Maddison Illingworth

Byford Secondary College

Year 11

Charcoal

38.5 x 56.5 cm

My artwork uses charcoal. The initial idea was to present a being with a split personality. During the planning process, I wanted to experiment and searched for inspiration. I found a panel from a Japanese manga series ‘The Climber’, which was written by Shin-ichi Sakamoto and Yoshirō Nabeda. I observed the images and pondered ways I could represent my own being in a similar way. The final result displays detail in the eyes and broadening, stretching shoulders. My intention was to make the middle face portray the illusion of a hidden personality seeking to rise to the surface.