New York Aquarium 2017 Mural Competition
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Danielle Mastrion

New York Aquarium 2017 Mural Competition, also, Danielle Mastrion. . , New York Aquarium 2017 Mural Competition , Our first mural competition, with the theme "Ocean Plastics," received submissions from artists across the region. This mural is one of three chosen to adorn our Education Hall Boardwalk wall and raise awareness of the threat plastics pose to our planet's waterways. The New York Aquarium, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society, is committed to saving wildlife and wild places., Artist: Danielle Mastrion , Artist Statement: The theme is 'Phoenix rising from the ashes.' The phoenix represented by the animal which represents the state of the ocean from polluted to clean. First you see the bones of the tail. Next, the main portion of the tail is plastic pollutants with a darker background. Then the background becomes brighter, the water clearer; sunlight penetrates because it's clean. The tail turns into beautiful healthy scales. The position is tilted representing her 'rising' from the ashes from garbage to clean. Throughout there are air bubbles with important information regarding how we can reduce plastic waste and how ocean plastics harm written in the bubbles., Danielle is a painter and muralist from the Sheepshead Bay/Coney Island section of Brooklyn. She's been an artist her entire life and began painting large scale murals 5 years ago. Her work is found internationally, but she'll always call Coney Island Beach home.