Christiane Shortal is a Christchurch-based artist who uses illustrative techniques to create surreal, unearthly visual narratives. In her latest body of work, she creates relics of a lost civilisation, depicting creatures and figures whose struggles supernaturally reflect modern life.
Found object #98Embroidery on linen
97X88mm
2020
Found object #97Embroidery on aida cloth
97X88mm
2021
Found object #96Embroidery on linen
120X107mm
2021
Found object #95Embroidery on aida cloth
97X88mm
2021
Found object #94Embroidery on linen
97X88mm
2021
Found object #7Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
197X144mm
2020
Found object #6Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
185X145mm
2020
Found object #5Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
210X145mm
2020
Found object #4Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
143X204mm
2020
Found object #3Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
192X144mm
2020
Found object #2Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
196X146mm
2020
Found object #1Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
200X146mm
2019
Token!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X224mm
2020
Crime!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X215mm
2020
Hunt!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X224mm
2020
Food!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X224mm
2020
Speak!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X224mm
2020
Shelter!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X219mm
2020
Store!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
289X224mm
2020
Play!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
289X224mm
2020
Hydrate!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X224mm
2020
Wash!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X224mm
2020
God!Gouache, acrylic & pen on paper
299X665mm
2021
