Mauritius Students Prize 2022

A colourful pond of koi fish and lotus.

Since I was a kid I was told stories about be the legendary place Kaaba, by my parents. I was taught to go in the righteous way and earn good deeds. It is one of my parents’ dream to bring the whole family to see Kaaba someday; inspiration for this pray artwork has come from my religion and my beliefs. Each design has been crafted to the highest quality in design. It encompasses works created for patrons of faith. Kaaba is the muslim’s most sacred site because it represents the metaphorical house of God and the oneness of God.

Portraits of famous artists artworks/self portraits, ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer, ‘Pablo Picasso self portrait’, ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo da Vinci, ‘The Scream’ by Edvard Munch, ‘Frida Kahlo thorn necklace’ by Frida Khalo and ‘Van Gogh self portrait’ are having a fun tea party all gathering together having tea, it has an old Victorian era style of tea set and table. A Friendly atmosphere.

Ecstasy every so often we felt in our childhood. Perhaps later we forgot in adulthood. The reason that made us swing uneneded. That freedom once we had as a child . On the sing where we smiled . Made us want to touch the sky .Even when it seemed so high . That sentient that made us jolly . Like we do not have to worry . Every now we need such a blessing . An ecstasy that keeps us blooming.

A painting depicting human emotions

A landscape painting inspired by our local nature reserves.

A painting based on sugarcane – one of the pillars of Mauritian economy.

This picture radiates a mother and daughter’s delight as the mother introduces her daughter to the marvels of nature. The tender daughter cheers at the sight of a dolphin jumping out of her mother and splashing her with refreshing sea water. The scene exudes the happiness of a mother and daughter’s time together and their real, strong and pure bond of true unconditional love for a lifetime. The young daughter’s Mamma or mother is her guide, her motivator, her protector and her educator. The mother’s hair merges with a forest scape from which the national Mauritian endemic bird the Kestrel has emerged and the national endemic flower a Trochetia adorns her hair. This metaphorizes the mother-daughter bond with mother nature, love for all her beautiful creations and creatures on Earth. The layered peacock paper sculpture is symbolic of mother nature and power of regrowth, rejuvenation, royalty, respect, honour and utmost integrity.

Painting inspired by nature.

Oil painting on canvas to bring awareness and sensitise people about our ocean and the need to protect it. A human figure is presented in the foreground to help us human beings better relate with the corals and the need to preserve our precious marine ecosystem.

This artwork highlights the fact that nature is the core of humanity. A world without nature is one whose colours have dissipated into a blank abyss, a neverending oblivion.

I am inspired by my dreams and imagination that allow me to inhabit a wholly different world. In this piece, I did a self portrait blended with a lot of fantasy. In this artwork I may look lonely but the light, colour, peace and hope gives me freedom. I believe my imagination keeps me company till the end of my journey.

A painting depicting the pleasure of tea time.

“The Beginning Of Our Yes Forever”; is my own creation since I wanted to present an original theme that is necessarily common as artwork. Marriage is something in which people engage in forever and the wedding day is a special day for everyone who will get married. That`s why I wanted to express a composition of a couple who had just married, at sunset on that special day. My artwork show the beginning of a life together, happiness and memorable moments. I have used acrylic paint to apply gouache technique for my artwork. As in a wedding, the cake is important; I place the cake in the foreground to show the aspect of focusing on the camera to take a shot of the cake , the newlyweds in the background create an amazing panoramic view.

Inspired by the Russia – Ukraine war depicting the suffering and misfortune of the people in Ukraine.

A painting inspired by Vermeer’s painting The Girl with the Pearl Earring

A painting depicting dogs as family members. Pets are no less than family, Always cherish them.

The artwork shows how the children are losing their parents because of Wars. It is painful for parents to write contacts on the back of their child, as they are not safe and not sure if they will survive.

Motherhood is the affectionate feelings of love and care that torment the mind of the woman who constantly thinks about her baby. The womb invites us inside the mind of a woman illuminating the beginning of a new story in the form of life.