Location: United States
Mike Halem Born on Nov. 12, 1960 in EL Fayoum , Egypt After several years of living in Austria and Italy, Mike Immigrated to USA in 1985 to attend United States International University in San Diego where he obtained his MBA , and DBA - ABD Strategic Management. Since Jan. 2000 Mike has been studying Painting, drawing, and Sculpture at several community colleges in San Diego.
Focus of my work:
My artwork takes a critical view of my life journey and my inner struggle. This is my way to tell my story and to express how I really feel. The dream-like, surreal qualities of my paintings express the darker side of my life experiences and my views of mankind.
I found art to be my way out of this crazy world. I paint the world I see in my visions and my dreams. Through painting, I can visit my imaginary world to speak my mind with no regard to what others think. My work is only successful if it expressed how I felt.
Most of my subjects contain figures with dramatic expression and colors. Others describe places I visited in my imagination and dreams. I am currently focusing on expressing myself through abstract art.
Painted in San Diego California 2011 and 2012
Acrylic on wood - size 24 x 30 inches
Acrylic on wood - size 24 x 30 inches
Acrylic on wood - size 24 x 30 inches
Acrylic on wood - size 24 x 30 inches
30x40 inches. Oil on wood. 4/2012.
Mike Halem Oil on canvas size 16 X 20 Inches 2011.
Mike Halem - 2011 - 24"X30" acrylic on wood
Mike Halem 2011 - 24"X36" acrylic on wood
Mike Halem - 2011 - 24"X30" acrylic on wood
Acrylic on wood - 24 x 28 inches
Oil on Wood. Size 31 X 39 Inches
Oil on canvas 16 X 20 inches
Oil on Wood Size 24 X 36 inches
Oil on wood - size 36 x 48 inches
Acrylicon wood - size 24 x 30 inches
Acrylic on wood - size 24 x x30 inches
Self impression - Mike Halem - Oil on Wood - 36X48 Inches painted 10/2006.
Oil on canvas. Size 18x24 inches. Mike Halem
Oil on canvas 9 x 12
Stand-up Noodle House - Mike Halem - Oil on Canvas size 24X36 inches. may 2012.
Model 3-5-2013 # 1 Acrylic on paper size 18 x 24" Mike Halem
Model 4-2013 - 2 Acrylic of canvas 24x30 inches. by Mike Halem
Model - mike. Acrylic on canvas. Size 24x30 inches. Mike Halem 5/24/2013
walking in the rain Acrylic on canvas size 24 x 24 inches . By Mike Halem
Shin Kan Sen. Acrylic on canvas. 18x 24 inches. By. Mike Halem
Sumo Wrestling - Acrylic on canvas - size 24 x 30 inches - Mike Halem
Erosion - Oil on canvas size 24 x 30 inches . Mike Halem
Oil on wood size 26 x 44 inches