B E N    M A H M O U D Cassiopeia acrylic with leaf on panel, 35"x42", $6,000.00

Ben Mahmoud' s artistic career has spanned over five decades.   Although he began as a figurative painter, his true genius as an artist was realized in the early 90's when he began to paint still life's.  He considers his meticulously painted still life's, the most mature works of his artistic career.  Beneath layers of oil Mahmoud' s work reveals his life through mimetic imagery in what the artist concludes is a game of pretense.  His paintings engage the viewer in the act of discovering what is real and what is not and maintain a constant tension between fantasy and reality.                CLICK ON ARROW TO VIEW IMAGES