PERTH AMBOY – On February 1st, 2012, the Perth Amboy Catholic School Gifted & Talented Art Club presented “Living Art”. The students painted all the background art on canvas and portrayed in person many famous masterpieces including The Last Supper and Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. Other Living Art included American Gothic by Grant Wood, The Scream by Edvard Munch, Ranuccio Farnese by Titian, Women with Calla Lilies by Diego Rivera, Girl Shooting Marbles by Norman Rockwell, Girl With A Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer and many others including Modigliani, Botticelli and Gauguin.
Students worked as Art Guides and gave a brief history of each painting to all visitors. The event was organized by Art teacher, Rose Lavin Pennyfeather.
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Mona Lisa——Victoria Zayas,
Girl Shooting Marbles ——Athena Soto,
Two boys –Francisco Vasquez and Joey Polanco
The Scream ——Matthew Franco