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Bernard Pras

Bernard Pras

France • 1952 • 623 followers
Featured in: Famous Artists

A virtuoso of anamorphosis and eclectic object juxtaposition, blending pop art and performance for captivating installations.

Nationality

French

Categories

Sculptors, Photographers

Artistic movements

Experimental Photography

Themes

Portrait, Icons, Pop Art

Biography

Having spent part of his childhood in his grand-mother's grocery store, he has developed a strong and privileged relationship with objects and inventories of all sorts. At the crossing of pop art and performance, in-between figuration and ?dis-figuration?, Bernard Pras?s work doesn't leave any viewer indifferent?

A graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse in 1974, Bernard Pras is a virtuoso of the anamorphosis and of the juxtaposition of eclectic objects, carefully chosen to be in resonance with his subjects; he creates an image that is comprehensible from a single, pre-defined point of view. this is the art of the secret perspective that Dürer was talking about?

Christian-Louis Eclimont says of the artist:

"An athlete of the optical effect, Pras moves between the infinitely composite and the infinitely composed, using his eye as a camera that captures the patterns while they are being projected.?"

Giving up his paintbrushes and painting for the hand, the object and a camera, he has been appropriating images of art history and contemporary society since 1998. The color and the stroke become object and the composition - an installation punctuated by dozens of images. Without photography, the installations would remain the privilege of a few, unique spectators of this metamorphosis during which the act of recycling becomes art.

Without this final moment that is the last picture taken, marked by a luminous flash, when the artist transforms the three dimensions in only two for the greatest pleasure of our eyes, Bernard Pras work could not exist.

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Photography, Banania, Bernard Pras

Banania

Photography . 97 x 81 x 3 cm Photography . 38.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

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Photography, 152 - Van Gogh, Bernard Pras

152 - Van Gogh

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

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Sculpture, 255. Bacon, Bernard Pras

255. Bacon

Sculpture . 46 x 36 x 15 cm Sculpture . 18.1 x 14.2 x 5.9 inch

$16,585

Sculpture, 185 - We can do it, Bernard Pras

185 - We can do it

Sculpture . 49 x 64 x 56 cm Sculpture . 19.3 x 25.2 x 22 inch

$28,432

Photography, Frida, Bernard Pras

Frida

Photography . 106 x 88 x 2 cm Photography . 41.7 x 34.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,923

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Sculpture, 254. Miro, Bernard Pras

254. Miro

Sculpture . 46 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture . 18.1 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$16,585

Photography, 210 . BASHUNG (Vertige de l'amour), Bernard Pras

210 . BASHUNG (Vertige de l'amour)

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

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Sculpture, 256. Van Gogh, Bernard Pras

256. Van Gogh

Sculpture . 46 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture . 18.1 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$16,585

Photography, 164. Gauguin, Bernard Pras

164. Gauguin

Photography . 148 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 58.3 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$10,662

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Photography, 151. Pape, Bernard Pras

151. Pape

Photography . 154 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 60.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$10,662

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Photography, Ernesto, Bernard Pras

Ernesto

Photography . 105 x 86 x 3 cm Photography . 41.3 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

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Photography, 236. Clint, Bernard Pras

236. Clint

Photography . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, 234. Federer, Bernard Pras

234. Federer

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Sculpture, Belle d'antan II, Bernard Pras

Belle d'antan II

Sculpture . 47 x 39 x 18 cm Sculpture . 18.5 x 15.4 x 7.1 inch

$16,585

Sculpture, Antinous, Bernard Pras

Antinous

Sculpture . 54 x 50 cm Sculpture . 21.3 x 19.7 inch

$18,954

Sculpture, César, Bernard Pras

César

Sculpture . 44 x 51 x 79 cm Sculpture . 17.3 x 20.1 x 31.1 inch

$28,432

Sculpture, Le migrant, Bernard Pras

Le migrant

Sculpture . 46 x 38 x 12 cm Sculpture . 18.1 x 15 x 4.7 inch

$18,954

Sculpture, Le pirate, Bernard Pras

Le pirate

Sculpture . 34 x 25 x 17 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 9.8 x 6.7 inch

$14,216

Sculpture, Salomé, Bernard Pras

Salomé

Sculpture . 81 x 80 cm Sculpture . 31.9 x 31.5 inch

$23,693

Sculpture, 95. Incroyable, Bernard Pras

95. Incroyable

Sculpture . 91 x 118 x 16 cm Sculpture . 35.8 x 46.5 x 6.3 inch

$29,616

Sculpture, Scarabée, Bernard Pras

Scarabée

Sculpture . 90 x 118 x 30 cm Sculpture . 35.4 x 46.5 x 11.8 inch

$28,432

Sculpture, 248. Le petit mendiant, Bernard Pras

248. Le petit mendiant

Sculpture . 150 x 200 x 106 cm Sculpture . 59.1 x 78.7 x 41.7 inch

$41,463

Sculpture, Belle d'antan, Bernard Pras

Belle d'antan

Sculpture . 47 x 39 x 18 cm Sculpture . 18.5 x 15.4 x 7.1 inch

$16,585

Sculpture, 178. Descartes, Bernard Pras

178. Descartes

Sculpture . 120 x 80 x 65 cm Sculpture . 47.2 x 31.5 x 25.6 inch

$30,801

Sculpture, Il était une fois, Bernard Pras

Il était une fois

Sculpture . 78 x 66 x 26 cm Sculpture . 30.7 x 26 x 10.2 inch

$23,693

Sculpture, Tom & Jerry, Bernard Pras

Tom & Jerry

Sculpture . 20 x 72 x 90 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 28.3 x 35.4 inch

$26,062

Photography, 185 - We can do it, Bernard Pras

185 - We can do it

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, Dora, Bernard Pras

Dora

Photography . 160 x 120 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 inch

$10,662

Photography, Arcimboldo, Bernard Pras

Arcimboldo

Photography . 160 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$10,662

Photography, Le hussard, Bernard Pras

Le hussard

Photography . 160 x 120 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 inch

$10,662

Photography, 96. Christ de Loudun, Bernard Pras

96. Christ de Loudun

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, 162 - Vénus, Bernard Pras

162 - Vénus

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, 254. Miro, Bernard Pras

254. Miro

Photography . 106 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$5,923

Print, Salvador Dali, Bernard Pras

Salvador Dali

Print . 80 x 60 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

$829

Photography, 109. Guernica, Bernard Pras

109. Guernica

Photography . 120 x 280 x 5 cm Photography . 47.2 x 110.2 x 2 inch

$18,954

Photography, 193. Joker, Bernard Pras

193. Joker

Photography . 106 x 88 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 34.6 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, 189 - James, Bernard Pras

189 - James

Photography . 160 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, Courbet, Bernard Pras

Courbet

Photography . 104 x 86 x 3 cm Photography . 40.9 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, Cat Brésil, Bernard Pras

Cat Brésil

Photography . 160 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,662

Photography, Cat in red, Bernard Pras

Cat in red

Photography . 160 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,662

Photography, Incroyable, Bernard Pras

Incroyable

Photography . 120 x 160 x 3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$10,662

Photography, 255. Bacon, Bernard Pras

255. Bacon

Photography . 106 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$5,923

Photography, 256. Van Gogh, Bernard Pras

256. Van Gogh

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, Cesar, Bernard Pras

Cesar

Photography . 116 x 85 x 2 cm Photography . 45.7 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,923

Photography, Joker, Bernard Pras

Joker

Photography . 86 x 106 x 2 cm Photography . 33.9 x 41.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,923

Photography, Jordan, Bernard Pras

Jordan

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, 169. Sergent Pepper, Bernard Pras

169. Sergent Pepper

Photography . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Photography, Sotigui Kouyaté, Bernard Pras

Sotigui Kouyaté

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,923

Print, Marilyn, Bernard Pras

Marilyn

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$592

Photography, 97. Pita, Bernard Pras

97. Pita

Photography . 125 x 125 x 5 cm Photography . 49.2 x 49.2 x 2 inch

$10,662

Photography, Le rêve, Bernard Pras

Le rêve

Photography . 106 x 90 cm Photography . 41.7 x 35.4 inch

$5,923

Photography, La grande vague, Bernard Pras

La grande vague

Photography . 60 x 80 cm Photography . 23.6 x 31.5 inch

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Sculpture, Oiseau, Bernard Pras

Oiseau

Sculpture . 22 x 23 x 12 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch

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Sculpture, 86, Bernard Pras

86

Sculpture . 48 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch

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Photography, 90. Le Bon (Clint Eastwood), Bernard Pras

90. Le Bon (Clint Eastwood)

Photography . 160 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 2 inch

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Photography, Cat woman, Bernard Pras

Cat woman

Photography . 160 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Gainsbourg, Bernard Pras

Gainsbourg

Photography . 160 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 2 inch

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Photography, 174. Bocuse, Bernard Pras

174. Bocuse

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

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