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MAURITIAN ARTIST - ARTISTE MAURICIEN

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WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE

I am a Mauritian artist who finds most of his inspiration from his island in the Indian Ocean. I was born in Mauritius in 1968 and spend most of my life close to its beautiful beaches and its lush tropical vegetation. My artist life started when I was 16 and I never stopped exploring the fascinating art world.

 

I love my island and most of my art revolves around that love. Since 2003, I have been working on my own painting style involving geometric shapes and bright colours. I called this style “Zafer.”

"Refusing the gloom of the world and painting happiness with vibrant colours."

 

That’s the soul of the "Zafer" style.

PRINTS

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Discover the beauty of my paintings now available as high-quality prints. Bring a touch of artistry into your home or office with these stunning reproductions. Each print captures the essence of the original artwork, making it a perfect addition to your collection. Explore the range and find the piece that speaks to you!

Dodo-Jaune_edited
Dodo in the jungle
Tamarin road
Pirogue rouge a Roches-Noires_edited
Dodo crossing_edited
Reflets sur la riviere Tamarin2
Maison-et-bananes-bleues
Its-my-turn_edited
Dodos-au-ruisseau-du-Pouce2
Flamboyant-a-Bain-Boeuf_edited
First-time-at-the-beach_edited
On-tortoise-back2_edited
Bus-stop-under-the-trees
Montagne-geometrique2
Mare-aux-nenuphars
Zafer-fish-03
Curious-dodo
Lever-de-lune-sur-cabris-bleus
Fillette-et-cabri-bleu
Coucher-de-soleil-au-Morne
Sunny-morning-in-Tamarin
Kas-poz
Dodos-a-Gris-Gris

The word “Zafer” comes from the Mauritian creole and is generally used to name something undefined or when one doesn’t know the name of a particular object...

Pascal Lagesse in his studio in Curepipe, Mauritius

Photo: Marie Lagesse

About me

"Courage and kindness, always."

It was in 2003 that I started working on a very colourful style of painting, accompanied by geometric shapes. The use of graphics in the Zafer style stems in part from a simplification of the painter Vincent Van Gogh's touches. The spirals and circular shapes that we find in his painting “Starry Night” and the almost geometric shapes of the painting “Dandelion Meadow” caught my attention and I wondered what a painting would look like in which these touches of paint were simplified. This is how I started making paintings with circles, spirals, squares, triangles, lines and dotted lines.

Last Blog Article

A sail boat between
the coconut trees

This painting is titled – "A sail boat between the Coconut Trees".

 

For this painting, I painted the background in red before doing my drawing. (1) For the sea, I first painted a more or less plain background in emerald green, (2) then...

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LIVE PAINTING

MY STUDIO IN CUREPIPE

In the heart of Curepipe, my painting studio stands as a sanctuary of creativity. Filled with colors and brushes, it's where art comes alive. Step inside and be captivated by the magic of my creations on canvas. Welcome to my world of artistic expression. (Only by appointment)

Pascal Lagesse studio in Curepipe, Mauritius

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