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Since settling down in Tourcoing, France, Ben Bella rarely travels. For him traveling was never a holiday. Each journey was a psychological trauma that inflicted pain. He prefers to travel the world via his art and love for music.
Over the past forty years Ben Bella has created over 20,000 pieces of art that encompasses paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, printmaking, and international public art commissions. His philosophy of art is simple: He believes that the act of creating is an obligation. If he is not creating, he does not feel good. “It’s like if you want to pee, you just have to do it”.
As we all know, what will be, will be. Mahjoub Ben Bella is now a highly celebrated and collected artist. His revolutionary uncle, Ahmed Ben Bella, became the first elected President of Algeria.
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