Old Sport x 45

Brian Graves spotlights Gatsby’s famous saying, “Old Sport”––a phrase he uses 45 times in the novel as a badge of belonging. Set against a lawn-green background with accents of soft blue, this text-based painting captures both the allure and the artificiality of Gatsby’s performance. Repeated to the point of obsession, “Old Sport” becomes at once aspirational, endearing, and hollow, mirroring Gatsby’s efforts to transform himself into the man he longs to be.

• 2025
• Acrylic Paint and Oil Pastel 
• 36’’W x 48’’H x 1.5’’D

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