The focus of the new show at the Palo Alto Art Center is the pencil, and the amazing art that can be created:
The exhibition explores the creative potential and artistic possibilities of graphite and showcases new applications of graphite as a material of drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation. There are two artists included who work primarily in graphite: Chris Sicat (San Jose), who covers tree branches and stumps completely with graphite, and Kevin Chen (San Francisco), who creates pencil drawings so small that a magnifying glass is required to view their intricate details.
The other artists in the show combine graphite with other media; they are: Libby Black, Judith Braun, Dalton Ghetti, Francesca Pastine, Hilary Sanders, and Valerie Wilcox.
Below is a mosaic of some photos I took at the exhibition.
(Slide show: Click any image in the mosaic below to start a slide show; Exit the slide show by clicking the white X in the upper left corner of the screen.)
The art will be on view through April 13. There is free parking.
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