Maher Morkos (Maher Morcos) @- Egyptian artist. He was born February 23, 1946, in Cairo, Egypt, in a family mother is Egyptian and father Italian. Began career as an artist at the age of 13 when began selling watercolors to tourists that depicted scenes of everyday life among the ancient ruins of Egypt. At age 14 he competed in the Egyptian national competition sponsored by the government and won it.

This led to the order from the Ministry of education on illustrations for textbooks of secondary school. At the age of 15 he held his first solo exhibition in Cairo and started what would become a long adventure in the world visual arts. When it came time to pursue an education, his parents persuaded him to study law or medicine because they wanted their son to become" профессионалом".

Instead, he chose architecture because it was the closest thing to art, and, thus, acceptable to parents. All the time in College, he nurtured his love for music and learned to play the saxophone. After completing College in 1968, in the direction of" западное art" he performed" программу минимум".

Due to his Egyptian heritage, many critics and collectors were fascinated about his ability on the-настоящему to combine Egyptian antiquity and capture the essence of the Western style of painting.

His goal was to prove that he is a much better artist than most American artists. With great determination and talent, he achieved this goal in the short term, and surprised critics by winning many medals and awards at prestigious Western art exhibitions. He was also invited to become a member of many prestigious organizations, including" Западное the legacy of the" and" Западные artists of America". Today Morkos is represented in corporate and private collections throughout the world. He"s certainly earned his position among the most accomplished artists in the world regardless of theme.

the Egyptian artist. Maher Morcos @- http://www.mahermorcos.com