The painting depicts two individuals with each possessing a very significant hair colour. The girl holds a packet of vegetable in her hands. However, in contrast they are wearing animal prints as if defeating the purpose of being a vegan which is against animal cruelty. A red alarming van with an image of a cow attached to it seems to be disturbing the vegetarian couple. God Bless Vegan is the artist’s perception on vegan diet practice of refraining from the use of animal products.
Nik Mohd Shazmie has a Diploma in Fine Art from the Faculty of Art & Design of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kelantan. In 2014, he received a Bachelor (Hons) in Fine Art from the same university. He has held a solo exhibition titled Home Sweet Home (2015) at Nando’s Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur and participated in group exhibitions in Malaysia and abroad. In 2015, he won the Gold Award (Established Category) in the prestigious UOB Painting of the Year competition held at Curate Henry Butcher. In 2014, he was also the grand prize winner of Nando’s Art Initiative.