 Brett Bigbee (United States, born 1954 )Two Women, 1991–92, graphite and charcoal on paper, 45 x 61 7/8 inches, Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Museum purchase, with support from the Contemporary Art Fund, in memory of Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen, 1993.2. | Graphite September 1, 2007 - November 25, 2007 From line to liquid, from the real to the abstract, this exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculpture explores the myriad ways contemporary artists use graphite. The exhibition features 25 works drawn from the Portland Museum of Art's permanent collection and on loan from local artists. Family portraits by Brett Bigbee and Alex Katz, architectural views of Portland by Robert Solotaire and Rackstraw Downes, and minimalist renderings by Scott Davis and Kendra Ferguson present a wide range of subjects and approaches to this single, versatile medium. |