This exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculptures featuring 25 works drawn from the Portland Museum of Art’s permanent collection explores the myriad ways contemporary artists use graphite in their work.
Graphite
Through November 25
Portland Museum of Art
Portland, Maine
(207) 775-6148
This exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculptures featuring 25 works drawn from the Portland Museum of Art’s permanent collection explores the myriad ways contemporary artists use graphite in their work. The show features the traditional use of graphite—in pencil form—as well as graphite used in powdered and liquid form to create abstract compositions. Among the artists included in the show are Brett Bigbee, John Whalley, and Alex Katz.
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Two Women
by Brett Bigbee, 1991–1992, charcoal and graphite on Cambridge rag paper, 45 x 61 7/8. Collection Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine. |
Tool Belt
by John Whalley, 2004, graphite on paper, 30 x 23. Collection the artist. |
Class of '54
by John Whalley, 2007, graphite on paper, 43 1/2 x 56 1/2. Collection the artist. |