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Artist: Carolyn
Title: Gatsby Black White & Red
Necklace 24”
Medium: Beaded
necklace
Summary of work:
Every thought I have of the
“Roaring 20’s” is in black and white with some red. |
Artist: Carlene
Title: Hello There
Medium: Water Color
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Artist: Zach
Title: Al Capone
Medium: Pencil Drawing
Summary of work:
In The Great Gatsby,
all the characters delude themselves about what dreams they want
to achieve and believe that they will bring them satisfaction.
They never end up achieving these dreams, or if they do, they are
never satisfied. Al Capone could be just another character in The
Great Gatsby... |
Artist: Natascha
Title: Annelise
Medium: Drawing in ink
Summary of work:
I tried to capture the inner
strength that I imagine to be in a 20’s era flapper girl. |
Artist: Nick
Title: Georgia Peach
Medium: Pencil Drawing
Summary of work:
The inspiration for drawing this
portrait of Ty Cobb can be attributed to several things. Since
this portrait was based on The Great Gatsby, I decided to draw
someone that I could relate to one of the characters in the story... |
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Artist: Chelsea
Title: Great Gatsby
Alternate Ending
Summary of work:
This is the story of how I
think The Great Gatsby should have ended. |
Written Submission
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Artist: Steve
Title: “Shame on me”
Medium: Music with
lyrics
Summary of work:
I wrote this song to
reflect the self-delusion that many, if not all, the characters in
“The Great Gatsby” seem to be laboring under (i.e. Gatsby belief
he will “win” Daisy with an accumulation of wealth, etc…) |
Artist: Matthew
Title: Untitled
(Wood
Cut Out)
Medium: Wood and paint
Summary of work:
I wanted people to be involved
with my artwork. My teacher, Marge
Long, really pushed me to work hard. |
Artist: Alicia
Title: Young 1920s
Women
Medium: Black & White
Photograph
Summary of work:
I was inspired by all
the women in The Great Gatsby, but Myrtle and Daisy move more than
others. My photo depicts what life would be like for young women
in the 1920s, a flapper... |
Artist: Nancy
Title: Jackie
Medium: Pencil Drawing
Summary of work:
Jackie was our “Flapper” model
for a life drawing. |
Artist: Faith
Title: Untitled
Medium: Drawing in
pencil |
Artist: Sarah &
Franchesca
Title: The Glass
Gatsby
Medium: Glass and Cement
Summary of work:
This piece of artwork
was inspired by the cover of the novel, The Great Gatsby. |
Artist: Marirose
Title: Reflections
Medium: Painting in
oil
Summary of work:
Pensive thoughts
concerning Gatsby era—Is this REALLY the best life has to offer? -
What’s IT all about? |
Artist: Nina
Title: The Flapper
Medium: Pencil drawing
Summary of work:
My drawing, “The Flapper”, is a
visual representation of a woman of the 1920s who showed disdain
for conventional dress and behavior. She had a good time at
speakeasies, places for illegal sale of alcoholic drinks, during
U.S. Prohibition. |
Artist: Alma
Title: “Let the good
times roll” - Daisy
Medium: Drawing in ink
Summary of work:
These were the days of drinking
and dancing, and Daisy was a big part of it. This is how I
pictured Daisy. |
Artist: Dylan
Title: West Egg
Medium: Painting in
acrylic
Summary of work:
My painting for The
Great Gatsby Art Contest is an acrylic painting based off the
setting of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The
inspiration for this piece came to me from some my research of the
type of art and architecture that was popular around the 1920’s... |
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Artist: Adam
Title: The Great
Gatsby’s Car
Medium: Styrofoam and
paint
Summary of work:
A model of Jay Gatsby’s car.
The model moves with a remote control.
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Artist: Lorene
Title: Careless People
Medium: Pastel Drawing
Summary of work:
Borrowing from the Art Deco style of that period, with its
simplified forms and figures, repetition and curving lines, I
tried to convey the opulence of the world of the wealthy in that
era... |
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Artist: Logan
Title: “Remember the
Night…”
Medium: Drawing in ink
Summary of work:
This drawing is a reflection of
the fascination with wealth, romance and alcohol, all of them,
forbidden fruit in the 1920’s. |
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