'Rhinoceros' by Sarah Shamma

First Prize – Paintings
Sarah Shamma (Syria)
'Rhinoceros'
Oil on canvas

'I was inspired by the rhinoceros’s face and body creases that bear great similarity to those of human old age. The eyes radiate both sadness and kindness. Creases; in any texture whatsoever appeal to my eyes and attract my brush, they are my means to portray reality in its subtlest details.'