Bic Boy: Juan Francisco Casas

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Emily Kropp

By Emily Kropp in Culture Features
on January 21, 2010

The Spanish artist's ball-point masterpieces prove yet again that the pen is mightier than the sword.

Bic Boy: Juan Francisco Casas

Many artists create challenges for themselves, whether it's the time they spend on a work, the iterations that follow, or the medium that they create with. Juan Francicsco Casas challenges himself with the latter, creating photo-real drawings using only Bic Ballpoint pens (really!). A native of Andalusia, his work has been compared to perennial favorite Gerhard Richter, who also works in photo-real images. Casas uses personal snapshots of himself and his friends as the basis for his drawings, and is represented by the Galeria Fernando Pradilla. Check out some of our favorite pieces below.

What do you doodle with your Bic ballpoint?

http://www.juanfranciscocasas.com/

3 Comments

  • Casey Kettleson

    Casey Kettleson • over 2 years ago
    INSANE!!! I can barely write a legible note with my pen.

  • Tigress

    Tigress • over 2 years ago
    Soooo amazing!!

  • HilaryWeissman

    HilaryWeissman • 12 months ago
    So inspiring these are beautiful! They put my notebook doodles to the truest form of SHAME!