Hannah Abdul-Hadi

John Curtin College of the Arts

Year 7

Ink on tissue and brown paper

35 x 50 cm

My artwork is inspired by the mysteries of the ocean. The areas that fade away remind me of seashells swirling with the currents, and fading into the ocean background. The shell I recreated caught my eye due to its skeletal structure. The colour scheme goes from dark tones to foamy shades. I wanted to indicate that nearby is a sandy shore. The darkness makes me think of ocean depths, and what lies below. I used a scrunched tissue-paper ‘skin’ to form an oceanic texture and diluted aquatic coloured ink.