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About the Artist


My art is a reflection of what lies beneath… a description of reality, illustrated in my own words, through the language of the ancients. From the early days of my childhood, I lived in a world of my own. The statement is not a cliché as much as it's about the most accurate description I can explain my views through. At points, I used to believe that I am not from this Earth and that I belong to the moon, swimming, like a mermaid, side by side the Loch Ness monster. I was always under the impression that I am being followed by monsters. When I grew up and it was time for me to exit my childhood cocoon, I found myself metamorphosing, within another cocoon, into a butterfly, and that is when I entered the School of Fine Arts. It was probably then that I have felt, for the first time, that I am safe from this world's ogres. It is only then that I realized that the secret gate to the outside world exists, and it actually had a key: the key of Art.
As is the case with many artists, I was fascinated by the greats before me, and as I acquired a better understanding of the visual realm, my fascination developed into a mature appreciation of self-knowledge. I am a person who believes in constant development; I look at myself now and I see that there is a vast space for me to still develop and explore the several virgin paths within me.

I'm inspired by anything, from a flying bird to a dead man, all the way to an abstract placement of objects that I glance at randomly while walking to my work place. Recently, I would say my muse has been music, but such an element can't be decided. It's as variable as a color spectrum.

 
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Give Peace a Chance

2008
90cmx 45 cm

Give Peace a Chance
My definition of peace is that of a ghostly matter, forever floating in a state of uncertainty.

Things are not what they appear

2009
Free hand, Illustrator and photoshop
1 m x 65 cm

Things are not what they appear
It's a series I've done a month ago, the procedure was a bit long, I'v started by doing the little dolls from papers and other stuff, then i did the set where i took a photo for each one. Mainly the project talks about fear and how under fear everything looks different, even our normal daily life like love, friendship, .... can look like a deadly monsters, and we can look even more silly than these dolls when fear visit us. and the name comes From "Pocahontas Journey to a New World". Here is the link for the other eight: http://maherartwork.blogspot.com/2009/04/things-are-not-what-they-appear_8723.html

New Jesus

September 2009
Free hand and illustrator
100x75 cm

New Jesus
Jesus coming back for revenge from the people who killed him and the cross that caused him pain.
 
Education and biography
I don't have a favorite medium to use. In university, I started off preferring oil painting, but as I was discovering the other forms of expression I moved to pastels and swayed over to acrylic and have been stuck there since; it is a medium that gives a powerful effect and is much faster to apply than oil-based painting. Usually, when I commence working on an artwork, I start with pencils. Later, when I have created a close image of my instantaneous inspiration, I scan it and this is when the real work starts: with the computer; it is much faster and allows me to see my creation without having to wait for the oil to dry or the acrylic to solidify. At the end I'm still on my way of discovering new way 2 deliver my message, so I'm moving to Montréal in January 2009 to start a course in video art, I guess I'll never stop!
 
Future shows
Following the art-of-purpose philosophy, I am preparing for a highly ambitious artwork that will be part of a mobile exhibition will be touring the globe starting May 2009, featuring world-renown artists and filmmakers, all of whom are working under the theme of the individualistic impact on the environment.
 
Website:  maherartwork.blogspot.com/
 
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