resorted to military means, and neglected global problems like climate change and arms control. Further, Obama now represents a nation whose highflying style of capitalism is blamed for a financial and economic crisis that is impoverishing millions and halting gains in prosperity around the globe. &quot;Obama has great personal popularity, but changing the image of the United States in some of the ways it&#039;s been unpopular may well be a long process,&quot; says Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center.\\n\\nOpinion polls in recent years show most nations on balance viewing U.S. power negatively\\u2014and often by wide margins. Marco Vicenzino, director of the Global Strategy Project, a Washington-based nonprofit group, says, &quot;Things are so low with the U.S. status overseas, there&#039;s nowhere to go but up.&quot; Nonetheless, he predicts, &quot;you&#039;ll see Obama&#039;s star power begin to wane over time.&quot;\\n\\nAlthough Obama is the new leading man on the global political stage, the stage itself is changing in ways that have diminished the margin of American pre-eminence. The economic downturn seems to be hastening the rise of newer powers like China, India, and Brazil. Beijing has questioned the wisdom of sticking so firmly with the U.S. dollar for its overseas investments. Russia has re-emerged as a demanding foreign-policy player. European allies have grown comfortable saying no to the Americans, as they did with U.S. calls for significantly more counterrecession spending and more soldiers to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. Latin America has become more standoffish toward Washington as U.S. influence has declined. North Korea and Iran appear inclined to press their nuclear defiance, regardless of who lives in the White House.\\n\\nObama acknowledges a new era in which American clout needs to be wielded differently. The venue for that sentiment made it more telling\\u2014the economic crisis summit in London of the Group of 20 leading economies rather than the cozier, old-style Group of 7 or 8 world powers. &quot;If there&#039;s just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, that&#039;s an easier negotiation,&quot; Obama said. &quot;But that&#039;s not the world we live in, and it shouldn&#039;t be the world that we live in.&quot;\\n\\nA tone of humility has so far infused Obama&#039;s foreign-policy posture. His early themes\\u2014unveiled from Canada and France to Turkey and Mexico\\u2014have been partnership and engagement, rediscovered. To the dismay of conservative critics, he has conceded moments of American &quot;arrogance.&quot; While touting America&#039;s diversity and warning against &quot;insidious&quot; anti-Americanism, he has also cited the country&#039;s &quot;darker periods,&quot; including slavery and the onslaught against American Indian tribes. He has sounded notes of regret about Wall Street&#039;s excesses. In Mexico City, he admitted that American consumption of illicit drugs and sales of guns to traffickers are integral to the tragedy of Mexico&#039;s drug killings. At the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, he talked about his racial heritage to leaders from a region where persistent racial inequities are wedded to poverty. He told Latin leaders he wanted to do more listening than talking. And he strode across a room to shake hands with Hugo Ch\\u00e1vez, the leftist Venezuelan leader renowned for his anti-U.S. diatribes.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&quot;No-drama Obama.&quot;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nDomestic critics fault some of Obama&#039;s overtures, most pointedly his seemingly amicable encounter with Ch\\u00e1vez, as naive and assert that he is undermining American authority abroad. But the president defends infusing diplomacy with his &quot;no-drama Obama&quot; governing style. He used a visit to Turkey as an opportunity to extend his outreach to the broader Muslim world. He argued that the U.S. relationship with the world&#039;s Muslims &quot;cannot and will not be based upon opposition to terrorism,&quot; a complaint voiced bitterly in recent years. Instead, he said, it would be based on &quot;mutual interest and mutual respect.&quot; But Obama, a Christian, went further, drawing on personal connections to Islam\\u2014a father of Muslim heritage and years as a child spent in a heavily Muslim nation, Indonesia. He was introduced to the Turkish Parliament with his full name, Barack Hussein Obama.\\n\\nTurkey, a U.S. ally that is majority Muslim, has itself been swept up in the recent wave of anti-Americanism. The country remains both proud of its secular democracy and touchy over how it operates in practice, and Obama won good reviews there for threading his way through those sensitivities. Last year, a mere 12 percent of Turks regarded the United States favorably. But optimism about improved ties to a United States led by Obama has grown in Turkey and generally elsewhere. &quot;He&#039;s showing people he understands their problems, their perspectives,&quot; says Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy. &quot;The first step, properly, is to clear the air,&quot; says Gelb. &quot;He has dissipated a lot of the anti-Americanism in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.&quot;\\n\\nTo much of an intrigued global audience, Obama has shown a flair for refreshing candor\\u2014to the point of making some of his counterparts look a bit stodgy and faded. But it will take time for the results of his drive to reinvent America&#039;s image to become clear. That is when Obama&#039;s openness will be judged back home.\\n\\n------------\\n\\n--&gt; This article appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.usnews.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.usnews.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3520998607&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3520998607\",\"wh\":\"800x605\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3308\\\/3520998607_2ee740043e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3408%2F4628643042_3dd94a6593_c.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 22\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;NEW: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_smileys_poster-228632064115333404?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of this image now available for sale&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nI took this photo at the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.thepride.be&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gay Pride&lt;\\\/a&gt; festival in Brussels a few days ago :D\\nI also made the rough sketch. It was nice to see so many happy people!\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4628643042&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4628643042\",\"wh\":\"800x625\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3408\\\/4628643042_3dd94a6593_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3440%2F3381017426_884346ed6c_b.jpg\",\"width\":359,\"title\":\"Obama&#039;s Magic\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a black and white drawing on paper with digital colors\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;He Is a Real Magical Man&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn \\n\\nHe is a real magical man\\nWalking down the magical span\\nMaking so much magical for everyone&#146;s treat\\n \\nNot everything needs to be true\\nThough it&#146;s going to be like it seems too\\nIn its way on every walking street\\n\\nMagical man, please have a try\\nThere is deep and there&#039;s blue sky\\nMagical man, make your own magical plan \\n\\nHe&#146;s exited for what he is\\nReaching the earth in watery bliss\\nMagical man, never reaching your own feet\\n\\nMagical man keeps on flying\\nGo all the way in your trying\\nBringing it all up into reality\\nIn magic&#146;s for all to see\\n\\nNot everything needs to be true\\nThough it&#146;s going to be like it seems too\\nIn its way on every walking street\\n\\nMagical man please has a try\\nThere is deep and there&#039;s blue sky\\nMagical man, make your own magical plan\\n\\nHe is a real magical man\\nWalking down a magical span\\nMaking so much magical for everyone&#146;s treat\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3381017426&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3381017426\",\"wh\":\"700x973\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3440\\\/3381017426_884346ed6c_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3495%2F3820541345_f6c2f028f8_b.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Mahatma Gandhi - 2 -\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Gandhi&lt;\\\/strong&gt; was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha&#151;resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence&#151;which led India to independence and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi and in India also as Bapu. He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3820541345&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3820541345\",\"wh\":\"700x934\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3495\\\/3820541345_f6c2f028f8_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3414%2F3512928268_e8e51a611e_b.jpg\",\"width\":351,\"title\":\"DJ Richie Hawtin - Plastikman\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Richie Hawtin&lt;\\\/strong&gt; (born June 4, 1970) is an English-Canadian electronic musician and internationally-touring DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno&#039;s second wave of artists in the early 1990s. Hawtin is best known for his abstract, minimal works under the alias Plastikman, a moniker he continued to use into the mid 2000s.\\n\\nHawtin is known for DJing minimal techno sets making use of laptop computers and digital mixing equipment. In May 1990, Hawtin fellow second-waver John Acquaviva founded the Plus 8 record label, which they named after their turntable&#039;s pitch adjust function. In 1998, Hawtin launched Minus, primarily for his own projects.\\n\\nHawtin was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire in England, but moved when he was aged 9 to LaSalle, Ontario, a suburb of Windsor, and just across the river from Detroit, the birthplace of techno. His father worked as a robotics technician at General Motors, and was a fan of electronic music, introducing his son to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream at an early age. \\n\\nHe has one brother, Matthew, who is a visual artist and ambient music DJ. Hawtin attended Sandwich Secondary High School in LaSalle. He began to DJ in clubs in Detroit at 17, and his early style was a mix of house and techno.\\n\\nIn 1990, along with Canadian DJ John Acquaviva, he formed the label Plus-8 in order to release his own tracks under the name FUSE. Hawtin was billed for DJ appearances under the name Richie Rich, a name also used by an American hip hop music DJ who was a member of 3rd Bass, and also a UK house music DJ who was actively producing remixes around the same time.\\n\\nHe spent part of 2002 and 2003 living in New York City, and has since moved to Berlin, Germany. He said, &quot;I\\u2019d always wanted to move to Europe. I needed somewhere that was inspiring and where there were like-minded musicians and artists, somewhere you could still experiment with music and with life. Berlin is so liberal in so many different ways; there\\u2019s an amazing club scene, there\\u2019s a great development software tech scene, there are so many resources here.&quot;\\n\\nHawtin has recorded music under the aliases Plastikman, F.U.S.E., Concept 1, Circuit Breaker, The Hard Brothers, Hard Trax, Jack Master, and UP!. He also recorded and performed, in combination with other artists, under group names such as 0733, Cybersonik, Final Exposure, Spawn (with Fred Giannelli and Daniel Bell), and States Of Mind. Additionally, Richie and Pete Namlook collaborated to produce the From Within series of albums blending minimal techno and ambient sounds. He has also released an album Sounds of the Third Season with Sven V\\u00e4th.\\n\\nHawtin collaborated with choreographer Enzo Cosimi to create a composition called &quot;9.20&quot; for the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. He said, &quot;Enzo and I are very much interested in pushing boundaries, both as artists and for our audiences. Working together for the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Games delivers the creative endeavor to not only entertain a huge audience, but to also introduce them to sights and sounds that they may have never experienced before.&quot;\\n\\nIn 2007, Slices magazine launched a series of biographies called &quot;Pioneers of Electronic Music&quot;, with the first issue being a roughly 60 minute documentary dedicated to the life of Richie Hawtin. The film follows his career from his early days crossing the border to Detroit to his current life in Berlin, interviewing many colleagues and family members.\\n\\nHawtin dismisses recent talk of the death of dance music. In an interview he said, &quot;In the last few years, the interest in electronic music has gone back up, the quality of the music has gone back up, there\\u2019s a buzz which reminds you of the early days,\\u201d he insists. \\u201cFrom where I\\u2019m sitting right now, dance music is more vibrant than ever. In some countries you\\u2019ll always have the press saying it\\u2019s going down and writing it off, but somewhere else the interest level is soaring and people are discovering this music for the first time, like in South America, where it\\u2019s completely kicking off \\u2013 it\\u2019s unbelievable down there. There are some great festivals and parties in Europe, and over the last five years I\\u2019ve seen Ibiza go from complete cheesy shite music to the resurgence of a number of different types of progressive electronic music.&quot;\\n\\n----------\\n\\n--&gt; Richie Hawtin&#039;s official website: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.plastikman.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.plastikman.com\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n--&gt; LoveParade2008: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6Jx7XBjeVWw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6Jx7XBjeVWw&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3512928268&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3512928268\",\"wh\":\"650x924\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3414\\\/3512928268_e8e51a611e_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3635%2F3544166862_af9a7a90b8_b.jpg\",\"width\":667,\"title\":\"Lies &amp; Liars\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;The Liars&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nA poem by Carl Sandburg\\n\\nA liar goes in fine clothes.\\nA liar goes in rags.\\nA liar is a liar, clothes or no clothes.\\nA liar is a liar and lives on the lies he tells and dies in a life of lies.\\nAnd the stonecutters earn a living\\u2014with lies\\u2014on the tombs of liars.\\n \\nA liar looks \\u2019em in the eye\\nAnd lies to a woman,\\nLies to a man, a pal, a child, a fool.\\nAnd he is an old liar; we know him many years back.\\n \\nA liar lies to nations.\\nA liar lies to the people.\\nA liar takes the blood of the people\\nAnd drinks this blood with a laugh and a lie,\\nA laugh in his neck,\\nA lie in his mouth.\\nAnd this liar is an old one; we know him many years.\\nHe is straight as a dog\\u2019s hind leg.\\nHe is straight as a corkscrew.\\nHe is white as a black cat\\u2019s foot at midnight.\\n \\nThe tongue of a man is tied on this,\\nOn the liar who lies to nations,\\nThe liar who lies to the people.\\nThe tongue of a man is tied on this\\nAnd ends: To hell with \\u2019em all.\\nTo hell with \\u2019em all.\\n \\nIt\\u2019s a song hard as a riveter\\u2019s hammer,\\nHard as the sleep of a crummy hobo,\\nHard as the sleep of a lousy doughboy,\\nTwisted as a shell-shock idiot\\u2019s gibber.\\n \\nThe liars met where the doors were locked.\\nThey said to each other: Now for war.\\nThe liars fixed it and told \\u2019em: Go.\\n \\nAcross their tables they fixed it up,\\nBehind their doors away from the mob.\\nAnd the guns did a job that nicked off millions.\\nThe guns blew seven million off the map,\\nThe guns sent seven million west.\\nSeven million shoving up the daisies.\\nAcross their tables they fixed it up,\\nThe liars who lie to nations.\\n \\nAnd now\\nOut of the butcher\\u2019s job\\nAnd the boneyard junk the maggots have cleaned,\\nWhere the jaws of skulls tell the jokes of war ghosts,\\nOut of this they are calling now: Let\\u2019s go back where we were.\\nLet us run the world again, us, us.\\n \\nWhere the doors are locked the liars say: Wait and we\\u2019ll cash in again.\\n \\nSo I hear The People talk.\\nI hear them tell each other:Let the strong men be ready.\\nLet the strong men watch.\\nLet your wrists be cool and your head clear.\\nLet the liars get their finish,\\nThe liars and their waiting game, waiting a day again\\nTo open the doors and tell us: War! get out to your war again.\\n \\nSo I hear The People tell each other:\\nLook at to-day and to-morrow.\\nFix this clock that nicks off millions\\nWhen The Liars say it\\u2019s time.\\nTake things in your own hands.\\nTo hell with \\u2019em all,\\nThe liars who lie to nations,\\nThe liars who lie to The People.\\n\\n------------\\n\\nPoem&#039;s source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.literaturejunction.com&quot; 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rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3501714796&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3501714796\",\"wh\":\"809x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3370\\\/3501714796_4223404d1c_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3262%2F2337227946_05887ab01e_c.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"title\":\"United\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Unity In Diversity&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Rajaram Ramachandran\\n\\nTastes differ, Views differ,\\nVoices differ, Features differ,\\nPersons differ, Thumb prints differ,\\nRaces differ, Castes differ,\\n\\nCreeds differ, Customs differ,\\nManners differ, Dresses differ.\\nLooks differ, Languages differ,\\nSongs differ, Speeches differ,\\n\\nTrees differ, Plants differ,\\nCreepers differ, Creatures differ,\\nBirds differ, Animals differ,\\nWorms differ, Insects differ.\\n\\nThe food of one man\\nIs another man&#039;s poison\\nFor a well known reason.\\n\\nIn the world of creations,\\nSans matching relations,\\nWhy numerous manifestations?\\n\\nThe patterns are symmetrical,\\nWhile the shapes are geometrical,\\nBut why differences are astronomical?\\n\\nHow there&#039;s an unity\\nIn such a diversity\\nOf forms live in conformity?\\n\\nTo these questions the answers,\\nThe Almighty, God only knows.\\nWhat a wonder, are His plays.\\n\\n-----------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dreamagic.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.dreamagic.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2337227946&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2337227946\",\"wh\":\"800x666\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3262\\\/2337227946_05887ab01e_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1297%2F1342014978_e65e2c5740_b.jpg\",\"width\":450,\"title\":\"Suicides increasing worldwide\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1342014978&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1342014978\",\"wh\":\"900x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1297\\\/1342014978_e65e2c5740_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3267%2F3163965896_33a4ceb9a8_b.jpg\",\"width\":2023,\"title\":\"Fast Caricatures at Festivals\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nEnlarge &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3163965896\\\/sizes\\\/o&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nI made these &lt;strong&gt;very fast&lt;\\\/strong&gt; caricatures and many others \\nat different festivals in Belgium. It was really great!\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3163965896&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3163965896\",\"wh\":\"1024x253\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3267\\\/3163965896_33a4ceb9a8_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3059%2F3037875958_9c4bbcda8c_c.jpg\",\"width\":674,\"title\":\"What Next ?\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nPlease, don&#039;t misunderstand me, I love the USA, it&#039;s \\ncapitalism and consumerism I intended to criticize here.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3037875958&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3037875958\",\"wh\":\"800x593\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3059\\\/3037875958_9c4bbcda8c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2547%2F3821289960_f8bcc483b2_b.jpg\",\"width\":372,\"title\":\"Watercolour Landscape Study 5\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3821289960&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3821289960\",\"wh\":\"763x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2547\\\/3821289960_f8bcc483b2_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2841%2F9296907528_af8e44cd92_b.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"title\":\"Taste Buds - Giant Abstract Painting + Time Lapse Video - Culinaria Festival\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SoundCloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nSee a &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=lc4SZj8P6Yg&amp;feature=share&amp;list=UU6KzPf2z3P3b0ZNPzLhM_iQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;time-lapse video showing the making of&lt;\\\/a&gt; this work.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;- 27 m2 surface area\\n- 3 days of work\\n- 5,000 squares\\\/dots\\n- 1 color per square\\n- 11 colors used&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&quot;Taste Buds&quot; is a 27 m2 abstract painting meant to be a \\ntemporary decorative and colorful working space for well\\nknown Michelin Star Chefs Yves Mattagne (SeaGrill) and \\nAxel Colonna Cesari (Cent Pour Cent) during &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.culinariasquare.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Culinaria&lt;\\\/a&gt; \\ngastronomy festival happening at the huge Tour &amp; Taxis \\nMaritime Station in Brussels, Belgium. There was also an \\nexhibition showing some &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/&quot;&gt;Pencil Vs Camera&lt;\\\/a&gt; signed limited \\nedition prints during the event...\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;TASTE BUDS&lt;\\\/strong&gt;:\\n\\nTime-lapse video by Ben Heine: Watch it &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=lc4SZj8P6Yg&amp;feature=share&amp;list=UU6KzPf2z3P3b0ZNPzLhM_iQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (YouTube)\\nOriginal music by Ben Heine: Listen to it &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine\\\/taste-buds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (SoundCloud)\\nMaking of and backstage album: See it &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10151526452288616.1073741828.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; (Facebook)\\n______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/9296907528&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-9296907528\",\"wh\":\"950x633\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2841\\\/9296907528_af8e44cd92_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7358%2F16388617747_32c1640984_c.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera (Study in Hong Kong)\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;\\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nCandies, macarons, chocolate... A project (more of a study) I made recently in Hong Kong. I&#039;ll share some final works shortly. #pencilvscamera #benheineart #hongkong #artprints\\n\\n&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/25132782\\\/Pencil-Vs-Camera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See the whole &quot;Pencil Vs Camera&quot; album&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nPrints and posters of this image available &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/37625210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt; \\n\\nIf you wish to use this image or concept for commercial purposes or for other requests, please contact info@benheine.com\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/16388617747&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-16388617747\",\"wh\":\"800x533\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/7358\\\/16388617747_32c1640984_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6009%2F5982062523_9619a03e9b_c.jpg\",\"width\":334,\"title\":\"Flesh and Acrylic - Yanna\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nI made this yesterday afternoon. Many thanks to Yanna. \\nAn amazing person... coming from planet March... really! =D\\nThe weather wasn&#039;t great, cold &amp; rainy... but still we had lots of fun!\\n\\nA little bit crazy and wild... I know :)\\n\\nPlease see the &lt;strong&gt;making&lt;\\\/strong&gt; and other &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Flesh and Acrylic&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot; works &lt;strong&gt;below&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nThe above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samsungimaging.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samsung NX11&lt;\\\/a&gt;,\\nprovided by Samsung Electronics. Co., Ltd.\\n\\nThe above picture and other images from the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/30782139&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Flesh and Acrylic&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; \\nseries have been published in &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/1.bp.blogspot.com\\\/-Ox5TkGNzcPQ\\\/Tv3dlfqkDVI\\\/AAAAAAAAGv8\\\/x-Q-jTzEc9c\\\/s1600\\\/Ben+Heine+Art+Publication+in+The+Sun+-+Flesh+and+Acrylic+%28UK+Dec+2011%29.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Sun&lt;\\\/a&gt; in December 2011.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5982062523&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5982062523\",\"wh\":\"535x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/6009\\\/5982062523_9619a03e9b_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5164%2F5243716906_e89147e300_b.jpg\",\"width\":687,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 40\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/BenHeine?rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gifts&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Music&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;NEW: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_x_ray_print-228794127969774685?size=[22.0149,16.0000]&amp;rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of the above artwork now available for sale&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nThis is a picture I took in Greece. I also made the drawing on paper (you can view some details\\\/close-ups &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5243716906\\\/page1\\\/#comment72157625555085986&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;). I&#039;m going to start something new in the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/detail\\\/&quot;&gt;&quot;Pencil Vs Camera&quot;&lt;\\\/a&gt; series, I&#039;ll try to see &quot;through things&quot;. This image is the beginning of a new turn in the PvsC concept... Thanks a lot for your appreciated feedbacks and comments. Please, see the whole &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/sets\\\/72157623723956821\\\/detail\\\/&quot;&gt;&quot;Pencil Vs Camera&quot;&lt;\\\/a&gt; album. The above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/cameras\\\/samsung\\\/nx10\\\/&quot;&gt;Samsung NX10&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\n&gt;&gt;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Review from THE DAILY MAIL for this picture&lt;\\\/strong&gt;: &lt;i&gt;&quot;Skin and bones: A horse and bird are given the Heine treatment in the artist&#039;s exhibition&quot;&lt;\\\/i&gt; (Kerry McQueeney, &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dailymail.co.uk\\\/news\\\/article-2041426\\\/Ben-Heine-The-incredible-optical-illusions-created-artists-mix-pencil-camera.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Daily Mail&lt;\\\/a&gt;, Sept. 2011)\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Update: See &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2JQYUwskc_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;THIS VIDEO&lt;\\\/a&gt; showing some 18 Pencil Vs Camera images in progress (with a small animation and an original musical composition)&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Convey My Destiny&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n \\nConvey my destiny\\nThat to my door calls\\nAnd spread its wings free\\nBefore Icarus falls\\nProfit prosper days\\nThose to the roads lie\\nBalance each the bays\\nThe oceans and the sky\\n\\nLike corn in wind sways\\nMy fate is to and fro\\nAnd nothing ever stays\\nThat really has to go\\nUp to heights - to win\\nMount the climbing high\\nThere is so much within\\nOr efforts will surely die\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5243716906&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5243716906\",\"wh\":\"1000x727\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5164\\\/5243716906_e89147e300_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1221%2F1477845637_a055a8b4d7_b.jpg\",\"width\":370,\"title\":\"You and You, Dominika Timoszuk\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThe 2 persons represented are my dear friends\\nDominika Timoszuk and Leszek Boltruczuk.\\n\\nDominika graduated in law and got a master degree\\nin criminology. However, she is rather interested in arts and\\nliterature. She also loves music and sings in her rockband\\nand sometimes writes about life observations.\\n\\nVisit Dominika&#039;s great blog: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/inner-light-nika.blogspot.com\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inner Light&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Dreamy Invader&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nYou and You\\nalways in my dreams\\nReal, so real\\nonly when I sleep\\nClose, too close\\nmakes me feel afraid\\nThat my whisper\\nwill reveal\\nwill betray\\nthat You were here\\n\\n--------------------\\n\\nAll the poems posted here are by Dominika Timoszuk.\\n\\n--------------------\\n\\nUnder my skin\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nNothing new under my skin:\\nBlood perversely rushes through veins\\nEvery move strains my muscles\\nEvery heartbeat closes Death.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nNirvana of Mine\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nA thoughtless moment-\\njoyful nonexistance\\nWith no past behind me-\\nlaugh at ego persistence.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nI&#039;m every woman\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nI&#039;m every woman\\nCraving for attention\\nSweet lies\\nnot to mention\\n\\nA walking contradiction\\nWithin just one month\\nAnything can happen\\nThat is woman&#039;s life.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nAgainst Disabilism\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nCome in handy Handicapped\\nShow us how to treasure\\nWhat we take for granted\\nWithout having a measure\\n\\nFor we can walk\\nand march for war\\nFor we can speak\\nbut tell all lies\\n\\nHandicapped we are\\nThough having all we need\\nWith no compasion- mentally ill\\nLooking so fine- rotten underneath\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nSweet Dreaming\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nAgain-the dreaming-\\nAnd that sweet, sweet feeling\\nwhen the dream slips woken mind.\\n\\nAnd moment of truth\\nYou&#039;re gone, no more us-two\\nAnd again I&#039;m all alone.\\n\\nA banal clich\\u00e9\\nFatal anyway\\nI&#039;m killing the dream\\nStuck in reality.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nProvoking Myself\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nI dreamt of hugging that made me shiver\\nI dreamt of sucking that made me blush\\nI dreamt of licking that made me give her\\nthe whole small prudish world of mine\\n\\nAnd then I woke up and right beside me\\nThere was she lying stark naked, so pleased\\nAnd realised it wasn&#039;t just dreaming\\nAnd here I go- a totally new Me.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nWind in my Hair\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nWind in my hair\\nEuphemism today\\nCan&#039;t blame the wind\\nIt&#039;s blowing like hell\\n\\nDrops from the sky\\nEuphemism once more\\nCan&#039;t blame the rain\\nIt wets me to the core.\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nLong ago\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nWhen the past comes back\\nAnd gets sitted right beside You\\nThen you realise\\nThat it is all behind You\\n\\nAnd the words he says don&#039;t hurt\\nThough they still make melody\\nThough the looks can&#039;t deceive\\nNo they can&#039;t, indeed!\\n\\nAnd though moment gets me stuck\\nIn- between realities\\nThere&#039;s no place for regrets\\nOnly pleasure memories\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe Verses from the Bus\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nThe fragility of Fate!\\nThough Fate seems so grave\\nThat&#039;s just an illusion\\nThe mix, the fusion\\n\\nOf impossibility\\nOf ridiculous\\n\\nThe mingle of you and me\\nSweet, sour, loving, mean\\nExaggeration, duration\\nOf our small nation\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nWhile drunk...\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nDrunk in my mind\\nPhysically sober\\nThat is my way\\nto survive October\\n\\nSoon to come winter\\nFreezes my cheer\\nLeaves cover my bed\\nNeed You to warm me Dear\\n\\nI deeply hope\\nLike nature blooms\\nThat in the spring\\nI&#039;ll also do\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe Handicapped\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nCome in handy Handicapped\\nShow us how to treasure\\nWhat we take for granted\\nWithout having a measure\\n\\nFor we can walk\\nand march for war\\nFor we can speak\\nbut tell all lies\\n\\nHandicapped we are\\nThough having all we need\\nWith no compasion- mentally ill\\nLooking so fine- rotten underneath\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nSad Conclusion\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nDon&#039;t worry, be happy\\nFriday the Thirteenth\\nNothing bad can happen\\nExcept for this:\\n\\nYou spill the milk all over\\nYou crush Your shiny Rover\\nYou really deadly miss her\\nYou stain your favourite T-shirt\\n\\nDon&#039;t worry, be happy\\nSaturday- Fourteenth\\nNothing bad will happen\\nExcept for this:\\n\\nYou...\\n\\nOn and on all over\\nLike on the carousel\\nLife chases destiny\\nThrough triviality...\\n\\n----------------\\n\\nThe Greed\\n\\nBy Dominika Timoszuk\\n\\nOh, God&#039;s little malice\\nForbiding the greed\\nWhen it&#039;s all people&#039;s nature\\nThe craving for life\\n\\nTo grab it and taste it\\nWith their mouths full\\nThey mumble sinning\\nalways yearn for more\\n\\nInsatiable desire\\nNever to be fullfilled\\nBut that urge lasts forever\\nBut that is all in vain.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1477845637&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1477845637\",\"wh\":\"759x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1221\\\/1477845637_a055a8b4d7_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3193%2F2867284864_494780cca4_z.jpg\",\"width\":307,\"title\":\"Unheard\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;The Hanging of the Innocent Man&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Cullen M. Waters\\n\\nI see not from eyes within\\nI hear not over the rising din\\nI feel not the growing breeze\\nI speak not with frightening ease\\n\\nThe way I travel, once white with snow\\nIs but the way I dare not go\\nAnd growing great gray clouds do shed\\nIcy cold tears upon my head\\nWhen I stumble here unto the ground\\nAs darkness threatens without a sound\\n\\nOh, what sin have I committed?\\nTo which great crime have I admitted?\\nWhat dread deed do I dare not see?\\nBy what right must this be?\\n\\nI see not from eyes without\\nI hear not though they scream and shout\\nI feel not save the growing fear\\nI speak not now bleak Death draws near\\n\\nWhite noose around my neck grows taunt\\nAnd this life no longer I haunt\\nThe gray people around me they do gasp\\nWhy they did this I cannot grasp\\nBut as darkness ends this awful dream\\nA last thing I try to scream\\n\\n&#147;What sin did I commit!\\nTo what great crime did I admit!\\n&#145;Tis your dread deed you dare not see?\\nBy what right you let this be?&#148;\\n\\nAll cry innocence in Death&#146;s sweet face\\nBut none escape His tight embrace\\nNo matter what truth appeared\\nNor what truth was truly feared\\n\\n---------------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/welltuncares.wordpress.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;welltuncares.wordpress.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2867284864&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2867284864\",\"wh\":\"393x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3193\\\/2867284864_494780cca4_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2291%2F1553089666_926adf25a1_z.jpg\",\"width\":471,\"title\":\"Che Guevara&#039;s Spirit\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Che Guevara&#039;s Legacy Still Vibrant in Latin America&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy AFP\\n\\nForty years after the death of Ernesto &quot;Che&quot; Guevara, the turbulent life of Cuba&#039;s revolutionary hero continues to inspire films and books, while his stoic image and self-sacrifice have become iconic for leftists worldwide.\\n\\nHis legacy remains as vivid today in communist-ruled Cuba as it was, with schoolchildren still instructed to pledge each morning that: &quot;Pioneers for communism, we will be like Che.&quot;\\n\\nAn Alberto Korda photograph [link] taken in 1960 of a defiant-looking Guevara, his long, dark hair flying from beneath a beret, is considered one of the best known photos in the world and a classic image of the 20th century.\\n\\nOn Oct. 8, 1967, the Bolivian army and two Cuban-American CIA agents captured Che in the village of La Higuera, Bolivia, where he had been leading a clutch of rebels who survived clashes, hunger and illness.\\n\\nChe was taken to an abandoned school and the following afternoon he was summarily executed by Bolivian sergeant Mario Teran. He was 39.\\n\\nThe Argentine-born Cuban hero will be given anniversary honors in the small city of Santa Clara, Cuba where he led a key battle of the Cuban Revolution and where a mausoleum has held his remains since 1997.\\n\\nIn Cuba, ailing leader Fidel Castro, 81, was not expected to be seen at the commemorations of Che&#039;s death. Interim president Raul Castro, leading Cuba since his brother&#039;s intestinal surgery over a year ago, and who was said not to be as close to Che, could fill in for Fidel.\\n\\nIn Bolivia, a ceremony is also planned with marchers expected to trudge through the night and light a tribute flame for Che in La Higuera on Oct. 7. In neighboring Villagrande, where his remains were found in 1997, a political-themed ceremony is set for Monday.\\n\\nEvo Morales, the Andean nation&#039;s first ethnic indigenous president and a close ally of Fidel Castro, is effusive in his praise for the Argentine-born doctor by training, free spirit and socialist inspiration.\\n\\nIn President Hugo Chavez&#039;s Venezuela and President Daniel Ortega&#039;s Nicaragua, Che&#039;s image is also something of an unofficial icon.\\n\\nAfter years of waning attention, Che&#039;s revolutionary mythology was aggressively revived in 1997 with the discovery of his remains amid some controversy, and then their dispatch to Cuba -- in the midst of severe economic hardship -- by Fidel Castro&#039;s government.\\n\\nThe remains were paraded amid great fanfare through Havana streets before being interred in Santa Clara with Fidel Castro looking on.\\n\\nSome critical analysts said Cuba used the events to distract from economic problems at home. Other more sympathetic observers noted that whatever the motivating factors or timing, the communist government often spotlights Che&#039;s symbolic legacy as self-sacrificing to appeal to Cubans to endure hardship.\\n\\n-----------------------\\n\\nThis article appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.taipeitimes.com\\\/News\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.taipeitimes.com\\\/News\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1553089666&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1553089666\",\"wh\":\"600x636\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2291\\\/1553089666_926adf25a1_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3267%2F2866453769_73919687ba_z.jpg\",\"width\":317,\"title\":\"The Smart Lady\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA quick sketch I made while I was abroad.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2866453769&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2866453769\",\"wh\":\"406x640\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3267\\\/2866453769_73919687ba_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1246%2F1169869068_786dc1d8e1_b.jpg\",\"width\":421,\"title\":\"Simon Regis\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nSimon Regis is a Tanzanian artist.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1169869068&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1169869068\",\"wh\":\"864x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1246\\\/1169869068_786dc1d8e1_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2318%2F2068822863_d5be857327_c.jpg\",\"width\":444,\"title\":\"Hamed Nabahat\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA quick portrait of Hamed Nabahat, co-founder of &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.hopcartoon.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hopcartoon&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2068822863&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2068822863\",\"wh\":\"700x787\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2318\\\/2068822863_d5be857327_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2690%2F4249575306_76b8b4519c_c.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"title\":\"Pure Abstract - 2\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/4249575306&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-4249575306\",\"wh\":\"800x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2690\\\/4249575306_76b8b4519c_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2397%2F1560810111_1b968832f2_c.jpg\",\"width\":463,\"title\":\"From Guevara to Chavez\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is one of my portraits of Che Guevara made with ballpoint \\npen on paper with digital colors. (Do not post racist or negative \\ncomments under this image or they will be deleted!)\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Pink tide - and a revolutionary is born again&lt;\\\/strong&gt; \\n\\nBy Rory Carroll and Lola Almudevar\\n\\nWhen the haggard and broken figure was laid out on the slab and displayed to the world it was not just Che Guevara that had died. The dream of socialist revolution in South America was over. His image and name would continue to inspire millions, but on the continent he wanted to transform he was a political failure, a defeated guerrilla on the wrong side of history.\\n\\nBolivia&#039;s peasants spurned Che&#039;s rebellion, leaving the Bolivian army and the CIA to capture him on October 8, 1967, kill him the following day, and rid South America of Cuba&#039;s revolutionary spirit. The soldiers reportedly drew straws to determine who would have the honour of shooting Che.\\n\\n&quot;And so he is dead,&quot; wrote the Guardian&#039;s Richard Gott, one of the few journalists at the scene that day. &quot;As they pumped preservative into his half-naked, dirty body and as the crowd shouted to be allowed to see, it was difficult to recall that this man had once been one of the great figures of Latin America.&quot;\\n\\nIt was difficult to feel his ideas would die with him, Gott said. He was right. Forty years later the anniversary of the death is looming and the scene is transformed: the Cubans are back, socialism is back and Che is a hero.\\n\\nChe&#039;s rehabilitation has been borne on the region&#039;s &quot;pink tide&quot; of left-wing governments, especially in Bolivia and Venezuela, where efforts are under way to promote socialism, deepen ties with Havana and roll back Washington&#039;s influence.\\n\\nThe Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, echoes Che&#039;s desire to wean people off capitalism by moulding a &quot;new socialist man&quot;. The Argentine-born rebel&#039;s writings have been widely distributed in Venezuela and a government-run work and training scheme was recently named after him. Chavez has devised an ambitious scheme that ships Venezuelan oil to Cuba in exchange for 20,000 medical personnel who offer free treatment to Venezuela&#039;s poor.\\n\\nAbout 800 doctors have moved to Bolivia since its President, Evo Morales, an ally of Chavez and Cuba&#039;s Fidel Castro, was elected in 2005. Others are on their way to Ecuador now it has a socialist president, Rafael Correa. The scheme has widened so that poor patients from as far afield as Brazil, Chile and Nicaragua can fly to Venezuela and Cuba for free treatment.\\n\\n&quot;They have treated more than 120,000 [Bolivian] patients for free, without any conditions at all,&quot; Morales says. &quot;What has Cuba asked of us? Have they asked to take ownership of a mine or to be partners in petrol? No.&quot;\\n\\nBolivia&#039;s President contrasted that with US aid, which he said came with strings, such as concessions for corporations that would perpetuate the neo-liberal economics, which he blames for impoverishing the region. &quot;One wants to subordinate and impose conditions, the other gives unconditional co-operation.&quot;\\n\\nChe envisaged violent insurrections against South America&#039;s ruling elites as part of a global fight against US imperialism, with the war in Vietnam just one front. Even Castro was said to be taken aback at his vehemence.\\n\\nWhat Che would make of socialists who take power through elections rather than the gun no one can know. Not even Chavez, the reddest tinge in the pink tide, advocates communism. Nor is it certain the tide will endure.\\n\\nBut there is no doubt it has swept Che back into political battle after decades when he was little more than a handsome face on countless T-shirts and posters.\\n\\nHis name still inspires loathing among those who attend anti-government protests in Bolivia and Venezuela. Che was an enthusiastic executioner of the revolution&#039;s opponents in Havana, they say, and his elevation to secular saint bodes ill for democracy in the Andes. &quot;He was a bloodthirsty Marxist who died and failed for a good reason,&quot; says Ignacio Baretto, a from Caracas. &quot;We don&#039;t need him back.&quot;\\n\\nMomentum is with those who revere the guerrilla. Chavez, flush with oil money and popularity, is building what he calls &quot;21st century socialism&quot;. Morales has nationalised the energy industry and is ploughing through heavy resistance to rewrite Bolivia&#039;s constitution. Both presidents openly scorn the US.\\n\\nAnalysts agree that Washington has hemorrhaged influence over a region once its backyard. The dispatch of a US navy hospital ship to treat the poor has been viewed as a belated, feeble reply to Cuba&#039;s doctor army.\\n\\n&quot;Che was fighting for dignified societies, where no one is in the street, where no one is exploited and where people have the same opportunities to study and live,&quot; says Loyola Guzman, a member of Bolivia&#039;s constituent assembly and one of the few remaining guerrillas who fought next to Guevara. &quot;That is what we are fighting for now.&quot;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1560810111&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1560810111\",\"wh\":\"741x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2397\\\/1560810111_1b968832f2_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1262%2F1352060929_e414c6f9c2_b.jpg\",\"width\":664,\"title\":\"Luciano Pavarotti\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Luciano Pavarotti, 71 : The Tenor Who Transcended The World of Opera&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Richard Dyer\\n\\nThere were many great tenors in the second half of the 20th century, but for millions of people Luciano Pavarotti was the main man, the only one. His singing gave more pleasure to more people for a longer period of time than any other classical singer in history.\\n\\nMr. Pavarotti died the 6th of September at his home in Modena, Italy, after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer, his manager, Terri Robson, said. He was 71.\\n\\nMr. Pavarotti&#039;s operatic career lasted for more than four decades after his debut as Rodolfo in Puccini&#039;s &quot;La Boheme&quot; in Modena on April 29, 1961. His farewell appearance in opera was at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on March 13, 2004, his 383d performance in that venue.\\n\\nBut recordings, television, DVDs, arena concerts, charity events with such stars as U2 and the Spice Girls, and his partnership with Placido Domingo and Jos&#233; Carreras in Three Tenors concerts carried Mr. Pavarotti&#039;s fame far beyond the world of opera.\\n\\nDuring his prime, his voice was incomparable, clear and ringing and suffused with sunlight all the way up to high C and beyond; his clear and fervent delivery of Italian words was a model, and so was his legato. His voice, infused with emotion, made love to every soprano he sang with and to every audience he sang to.\\n\\nIn a statement, Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine, who collaborated with the tenor in 139 performances at the Met beginning in 1973, said Mr. Pavarotti&#039;s singing &quot;spoke right to the hearts of listeners whether they knew anything about opera or not.\\n\\n&quot;I will never forget the sheer magic of that voice,&quot; Levine added, &quot;but I will also remember the warm, generous, and exuberant spirit of the man. He is, rightfully, a legend already - an artist whose recordings will be a reference for singers and opera lovers for a long time to come.&quot;\\n\\nA New York Times critic once wrote that Mr. Pavarotti&#039;s vocal cords were &quot;kissed by God.&quot; When television interviewer Pia Lindstrom repeated this remark to him, Mr. Pavarotti replied, &quot;God kissed you all over.&quot; The tenor&#039;s gregarious personality was as endearing as his voice, and he was always willing to help a younger singer.\\n\\n&quot;I always admired the God-given glory of his voice that unmistakable special timbre from the bottom up to the very top of the tenor range,&quot; Domingo said in a statement from Los Angeles. &quot;I also loved his wonderful sense of humor and on several occasions of our concerts with Jos&#233; Carreras... we had trouble remembering that we were giving a concert before a paying audience, because we had so much fun between ourselves.&quot;\\n\\nMr. Pavarotti was born on Oct. 12, 1935. His father was an amateur singer and a baker; Mr. Pavarotti shared a wet-nurse with his lifelong friend and frequent costar, soprano Mirella Freni.\\n\\n&quot;My voice changed when I was about 15,&quot; Mr. Pavarotti once told the Globe. &quot;At the beginning it was a very high tenor, and when I changed the voice I began to imitate the movies of Mario Lanza . . . all of them. He had a fantastic voice, not just a wonderful voice, but a fantastic voice.&quot;\\n\\nThe singer&#039;s ascent to superstardom did not come overnight. The voice was there from the beginning, and echoes of it stayed with him to the end, but it took him a while to acquire the security of technique, the experience, and the self-confidence that made his unique career possible.\\n\\nAn engagement as a last-minute substitute at the Royal Opera House in London in 1963 earned him a politically incorrect nickname (&quot;Lucky Luciano&quot;) and led to an important connection with the soprano Joan Sutherland that was to continue throughout the rest of her career; many of Mr. Pavarotti&#039;s best opera recordings were made with Sutherland. The diva was planning a tour of her native Australia and was looking for a tall tenor that she could afford; Mr. Pavarotti filled the bill and sang more than 40 performances during two months. The tenor had reason to be grateful, for from Sutherland he learned the technique of breathing that carried him through decades of singing.\\n\\nMr. Pavarotti&#039;s Metropolitan Opera debut in 1968, in &quot;La Boheme&quot; opposite Freni, was only a modest success; he was suffering from the flu at the time. And in fact, it wasn&#039;t until 1972 that he became a superstar, when he sang in Donizetti&#039;s &quot;La Fille du Regiment&quot; opposite Sutherland and bounced out a legendary string of eight high C&#039;s in the tenor aria. After that there was no stopping him.\\n\\nAlthough he restricted himself to a handful of roles at the beginning, his stage repertory grew to more than 25 roles, and he recorded several others that he never performed in the theater. He was usually content to play Pavarotti onstage, but in a few of his roles he did create memorable characterizations. His most famous portrayals were of the lovelorn country bumpkin Nemorino in &quot;L&#039;Elisir d&#039;Amore,&quot; and as Riccardo in &quot;Un Ballo in Maschera.&quot; His signature aria became &quot;Nessun dorma&quot; from Puccini&#039;s &quot;Turandot,&quot; but he sang the role of Calaf onstage infrequently because he knew how strenuous it is, and he wanted to be able to keep on singing Nemorino. Soprano Shirley Verrett was a favorite colleague of Mr. Pavarotti&#039;s at the Met, in Italy, and on recordings. He called her &quot;La Fabulosa.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;In his concerts, Luciano would throw his arms out wide, waving his white handkerchief, welcoming everyone,&quot; Verrett said. &quot;People felt happier in his presence, and that&#039;s the way he was offstage too, open and giving.&quot;\\n\\n&quot;His voice,&quot; Verrett added, &quot;was something beyond belief, and he worked hard to keep it that way. . . . In all our performances together he recorded himself. Anything that was not the way he wanted it to be was not there anymore at the next performance.&quot;\\n\\nWith the Metropolitan Opera on tour in Boston, Mr. Pavarotti sang in &quot;La Fille du Regiment&quot;; &quot;Ballo&quot;; &quot;Tosca&quot;; and &quot;L&#039;Elisir d&#039;Amore.&quot; Beginning in 1975, he sang regular recitals for the Celebrity Series; the first time he was unable to draw a full house into Symphony Hall, a problem that never arose again. His last Symphony Hall recital was in 2000, and he returned a year later for a final arena concert in the Boston Garden.\\n\\nAs his celebrity grew, so did his perks. Walter Pierce, director of the Celebrity Series at the time, recalled the day in 1993 he went to pick up Mr. Pavarotti at the airport for a drive to the Boston Garden. His services weren&#039;t needed.\\n\\n&quot;When he landed at the airport, the plane opened its hatch and the cars drove out and took him straight to the old Boston Garden,&quot; Pierce said. &quot;They drove up the ramp the circus uses to take the elephants in. He never once hit the ground until he walked out to sing.&quot;\\n\\nMr. Pavarotti and his tough-talking American manager, Herbert Breslin, were media-savvy. The singer appeared on television talk shows and in American Express ads, hosted &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; and filmed a Hollywood movie, &quot;Yes, Giorgio,&quot; which is remembered mostly for its food fight. His careerlong association with Decca\\\/London records embraced complete operas, recital discs, religious songs, Christmas albums, and crossover material. Many of his stage performances and concert appearances are preserved on DVD as well.\\n\\nAs a celebrity, he was not able to avoid unpleasant publicity and scandal on a variety of fronts. He was accused, sometimes rightly, of laziness and faulty musicianship. It was always faintly comical to watch the Three Tenors anxiously consulting their windblown music stands while singing the familiar melodies the world loves best.\\n\\nHe may have sung too many years past his prime, but he told the Globe in 2000, &quot;I enjoy singing so much, and people seem to enjoy listening to me, so I want to keep on doing it.&quot;\\n\\nMr. Pavarotti&#039;s fluctuating weight and habit in his later years of overdyeing his hair occasioned some additional unflattering commentary. He said he had an &quot;important body&quot; and once remarked to Sutherland, &quot;Joan, we fat people know how it is.&quot; The diva replied: &quot;Luciano, we are not fat. You are fat. I am big.&quot;\\n\\nHealth problems of various kinds led to frequent cancellations, restricted mobility on stage, and some bad relationships with opera companies. His tax problems provided fodder for the Italian tabloids. Mr. Pavarotti&#039;s famously roving eye led to several romantic adventures before his highly publicized divorce from his wife, Adua, in 2000, after 39 years of marriage.\\n\\nIn 2003, he married his administrative assistant, Nicoletta Mantovani, with whom he had been living for several years. In addition to his wife and their daughter, Alice, he leaves three daughters by his first wife: Lorenza, Cristina, and Giuliana. 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I hope you like it...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3930611902&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3930611902\",\"wh\":\"700x922\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2497\\\/3930611902_b76292126b_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1268%2F1121727722_9fde195d7d_z.jpg\",\"width\":553,\"title\":\"The Mystery of Pablo Picasso\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Picasso and the Myth of the Minotaur&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nAn essay by Martin Ries (*)\\n\\nIt may be this love is a debt I am paying, due to the destiny of my line, and that Aphrodite is exacting a tribute of me for all my race. Europa - this is the first beginning of our line - was loved of Zeus; a bull&#039;s form disguised the god, Pasipha\\u00eb, my mother, a victim of the deluded bull, brought forth in travail her reproach and burden.\\n-Ovid, Heroides\\n\\nArt is a human development before it is an aesthetic phenomenon, and Pablo Picasso, the twentieth century metaphysician, autobiographically represents his world translated into a personal aesthetic expression. As a Spaniard it was inevitable that the bull, the bullfight, and eventually the Minotaur, would concern Picasso (&quot;His bulls are real bulls; bulls, not oxen, but wild creatures, vibrant with life and with incalculable strength; proud, courageous animals with ferocious impulses 1\\\/4&quot; - Jamie Sabart\\u00e9s). His early work of the bullfight, however stamped with his personal aesthetic, is straightforward and simple, and indicates no great regard for the bull as a carrier of Europa and Western civilization, nor even as a mythic totem of Spain. These early bullfight scenes are depicted in the same athletic spirit that George Bellows portrayed American boxing matches or George Stubbs presented his magnificent English horses.\\n\\nAndr\\u00e9 Masson was the first twentieth century artist to turn to the myth of the Minotaur and initiate its resurgence (which may or may not have influenced Jackson Pollock&#039;s Pasipha\\u00eb much later); at any rate it was Masson and Georges Bataille who suggested Le Minotaure as well as Labyrinthe as titles for Albert Skira&#039;s publications. According to Masson he was to illustrate the first cover for Le Minotaure &quot;but Teriade and Skira asked me to let Picasso do it. I did so. I did one myself a couple of years later.&quot; [1]\\n\\nLe Minotaure lasted from 1933 to 1939; Labyrinthe from 1944 to 1946; the catastrophes of Europe, the Great War, the Depression, the Spanish Civil War, and the tremors in Western civilization weighed on men&#039;s minds. That Teutonic anti-metaphysician, Oswald Spengler, born a year before Picasso, wrote in The Decline of the West:\\n\\nAgain and again between these catastrophes of blood and terror the cry rises for reconciliation of the peoples and for peace on earth 1\\\/4 Esteem as we may the wish towards all this, we must have the courage to face facts as they are - that is the hall-mark of men of race-quality and it is by the being of these men that alone history is. Life if it would be great, is hard; it lets choose only between victory and ruin, not between war and peace, and to the victor belongs the sacrifices of victory. For that which shuffles querously and jealously by the side of the events is only literature - written or thought or lived literature - mere truths that lose themselves in the moving crush of facts. History has never deigned to take notice of these propositions.[2]\\n\\nThe Minotaur myth emerged in the arts: Matisse illustrated Henry de Montherland&#039;s Pasipha\\u00eb: Chant de Minos; Max Ernst&#039;s Labyrinth and his Wheel of the Sun both allude to this myth, while his Spanish Physician shows a woman flirtatiously dropping her hankerchief before a minotaur-like figure; Giorgio de Chirico made many versions of sleeping The Soothsayer&#039;s Recompense surrounded by labyrinthine colonnades, arches, and facades; and Victor Brauner depicted a\\n\\nwide-awake Ariadne on conveyance that Ernst Trova could have built for his Falling Man; while Masson continued his variations on the Pasipha\\u00eb-Labyrinth-Minotaur idea often greatly influenced by Picasso. Writers, too, treated the West&#039;s imprisonment in the maze of the monstrous aftermaths of &quot;The War To End All Wars.&quot; Surrealist Michel Leiris&#039; character Aurora (a reference to the Russian cruiser that fired on the Winter Palace ?): &quot; . . . advanced into the labyrinth of phases in which she was her own Ariadne, equipped with the thread of her breathing, so full of intelligence, the median point indeed began to rise, perhaps beneath the secret pressure of the prison&#039;s spiral &quot;[3]\\n\\nAndr\\u00e9 Gide&#039;s exquisite Th\\u00e9s\\u00e9e depicted a barbarian adventurer from a new emerging nation vanquishing an over-sophisticated and effete Minoan civilization via seduction and cunning; Jorge Luis Borges wrote a similar account of Theseus, while James Joyce invoked Daedalus in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, his Stephen Dedalus in Ulysses is autobiographical, an explorer of unknown arts and deviser of labyrinthine prose. T. S. Eliot referred to the myth in Sweeney Erect, as did Ezra Pound in his Cantos.\\n\\nPicasso&#039;s etchings for Skira&#039;s Metamorphosis of Ovid and Lysistrata, a series characterized by classic calm, were followed by the lusty, vibrant and vigorous Minotaurs. None of the depictions of this man-bull chimera tell a known story; they are more a series of Capricios, with the Minotaur reveling with a sculptor (who looks like Zeus), and his model; approaching a sleeping nude, Picasso&#039;s sleeping women are often in the pose of the Vatican&#039;s Sleeping Ariadne, reclining in a delirious orgy &quot;the first conclusion of the principle of death&quot; - Alfred de Musset, or watched by a beautiful\\n\\nwoman as he sleeps behind a flower-patterned curtain. This is not the terrible monster from Crete but a sympathetic and pampered pet.\\n\\nOn June 12, 1934 , Picasso etched a Tauromachiai with a Europa-like Torera (bare-breasted like the female acrobats of ancient Crete ) draped over a bull. This was followed by a series of Oedipal Minotaurs bereft of creative powers and guided by a &quot;Flower Child&quot;.\\n\\nTo the left is an Onlooker, and in the back-ground is a boat with sailors, recalling Theseus&#039; return to Athens after escaping the labyrinth and abandoning Ariadne. Picasso&#039;s Minotaur series takes on more serious meaning with the appearance of his Minotauromachia in 1935.\\n\\nThis important etching incorporates elements of the earlier work but, in contrast to most of Picasso&#039;s graphics at this time, it is heavily textured, indicating much pentimenti, viz:\\n\\n    the rain cloud, upper right, with the line extending down through the Minotaur&#039;s left arm (the etching plate evidently was burnished to erase the line and finally scratched over);\\n\\n    Picasso is always explicit about sex organs, yet obfuscates the Minotaur&#039;s genitals here;\\n\\n    there is a difference in scale of the Minotaur&#039;s arms and legs, his left leg is similar in distortion to the knee of the Rushing Woman in Guernica ;\\n\\n    there is an unexplained drape (muleta?) to the right of the Minotaur; the lump on the back of the Minotaur&#039;s neck could have been a smaller head scratched over to become a large hirsute neck;\\n\\n    the decoration on the Torera&#039;s traje de luces changes; her legs and right arm seemed unattached to her body;\\n\\n    the building either extends out into the water beyond the shore, or Picasso did not continue the side down to the earth.\\n\\nThese and many other indications suggest that the Minotauromachia began as another variation of the frolicking brute. Evidently as Picasso was caught up in the more profound implications of the myth he used it as a comment on his times, and that comment reached its culmination with Guernica, that gray icon of life and anti-life.\\n\\nMonsters are expressions of time out of joint, they are the anithesis of the hero whose weapons are positive powers.[4] Thus the Torera (Europa? Pasipha\\u00eb? Ariadne?) in Minotauromachia surrenders her sword to the Minotaur in suicidal gesture. Does this sword become the lance that pierces the horse in Guernica ? Was the Warrior, finally ossified into a fallen and broken statue, originally the vital rider of the horse, a traditional symbol of the unconquerable force of the ego? Like the composed, unmoved Onlookers with their doves of Venus in Minotauromachia, the bull in Guernica presides over the catastrophe aloof from human suffering, not as a symbol of &quot;darkness and depravity&quot; but of the natural forces of the universe, of creativity, fertility and regeneration, existentially unconcerned with moral issues. The bull (&quot;a bull&#039;s form disguised the god&quot;) is the principle fecundity; the Minotaur (&#039;deluded bull&quot;) devouring youths in his pentagon-labyrinth is the perversion of god and man.\\n\\nLike a comment on the beginning of life and the power of regenerative force, the Rushing Woman of Guernica with the large knee, genuflects before amoebic vegetation while she looks in adoration at the bull (the handkerchief on her head has religious connotations). The horse too seems to kneel before this sprig, yet throws its head back, looking at the bull as though acknowledging a superior power. The horse, always a white mare in Picasso&#039;s oeuvre, is the opposite of the aggressive, ferocious and powerful bull; the erotic spasms of death in the afternoon have their sadistic counterpart in the perverted sexuality of the mad orgasms of war. Life may &quot;choose between victory and ruin&quot; but Picasso says Make Love Not War as he elevates symbolism above the level of the personal and places the individual expression of his private emotions within the context of his culture. Carl Jung stated: &quot;Picasso did not deposit in Guernica what he had thought about the world; rather he endeavors to understand the world through the making of Guernica .&quot;[5]\\n\\nWe usually reproach those who talk only of themselves, but this is a burden that Picasso, with his extraordinary depth in poetic intuition, carries to us with fertile and generous metamorphoses and countless illuminations. Picasso reproaches our world for its just pleasures lost, its mis-use of life, its worship of darkness and depravity, death and destruction. Does he sense through the making of Guernica, that Western civilization is declining and coming to an end &quot;due to the destiny of my line&quot; because &quot;Aphrodite is exacting a tribute of me for all my race&quot;?\\n\\nMan&#039;s brief existence in a transitory world contradicts his participation in a world of infinite ideas and meanings. Throughout history, and because of history, man is estranged and displaced from what he essentially is; his apotheosis requires encounters in which new meanings and values (&quot;reproaches and burdens&quot;?) are created. These are expressed in mythic terms, externalizations of our psychic forces and social dilemmas, &quot;because existence resists conceptualization.&quot;[6] To open oneself to death is to accept that aspect of &quot;becoming&quot; which is the very stuff of life, and to realize that the human condition can transcend itself and that life, even with &quot;the sacrifices of victory,&quot; is the final victor against death&#039;s ultimate absurdity. Guernica is an existential resurrection-icon in which Picasso is the officiating but unseen priest.\\n\\nFriedrich Nietzsche exclaimed of the ancient Greeks: &quot;How much did these people have to suffer to become so beautiful!&quot; In all history no culture has so passionately adored another culture as the West has idolized ancient Greece , not because Greek culture is filled with &quot;mere truths&quot; but because the Greeks, like Picasso, confronted by the chaos of history and the unconscious, moved toward a deepened awareness of life and a cultivation of that awareness.\\n\\n---------------------\\n\\nNOTES\\n\\n[1] Letter, 26 June 1967, in answer to questions by the author.\\n\\n[2] Spengler, Oswald. The Decline of the West, tr. Charles Francis Atkinson, 2 vols., Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y., 1947; vol. 2, p.429.\\n\\n[3] Leiris, Michel. Aurora, Paris: Gallimard, 1946, p.68.\\n\\n[4] Arnheim, Rudolf. Toward a Psychology of Art, University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1966, p.256.\\n\\n[5] Yung, Carl G. Civilization in Transition, tr. R. F. C. Hull, Bollingen Series XX, Pantheon Books, N.Y., 1964, p.78.\\n\\n[6] Tillich, Paul. The Courage to Be, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1952, p. 127.\\nThis paper was written with the help of a Release-Time Research Grant from Long Island University, the Brooklyn Campus.\\n\\n---------------------\\n\\n(*) Martin Ries is painter, printmaker, art historian, art critic and Professor Emeritus at Long Island University.\\n\\n--&gt; This essay appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.MartinRies.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.MartinRies.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n--&gt; Watch also this great video with Picasso : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=5ANiq7usdz0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=5ANiq7usdz0&lt;\\\/a&gt; (this was sent to me by Ann El Khoury : &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/peoplesgeography.com\\\/)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;peoplesgeography.com\\\/)&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/1121727722&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-1121727722\",\"wh\":\"640x578\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1268\\\/1121727722_9fde195d7d_z.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1032%2F900023244_1b6829b67b_b.jpg\",\"width\":468,\"title\":\"Anthony Katombe\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nMy portrait of Anthony Katombe, a Congolese peace activist.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/900023244&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-900023244\",\"wh\":\"936x1000\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/1032\\\/900023244_1b6829b67b_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4096%2F5002725606_03c38d736a_c.jpg\",\"width\":751,\"title\":\"Pencil Vs Camera - 34\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;NEW: I&#039;m now making music, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JOIN ME ON SOUNDCLOUD!&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/pencil_vs_camera_mouth_posters-228421756191528440?size=[24.0000,15.9721]&amp;rf=238922906552954304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints of the above image now available for sale&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;.\\n\\nI&#039;ve taken this photo in a very narrow street in Fira, Santorini island, Greece. I also made the rough sketch. I really had the feeling to enter in someone&#039;s mouth... :) View a detail\\\/close-up at &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/5002725606\\\/page1\\\/#comment72157624984341974&quot;&gt;this link&lt;\\\/a&gt;. The above photo has been shot with the &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samsungimaging.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samsung NX10&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my artwork: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_________________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;b&gt;Days Are Going Nowhere&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\n\\nA poem by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Peter S. Quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\nDays are going nowhere,\\nImmortal at last;\\nStillness is here and there,\\nMemories of past.\\nYears like unknown streets,\\nAll going to by and by;\\nRemembered bittersweets,\\nOnly a faraway cry.\\n\\nThe simmering fragile wind,\\nCrumpling nothingness;\\nBlandly from future rescind,\\nThe fruits and flowerless.\\nReceptive to breath and sleep,\\nAll is in steep descend;\\nThe shining things into the deep,\\nTill its very own end.\\n\\nDays that mask in dark faces,\\nFlowers with mouth of new;\\nShadows passing moods abases,\\nAnd hiding realities construe.\\nDays are going nowhere,\\nImmortal at last;\\nIs there anybody aware,\\nThe hour has glassed.\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/5002725606&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-5002725606\",\"wh\":\"800x532\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/4096\\\/5002725606_03c38d736a_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3941%2F15711475325_9d36b48964_c.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"title\":\"Tenerife (#Onthedraw)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/prints\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Posters&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nView my illustrated journey in Tenerife: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bit.ly\\\/onthedraw-benheine-tenerife&lt;\\\/a&gt; (final illustrations, works in progress, sketches, backstage pictures...)\\n\\nFind a selection of my best photos &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benheine.deviantart.com\\\/gallery\\\/43513191\\\/1000-favs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;\\\/a&gt;. Please also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Instagram page&lt;\\\/a&gt; to see more.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thank you.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/15711475325&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-15711475325\",\"wh\":\"800x533\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3941\\\/15711475325_9d36b48964_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3390%2F3332642448_5fb74a1ecb_b.jpg\",\"width\":382,\"title\":\"Barack Obama&#039;s Challenges\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThese are some of the options written on the arrows: &quot;Climate Plan&quot;, &quot;Health Care&quot;, &quot;War in Afghanistan&quot;, &quot;Education Plan&quot;, &quot;End Recession&quot;, &quot;Create Jobs&quot;, &quot;Close Guantanamo&quot;, &quot;End the war in the Middle East&quot;, &quot;Global Peace&quot;... I hope Obama will take the right decisions and choose Peace.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Together We Can&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nI want to chance all yes change all\\nGive me your hope and I have a call\\nFor I am the man for your destiny\\nYes sing with me - that&#039;s me!\\n\\nLiving isn&#146;t easy if love isn&#146;t growing\\nWe have a new call now worth knowing\\nI just need to have you by my side\\nTake a moment and hold me tight\\n\\nThis isn&#146;t easy for me you know\\nTo build it all up and let it grow\\nI need your help and to be with me here\\nStand by my side close and near\\n\\nThe rivers are going to fall a long way\\nBefore we can give a prosper day\\nBut if you will jus build with me\\nYes we can! - Yes we can, hope again see\\n\\nI want to make this a better place\\nFor everyone to have their days\\nTo live and make good of what they do\\nTogether we can! - Yes it&#146;s up to you\\n\\nI didn&#039;t say it would be very easy\\nWe come along way and it&#146;s been breezy\\nBut trust me to build you a hope\\nAnd I shall try to be your strong robe\\n\\nI want to chance all yes change all\\nGive me your hope and I have a call\\nFor I am the man for your destiny\\nYes sing with me - that&#039;s me!\\n\\nLiving isn&#146;t easy if love isn&#146;t growing\\nWe have a new call now worth knowing\\nI just need to have you by my side\\nTake a moment and hold me tight\\n\\nI told you yes we can make and stop\\nBuild the future reach the top\\nI am counting on you to help me\\nLent me your hand and it shall be\\n\\nThe rivers are going to fall a long way\\nBefore we can give a prosper day\\nBut if you will just build with me\\nYes we can! - Yes we can, hope again see\\n\\nI want to make this a better place\\nFor everyone to have their days\\nTo live and make good of what they do\\nTogether we can! - Yes it&#146;s up to you\\n\\nThe rivers are going to fall a long way\\nThe rivers are going to fall a long way\\n\\nGive me your hope and I have a call\\nFor I am the man for your destiny\\nYes, sing with me! - That&#146;s me, that&#146;s me\\n\\nYes we can, yes we can\\nTogether we can\\nBuild up our hope and dreams\\n\\nThe peom appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n\\n----------------\\n----------------\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;How big a change can Obama produce?&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nComparisons with presidencies that produced historic changes in direction are overstated. More like a rebalancing seems in the cards.\\n\\nBy Ted Van Dyk (*)\\n\\nNational media and pundits have seized on the theme that President Obama&#039;s new budget, released last week, represents an historic change of direction akin to those taken by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, Lyndon Johnson in 1965, and Ronald Reagan in 1981. It represents change, all right, but a close look at the earlier examples might make it seem less momentous than billed.\\n\\nMore likely, it represents one of the periodic rebalancings we take in domestic policy between those responsibilities taken by the public and private sectors &#151; but never far from a moderate middle. The so-called historic turn being taken by Obama is more a course correction, putting us somewhere between the Johnson and Reagan models\\n\\nOne reason for this prediction is the fact that the Obama budget is based on optimistic assumptions that were dealt a blow Friday when data indicated the economy will be slower than previously anticipated in pulling out of recession. That also means that federal tax revenues accordingly will be fewer than those necessary to pay for the Obama domestic initiatives. Resource constraints, interest-group opposition, and a Congress accustomed to having the final say will certainly slow if not stop much of the Obama program.\\n\\nReaders know that I had hoped he would delay these initiatives until our financial\\\/economic house had settled. Rushing forward with them now, in a downturn, has almost certainly been a miscalculation.\\n\\nAnother reason for my forecast of a moderate rebalancing comes from a comparision with the Roosevelt, Johnson, and Reagan shifts. All were made in circumstances quite different than those at present.\\n\\nFDR, in 1933, spent all his early energies on trial-and-error efforts to bring the national economy out of depression, during a time of global depression. It was not until 1935 that Social Security, the centerpiece achievement of his first term, was enacted, thus constructing a social safety net that previously had been lacking in American society. The 1930s were, in fact, a time when it was widely thought that &quot;capitalism had failed&quot; and that one or another totalitarian model might come to ascendancy internationally. Stalin&#039;s Soviet Union, Franco&#039;s Spain, Mussolini&#039;s Italy, and Hitler&#039;s Germany all had their advocates on the American left and right. It was thought entirely possible that the United States could take such a turn. Roosevelt himself stated, late in the 1930s, that his principal achievement had been to preserve free political and economic systems in the United States. On taking office, he had remarked to friends that he might be &quot;the last democratically elected American President.&quot;\\n\\nWorld War II brought great power to the American federal government. It stayed there after the war. &quot;States&#039; rights&quot; were primarily associated then with anti-civil rights efforts in southern and border states. But it would not be until 1965, after Johnson&#039;s landslide victory over Sen. Barry Goldwater, that a huge Democratic congressional majority made into law the Great Society: Medicare, Medicaid, federal aid to education, the Voting Rights Act, economic and education measures to provide greater opportunity to all Americans. The big spending obligations associated with that legislation were made possible by a booming domestic economy &#151; the opposite of today&#039;s economy &#151; which LBJ said would be &quot;an endless cornucopia&quot; providing tax revenues to finance the Great Society and more.\\n\\nBy 1968, however, voters had tired of what they regarded as &quot;big government&quot; solutions associated with Democrats. They elected Richard Nixon president in a year when third-party candidate George Wallace also campaigned on an anti-big-government platform. The Vietnam war was a litmus issue during the Democratic nominating process. But post-general-election polling showed that Vice President Hubert Humphrey&#039;s defeat was primarily due to the defection of what later would be called Reagan Democrats alienated by what they saw as welfare-state approaches.\\n\\nThe only Democratic presidents elected during the remainder of the 20th century were Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both identified as non-ideological populists who purposely shied away from identification with a &quot;liberal&quot; label. Clinton officially declared that &quot;the era of big government is over.&quot;\\n\\nReagan&#039;s presidency made no attempt to roll back either the New Deal or Great Society. It did, however, implement low tax\\\/smaller government policies, although overall public employment was not reduced. A lighter federal hand was the order of the day. He did, however, leave behind record levels of residual public debt, caused not by spending but by money borrowed to finance economic growth.\\n\\nObama has proposed ambitious new federal initiatives in health care, energy, and education in particular. He also proposes to tax the rich more heavily while bringing relief to the middle class. His proposals are broad but not so broad as Johnson&#039;s. And, unlike LBJ&#039;s, they are being submitted at a time of financial\\\/economic crisis, when federal deficits already are at record level financing a rescue effort. \\n\\n\\nThere are some other big differences between 1965 and now. Johnson was a legislative genius who had served as Senate Majority Leader and worked steadily to get support of interest groups of all persuasions. (Humphrey, for instance, regarded in 1965 as a dangerous leftist by much of the business community, was sent on a tour of business and economic clubs to pledge his loyalty to a free enterprise system. Great Society initiatives, he explained, were devised to make &quot;tax eaters into taxpayers&quot; by lifting them on the economic scale). By contrast, Obama has no close ties to congressional leaders of either party.\\n\\nMost of Obama&#039;s cabinet, in fact, are strangers to him, while the LBJ cabinet had served non-stop since John Kennedy&#039;s inaugural in 1961 and was a highly talented, cohesive group. The recent Obama economic-stimulus package, against his express wishes, was loaded with no fewer than 8,500 earmarks by Congressional Democrats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid dissented publicly from Obama&#039;s Iraq withdrawal plan, when he announced it last Friday. Johnson would have retaliated with a terrible swift sword.\\n\\nAnother factor not mentioned in the FDR, Johnson, and Reagan comparisons: In the end, it was foreign policy that overshadowed at the time their domestic achievements. FDR was Dr. New Deal but he even more was Dr. Win the War. The Vietnam War stole resources from the Great Society and, then, undermined Johnson&#039;s popularity to the degree that he was forced to withdraw. Reagan probably will be best remembered as the president who won the Cold War, brought down the Iron Curtain, and ended the Soviet Union.\\n\\nSo, even as President Obama plots an ambitious domestic course, he may find that Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan\\\/Pakistan, the Middle East, international terrorism, or the spread of nuclear\\\/chemical\\\/biological weapons will come to dominate his presidency and determine its failure or success.\\n\\n\\n\\n(*) Ted Van Dyk has been involved in, and written about, national policy and politics since 1961. His memoir of public life, Heroes, Hacks and Fools, was published last year by University of Washington Press, which has proposed its consideration for national and regional non-fiction awards.\\n\\n------------------\\n\\nThis article appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/crosscut.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;crosscut.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3332642448&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3332642448\",\"wh\":\"783x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3390\\\/3332642448_5fb74a1ecb_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F111%2F294763408_d5b1525664_c.jpg\",\"width\":355,\"title\":\"Sweet birth\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nA very old drawing inspired by a photo by Anne Geddes.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/294763408&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-294763408\",\"wh\":\"568x800\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/111\\\/294763408_d5b1525664_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3359%2F3491564892_85a1a781a2_b.jpg\",\"width\":324,\"title\":\"Barack Obama - Influenza H1N1 (Ben Heine after Shepard Fairey)\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nOf course that one is after an original design by &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/obeygiant.com\\\/headlines\\\/obama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shepard Fairey&lt;\\\/a&gt;! \\nPlease, also check out my &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/benheine\\\/3750074165&quot;&gt;other illustration on A\\\/H1N1&lt;\\\/a&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\nInfluenza A virus subtype H1N1, also known as A(H1N1), is a subtype of influenza virus A and the most common cause of influenza (flu) in humans. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans, including the strain(s) responsible for the 1918 flu pandemic which killed 50\\u2013100 million people worldwide. Less virulent H1N1 strains still exist in the wild today, worldwide, causing a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a large fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all flu infections in 2006. Other strains of H1N1 are endemic in pigs and in birds.\\n\\nIn March and April 2009, hundreds of laboratory-confirmed infections and a number of deaths were caused by an outbreak of a new strain of H1N1.\\n\\n-------------\\n\\n &lt;strong&gt;H1N1 Swine Flu: Barack Obama and the First Deadly Mistake&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nBy Lifegen.de\\n\\nThe H1N1 swine flu hits the US, and for the first time President Barack Obama seems to make a deadly mistake: A disease spread simulation has emphasized that flu interventions must be imposed quickly, if they are to be effective. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have shown that staying at home, closing schools and isolating infected people within the home should reduce infection, but only if they are used in combination, activated without delay and maintained for a relatively long period. The President should have acted by enforcing social separation - but economic items seem to be more important.\\n\\nWhat all the President&#039;s men should have known: Professor George Milne and his colleagues from the University of Western Australia (UWA) simulated the effect of social distancing on the spread of a flu virus within a small town. Their research used a detailed, individual-based model of a real community with a population of approximately 30,000 (Albany, Australia) using simulation software engineered by UWA\\u2019s Dr Joel Kelso. Milne said, \\u201cOur results suggest a critical role of combined social distancing measures in the potential control of a future pandemic. Non-pharmaceutical social distancing interventions are capable of preventing less-infectious influenza epidemics and of significantly reducing the rate of development and overall burden of the worst epidemics\\u201d.\\n\\nThe research investigated the effects, alone and in combination, of workplace non-attendance, school closure, isolating infected family members inside the home and reducing contact within the wider community. According to Milne, \\u201cWhile such draconian measures seem unlikely to be mandated given their impact on personal freedom, they appear to have a key role to play in delaying the development of a \\u2018worst case\\u2019 influenza epidemic. They may be critical in holding back an epidemic until vaccines are deployed on a sufficient scale that subsequent relaxation of these rigorous measures will not result in a consequential acceleration in the scale of the outbreak\\u201d.\\n\\nThe measures described must, however, be employed as soon as possible after the first individuals within the population have been infected, if not preemptively. This study found that, for an outbreak of influenza approximately as infectious as the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, the combination of all intervention measures must be introduced within 2 weeks of the first case appearing in a town or city, to prevent an epidemic developing. Delays of 2, 3 and 4 weeks resulted in final attack rates of 7%, 21% and 45% respectively.\\n\\nMilne concludes, \\u201cSocial distancing interventions are important as they represent the only type of intervention measure guaranteed to be available against a novel strain of influenza in the early phases of a pandemic. They may be readily activated and thought of as a first line of defence in developing and developed countries alike\\u201d.\\n\\n------------\\n\\nThis article appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.lifegen.de\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.lifegen.de\\\/&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3491564892&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3491564892\",\"wh\":\"650x1003\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3359\\\/3491564892_85a1a781a2_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F3610%2F3331819289_6b269ac1fd_b.jpg\",\"width\":314,\"title\":\"Barack Obama - Change\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is mainly pointillism made with black ink and some watercolors on paper... I then scanned and digitally enhanced it. I didn&#039;t want this to look too realistic, I rather wanted to convey a Kitsch and Pop feeling...\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Poll: Obama More Popular Than Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nJohn Lennon once claimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Now President Obama has evidence that he&#039;s more popular than both.\\n\\nObama topped a new Harris interactive poll that asked 2,634 Americans who they admire enough to call a hero.\\n\\nJesus came in second on a list that includes God, Mahtma Gandhi and George Washington.\\n\\nOther historic or notable figures making the top 10 were Martin Luther King Jr., Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, John F. Kennedy, U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger and Mother Teresa.\\n\\nParticipants named the heroes randomly instead of being shown or read a list of people to choose from. The poll was conducted online between January 12 and 19, 2009.\\n\\nAt the 16th spot in the poll, George Washington, Bill Clinton and Colin Powell tied.\\n\\nOther politicians who made the poll&#039;s top 25 include Hillary Clinton (12), FDR (13), Condoleezza Rice (12) and Sarah Palin (21).\\n\\nGod ranked 11th, between Mother Teresa and Hillary Clinton.\\n\\nOf the multiple reasons participants gave to explain their choices of heroes, the ones most cited is, &quot;Doing what&#039;s right regardless of personal consequences&quot; with 89 percent, &quot;Not giving up until the goal is accomplished&quot; with 83 percent and &quot;Doing more than what other people expect of them,&quot; with 82 percent. Also popular were &quot;Overcoming adversity&quot; and &quot;Staying level-headed in a crisis.&quot;\\n\\nIn the first Harris Poll asking this question in 2001, Jesus came in first, followed by the Rev. King, Powell, John F. Kennedy and Mother Teresea.\\n\\nObama joked last year at a roast that contrary to rumors, he was not born in a manger but on the planet Krypton. Apparently, Obama is even more popular than Superman, who didn&#039;t make the cut.\\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe above article appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.foxnews.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.foxnews.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3331819289&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3331819289\",\"wh\":\"644x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/3610\\\/3331819289_6b269ac1fd_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5515%2F14550883042_a6ae03d61d_c.jpg\",\"width\":523,\"title\":\"Flesh and Acrylic - Sally\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.zazzle.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prints&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ben.heine.artist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FB&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/benheineart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Insta&lt;\\\/a&gt; |   &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/plus.google.com\\\/108878478989973362008\\\/posts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;G+&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benjaminheine.blogspot.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blog&lt;\\\/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nI made this &quot;Flesh and Acrylic&quot; project at the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.sciencesnaturelles.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Brussels Science Museum&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot; during the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.museumnightfever.be\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Museum Night Fever&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot;. Model: Sally.\\n\\nYou can view many photos of the work in progress in &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/media\\\/set\\\/?set=a.10151984749283616.1073741834.45292293615&amp;type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Facebook album&lt;\\\/a&gt; and you can buy prints &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.deviantart.com\\\/print\\\/35861090\\\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HERE&lt;\\\/a&gt;.\\n\\nYou can also view &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2w8nVbU5Od0&amp;feature=youtu.be&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this short video report&lt;\\\/a&gt; filmed by the VRT for &quot;Iedereen Beroemd&quot; in which I explain the project.\\n\\nPlease &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;join me on Soundcloud&lt;\\\/a&gt;, I plan to add several new musical works there shortly.\\n\\nPS:  All my images are copyrighted, please do not use them without permission, thanks.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;For more info about my projects, contact: info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/14550883042&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-14550883042\",\"wh\":\"790x755\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/5515\\\/14550883042_a6ae03d61d_c.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2635%2F3942742116_f79446e6f4_b.jpg\",\"width\":393,\"title\":\"Patrick Swayze - Ghost - RIP\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a digital painting based on several references.\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Patrick Swayze&lt;\\\/strong&gt; was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his roles as romantic leading men in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries.\\n\\nSwayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2008. He continued acting until, in 2009, he became too ill to do so. Later the same year he died from the disease.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3942742116&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3942742116\",\"wh\":\"750x952\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2635\\\/3942742116_f79446e6f4_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2353%2F2218654770_8927e3c787_b.jpg\",\"width\":851,\"title\":\"Ben Heine - Canary Islands\",\"description\":\"Join me on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;soundcloud.com\\\/benheine&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/2218654770&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-2218654770\",\"wh\":\"1024x601\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2353\\\/2218654770_8927e3c787_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2432%2F3820408953_eaa5bc5319_b.jpg\",\"width\":374,\"title\":\"Broken Heart - Unfinished\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/benjaminheine.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a quick surrealist illustration. I started it some \\nmonths ago. I never wanted to finish it properly.\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\n\\n&lt;strong&gt;Hurting&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n\\nA poem by Peter S. Quinn\\n\\nI am so much in hurting\\nAs my feelings now go\\nTimes are in shadows flirting\\nComing in sadness slow\\nI didn&#039;t get the thinking\\nWhat was going on?\\nJust the outside mar blinking\\nBefore much if it was gone\\n\\nI\\u00b4ve become almost lost\\nIn this game of believe\\nAnd my heart double-crossed\\nIn its way and grieve\\nThere is no war to be won\\nOnly suffering stray\\nThat keeps pondering on\\nIn their timeless and play\\n\\nWe will all be tried\\nIn what we have become\\nAnd what inside has died\\nFrom firing thoughts from\\nThere are diseases unlocked\\nOn the road to burnish wears\\nOnly now to be shocked\\nIn our own unsecure tears \\n\\n--------------\\n\\nThe poem appeared on &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.poemhunter.com\\\/peter-s-quinn&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"lightbox_link\":\"&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/43335486@N00\\\/3820408953&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View this photo on Flickr&lt;\\\/a&gt;\",\"extra_class\":\"jig-contentID-FL-3820408953\",\"wh\":\"766x1024\",\"photon\":\"https:\\\/\\\/live.staticflickr.com\\\/2432\\\/3820408953_eaa5bc5319_b.jpg\"},{\"url\":\"https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2512%2F4057990358_3780c2ea69_b.jpg\",\"width\":362,\"title\":\"Jean Sarkozy\",\"description\":\"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/people\\\/benheine&quot;&gt;\\u00a9 Ben Heine&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Ben-Heine\\\/45292293615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/BenHeine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;\\\/a&gt; || &lt;a href=&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.benheine.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.benheine.com&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nThis is a full digital painting, it took me several hours of work.\\nI think Jean Sarkozy is a funny young man (see description below).\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nFor more information about my art: &lt;strong&gt;info@benheine.com&lt;\\\/strong&gt;\\n_______________________________________________\\n\\nJean Sarkozy (23 year old) is the son of the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy (right-wing) from his first marriage, to Marie-Dominique Culioli. Jean is a regional councillor in the city of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France and (still) registered as a 1st year Law student at Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University in 2007.\\n\\nIn 2009 Jean was offered to become head of Epad, the development agency for La D\\u00e9fense, just west of Paris. La D\\u00e9fense is an important office center, with 43 high-rise buildings, and its development agency controls an annual budget of more than 1 billion euro. French and many international newspapers reported this as a new case of nepotism. Much criticism has been made about the obvious lack of academic qualities and professional experience for such a high position. An online petition against the nomination has been diffused in all of the major news outlets and receives some 10,000 signatures a day. In October 2009, a survey found that 64% of French people oppose the arrival of Sarkozy at the Epad.\\n\\nThe controversy prompted various ironic comments from the international press. The Daily Mail noted that &quot;when asked whether the President&#039;s son might be a bit young for such a relatively prestigious job, [EPAD&#039;s current president] responded using the traditional French political foil of quoting classic literature: &#039;In souls nobly born, valour does not depend upon age&quot;. The Times calls the nomination an &quot;astonishing act of nepotism by Nicolas Sarkozy&quot; and reminds that &quot;[Jean], who is repeating his second year of undergraduate law at the Sorbonne, after having repeated the first year. was elected to a Neuilly seat on the notoriously sleaze-ridden departement council last year. He was immediately given the job of heading Dad&#039;s Union for a Popular Movement on the body.&quot;\\n\\nThe President of Medef replied to these criticisms saying she believed it was &quot;fantastic that a young and motivated man&quot; may want to be at the head of the largest business district in France. 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