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Hello, I'm a Belgian citizen and I found you in the "Artist" discussion page, I would like to ask you some help concerning a wikipedia article about the artist ben heine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ben_Heine. Please let me know how I can do to improve this article or to have someone do it as I really find it difficult to edit stuff properly on Wikipedia, I can't do it myself unfortunately... (and each time I tried to improve it in a neutral way, someone removed what I added) --Caring-writer (talk) 22:30, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

I've been following Ben Heine's work for many years, may I mention that the current article is a text that appeared on Wikipedia in 2006 and that reflects what he did in that time only. He has totally changed and evolved. He has made many more things since then. He is a globally appreciated artist and he needs a better bio. There aren't so many criticisms about him. The article isn't fair, it REALLY NEEDS MANY UPDATES and contains strong mistakes defamation against the artist. Many well known national newspapers and magazines have talked about him and his work recently (see a non exhaustive list here below), none of them is even mentioned in the current article. He has stopped making political art since more than 2 years. Please just consider these publications, most of them are a few days/weeks old only... Daily Mail, The Telegraph, El Pais, Repubblica, De Standaard... These AREN'T blogs!!! These are national papers read by millions of people.

Please have a look to the following list of errors in the current article (which I detailed here below, and which I'll mention to several other admins/contributors if needed and if not taken into account).

List of important errors in the current article about Ben Heine:

1) Ben isn't a political artist anymore, it's true he used to make political art accusing Israel of "crimes against humanity", but he stopped making such illustrations in 2009 and wrote an "[http://www.vitelu.be/?p=903 open letter to the Jewish Community]" in December 2010 apologizing about his past behavior (saying it was the influences of his studies in Journalism. Parts of his final assignment talked about the "limits of freedom of expression in cartoons"). In this letter, he also firmly condemned the infamous Iranian Holocaust cartoon contest and said he was feeling deeply guilty about it. [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=fr&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vitelu.be%2F%3Fp%3D903 Here is the letter translated in English] (Google translator). Ben doesn't deny the Holocaust, he visited Auschwitz Birkenau and feels sincerely sorry about the past suffering of the Jewish community.

2) Ben doesn't contribute to these websites anymore: DonQuichotte, MWC News, Rebelion, Tlaxcala, Irancartoon, Syriacartoon, Arabcartoon, Persiancartoon, Karikaturevi, Azercartoon, Dessin d'humour, National Caricaturist Network (Ben has explicitly asked these sites to remove all his illustrations from their platforms)

3) Ben doesn't collaborate with "La Libre Belgique" Anymore. Only 4 or 5 of his old cartoons have been published in this newspaper (in 2006 and 2007).

4) Pencil Vs Camera is not just a "little detail" in his biography, it is a creative and original series that has generated some huge reactions on the web and in the written press (see a non exhaustive list below). It is such an innovation that several TV channels around the world have also talked about it: Globo - Brazil, TV Brussel - Belgium, and many others). Same for "Digital Circlism"...

5) "Pere Ubu" (one of the main newspapers that clearly accused Heine in Belgium [http://www.pereubu.be/?p=729 has removed the accusation from their site]

6) Most of the links in the "notes" section (expecially the url's linking to images on Ben's blog) do not work...

7) Ben removed from his sites (blog, flickr, Deviantart and official site) all his cartoons accusing Israel or any Israeli person (Avigdor Lieberman...).

8) He didn't participate "recently" to the Kruger Workshop. This event happened in 2006!

So, I really hope you'll aknowledge that 90% of the article is based on inaccurate facts...

I would like to see a real neutral article about that artist.

List of recent notable publications with Ben Heine works and biography:

WEB:

- [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353259/Belgian-artist-Ben-Heine-turns-photos-surreal-landscapes-sketchpad.html DAILY MAIL] (UK - February 2011)

- [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/lapiz/pinta/realidad/elpepucul/20110314elpepucul_6/Tes EL PAIS] (Spain - February 2011)

- [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/8301491/Pencil-vs-Camera-by-Belgian-artist-Ben-Heine.html THE TELEGRAPH] (UK - February 2011)

- [http://newslite.tv/2011/02/25/pencil-v-camera-the-surreal-ar.html NEWSLITE] (UK : February 2011)

- [http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2011/02/110207_galeria_pencil_mdb.shtml BBC Brazil] (Brazil - February 2011)

- [http://www.repubblica.it/persone/2011/03/12/foto/ben_heine-13508980/1/ LA REPUBBLICA] (Italy - February 2011)

- [http://www.tvbrussel.be/video/13/jonge-ben-heine-verrast-met-frisse-kunst TV BRUSSEL] (Belgium - January 2011)

- [http://www.cnnturk.com/2011/kultur.sanat/diger/02/04/karakalem.fotograf.makinesine.karsi/605728.1/index.html CNN Turk] (Turkey - February 2011)

- [http://www.popphoto.com/my-project/2011/03/my-project-drawing-creativity POP PHOTOGRAPHY]: (USA - January 2011)

- [http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=88350 SHORT NEWS] (Germany - February 2011)

- [http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,galeria-de-fotos-artista-belga-usa-desenhos-a-lapis-para-alterar-realidade-de-fotos,676650,0.htm ESTADAO] (Brazil - January 2011)

- [http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=G0U2PPVH4 HET NIEUWSBLAD] (Belgium - February 2011)

- [http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=GSI36BPEK DE STANDAARD] (Belgium - February 2011)

- [http://obviousmag.org/archives/2011/01/ben_heine_-_lapis_vs_fotografia.html OBVIOUS MAG] (Spain - January 2011)

- [http://www.webnoviny.sk/lifestyle/ani-krok-bez-skicara-paralelne-svety-/312677-clanok.html WEBOVINY] (Slovakia - January 2011)

- [http://www.artespain.com/25-01-2011/fotografia/obras-de-ben-heine-dibujos-en-fotografias ARTE SPAIN] (Spain - January 2011)

- [http://vimeo.com/channels/aaf#15834123 Accessible Art Fair] (Belgium - 2010)

- [http://www.trendsnow.net/2011/03/circles-celebrity-portraits-by-ben-heine.html TrendsNow] (France- February 2011)

- [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/fr/photo/2010-12/16/content_11710564.htm CHINA DAILY] (China - 2010)

- [http://www.dushi.ca/tor/news/bencandy.php/fid11/lgngbk/aid32814 DUSHI] (China - january 2011)

- [http://abduzeedo.com/pencil-versus-camera-ben-heine ABDUZEEDO] (Brazil - 2010)

- [http://www.flickr.com/photos/benheine/4696832080/sizes/o Other publications in 2010]

PRINT:

- [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u2HBuJCqXlY/TYA2T3LL2SI/AAAAAAAAF-0/jVvp3xAV2q0/s1600/-%2BPopular%2BPhotography%2B-%2Bben%2Bheine.jpg Pop Photography] (USA - January 2011)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b2BlHiIHltQ/TYA2TcPChnI/AAAAAAAAF-k/QgKiy6VMQX8/s1600/Ben%2BHeine%2B-%2B%2BNieuwsblad.jpg%20Het%20Nieuwsblad Het Nieuwsblad - 1] (Belgium - 2011)

- [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPRGEqDp_I/AAAAAAAAFiU/jC-L6LzY46s/s1600/X-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Het+NieuwsBlad+-+Belgium+-+2010.jpg Het Nieuwsblad - 2] (Belgium - 2010)

- [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQ0enEo5I/AAAAAAAAFh0/5TyUIDGyvAM/s1600/T-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Ca+m%27int%C3%A9resse+-+France+-+2010.jpg Ca m'intéresse] (France - 2010)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPRNY9XJ4I/AAAAAAAAFik/Qg3ANgclF7o/s1600/Z-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Daily+Mirror+-++UK+-+2010.jpg Daily Mirror] (Great Britain - 2010)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TPO_HVELKBI/AAAAAAAAFvQ/WZQJrttdMUs/s1600/-%2BBen%2BHeine%2B-%2BPrinted%2BPublication%2B-%2BBookedi%2B-%2BSouth%2BKorea%2B%25282010%2529.jpg Bookedi] (South Korea - 2010)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPRFcX_BFI/AAAAAAAAFiM/RDX507TC1bk/s1600/W-+1+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Digital+Artist+-+China+-+2010.jpg Digital Artist 1] - [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPRFOAYbnI/AAAAAAAAFiE/_RQV3to3yJs/s1600/V-+2+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Digital+Artist+-+China+-+2010.jpg 2] - [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPREx3Ht7I/AAAAAAAAFh8/APmsVumaYQo/s1600/U-+3+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Digital+Artist+-+China+-+2010.jpg 3] (China - 2010)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kw5SnCzQhag/TYA43hBhFsI/AAAAAAAAF_E/PwJmxZ_Wsw8/s1600/-%2BNewsletter%2BBelgian%2BEmbassy%2B-%2BBen%2BHeine.jpg Belgian Embassy in London] (February 2011)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGiYG_jnIIg/TYA2ToPxYJI/AAAAAAAAF-s/0s5aTessyzw/s1600/-%2BPhotoeidolo%2B-%2Bben%2Bheine.jpg Photoeidolo] (Greece - 2011)

- [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQzbkFZBI/AAAAAAAAFhU/G9lH38xkEj8/s1600/P-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Seimininke+-+Lithuania.+-+2010.jpg Šeimininkė] (Lithuania - 2010)

- [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLiVdSKIq1I/AAAAAAAAFnM/aNNqXWg2GY4/s1600/Publication+Ben+Heine+-+View+Mag+-+Germany+-+2010.jpg View Mag] (Germany - 2010)

- [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQfPD6eXI/AAAAAAAAFhE/fBFbqswl9dw/s1600/N-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Shambala+Sun+-+USA+-+2009.jpg Shambala Sun] (Canada - 2010)

- [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQfVKo1UI/AAAAAAAAFhM/NZ7vXZvY92U/s1600/O-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Imagine+Demain+le+Monde+-++Belgium+-+2009.jpg Imagine Demain le Monde] (Belgium - 2009)

- [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQztJmLgI/AAAAAAAAFhk/TRwbChog_MA/s1600/R-+1+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+La+Libre+Belgique+-+Belgium+-+2010.jpg La Libre Belgique 1] [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQzzTImJI/AAAAAAAAFhs/MhX4IHxqeyM/s1600/S-+2+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+La+Libre+Belgique+-+Belgium+-+2006.jpg 2] (Belgium - 2009)

- [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQKItKtjI/AAAAAAAAFgM/DRyiPB7LLGc/s1600/G-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Moonwalk+Through+Art+-++The+Netherlands+-+2009.jpg Moonwalk Through Art] (The Netherlands - 2009)

- [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/TLPQeEZjFEI/AAAAAAAAFgs/ta_F0jb__wo/s1600/K-+Publication+Ben+Heine+-+Rolling+Stone+-++Germany+-+2007.jpg Rolling Stone] (USA - 2008)

- [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BJtwhCFJ56M/TYA2UBmRXFI/AAAAAAAAF-8/jsD-JRME9Jk/s1600/-%2BRevue%2B3e%2Bmillenaire%2B%2528ben%2Bheine%2529.jpg 3e Millénaire] (France - 2011)

My suggestions for a new neutral article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ben_Heine#Article_about_Ben_Heine_needs_many_updates_and_corrections_.28please_read.29 (it would be good to add some of the above references, feel free to add more)

Caring-writer (talk) 22:39, 18 March 2011 (UTC)