ADC Awards
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Category
Editorial / Spread - Single
Annual ID
ADC101_ILT064M
About the Work
This story had such a contrast in content. The beautiful and delicate Ballet dance, opposite the greed, deceit, and eventually murder. We immediately wanted to commission a fine artist with a painterly style. I imagined the reader would come to this story, see a beautiful oil painting of ballerinas, only to soon discover the dark side of the story. James Taylor Gray immediately came to mind. His lighting and masterful paint strokes are in a classic portraiture style, but James' work always has a bit of mood, tension, and drama about it.
2022 Awards
Total Points: 3
Merit Honor
Credits
Media Distribution Company
Condé Nast / Vanity Fair / New York
Creative Director
Kira Pollack
Illustrator
James Taylor Gray
Design Director
Justin Patrick Long
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