Ben Hecht is an American artist
whose work is focused on mixed media encaustic (beeswax) combined with his
original landscape photography of nature, primarily aerial views of the ocean.
He often uses drones to achieve a unique perspective on his subject, along with
an unexpected combination of materials such as beeswax and UV resin, which
results in works that are immediate and recognizable yet foreign and
mysterious. Ben Hecht is based in Southern California, and his work has been
shown publicly since 1994.
Featured image: Ben Hecht - Aquas Aliis Vitrius
H1, 2019 (detail). Encaustic - 3D. 48 × 96 in. 121.9 × 243.8 cm. Photo courtesy
Whistler Contemporary