Name: Despair

Medium: High Quality Print on Photo Paper

Size: 16.5'' x 23.4''

Painter: Saad Mahmood

*Personalised note of authenticity included*


The concept and the story behind this painting is the ever growing epidemic of people taking the shortcuts to wealth and riches whilst comprimising on the laws and orders of society. This painting highlights the story of a young girl who was blinded by the short term gratification of illegal wealth and pursued a path of prostitution. The fact that she has lost her identity is represented by her face being unrecognisable in the painting itself. The transition between a dusty green colour into a bright and opulent red shows the transition between poverty and wealth that this woman has taken, with the coins being the end goal for this woman.