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B.PRAS |
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An
Acimboldo of the 21st century ?
Pras,
a contemporary French artist using photography and lithography,
is considered one of the most uncommon artists of the new
generation.
Assemblage/Installation
of various items and photographed from a certain angle to
depict the final result.
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Works
acquired directly from the artist.
(Click on the image to enlarge)
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Louis XIV "
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Mao "
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Arcimboldo "
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Marilyn "
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Burce Lee "
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Che G."
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Donkey "
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Cat Woman "
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Le Sceam "
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Black Christ "
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Dare Devil "
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J.Dutronc "
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Einstein "
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Fantomas " |
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Lolo " |
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Manga " |
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Medusa "
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Mickey "
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Picasso "
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World Map "
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Wave "
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Cow "
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Tom Murphy "
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Wonder Woman "
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Geisha "
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Liberty "
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Back -
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Glimpse
into Pras's world ...
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Pras
was born in 1952 in the south-west of France in a toy shop.
After more than 20 years spent as a painter, and also a sculptor of
recovered objects, Pras conceived in 1997, an astonishing form of
expression, using photography as a basis for the creation of what
amounts to a form of installation art.
Pras’s
work does not illustrate the painter’s art but the way the eye
views an object.
In fact, brush and paint are replaced by the object itself.
By
anamorphosis 
he creates a picture in relief and gives birth to portraits by randomly
accumulating common objects.
Pras sets up his camera at a well-defined angle so that the objects
themselves merge and a portrait appears from this bric-à-brac
- the work of art is accomplished !
The photograph is the only remaining trace of this ephemeral work.
