Out of the Grey: An International Exhibit of Works Made Using Graphite
Jan 27, 2012 - Feb 24, 2012
According to Wikipedia:
The mineral graphite /藞伞r忙fa瑟t/ is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek 纬蟻维蠁蠅 (graph艒), "to draw/write",[4] for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead (not to be confused with the metallic element lead). Unlike diamond (another carbon allotrope), graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal. It is, consequently, useful in such applications as arc lamp electrodes. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. Graphite may be considered the highest grade of coal, just above anthracite and alternatively called meta-anthracite, although it is not normally used as fuel because it is difficult to ignite.
This definition reveals the true nature of the substance so many of us have drawn and written with since childhood. This seemingly commonplace substance, ubiquitous in schools, studios, and businesses, is the core of what is in fact a real equivalent to a modern day magic wand. Akin to diamonds and earth, and difficult to ignite it nevertheless manages to turn 'lead' to gold in the grip of intense and purposeful artists' hands. With a flick of a wrist it converts mere flexible planes of pressed and dried wood or cotton pulp into beguiling, energy filled artifacts. Manifest continues its eighth season with a project featuring works made from graphite. We of course expected to see a good many straight forward graphite 'drawings,' but we also realize that graphite is used as a primary media in many other art forms as well. So through its rigorous jury process Manifest was eager to see just how artists make work, including sculpture, mixed media, and non-traditional art, using graphite as a primary (but not necessarily exclusive) media.
For this exhibit 224 artists from 37 states and 20 countries submitted 473 works for consideration. Eighteen works by the following 16 artists from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Germany and Mexico were selected for presentation in the gallery and catalog.
The mineral graphite /藞伞r忙fa瑟t/ is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek 纬蟻维蠁蠅 (graph艒), "to draw/write",[4] for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead (not to be confused with the metallic element lead). Unlike diamond (another carbon allotrope), graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal. It is, consequently, useful in such applications as arc lamp electrodes. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. Graphite may be considered the highest grade of coal, just above anthracite and alternatively called meta-anthracite, although it is not normally used as fuel because it is difficult to ignite.
This definition reveals the true nature of the substance so many of us have drawn and written with since childhood. This seemingly commonplace substance, ubiquitous in schools, studios, and businesses, is the core of what is in fact a real equivalent to a modern day magic wand. Akin to diamonds and earth, and difficult to ignite it nevertheless manages to turn 'lead' to gold in the grip of intense and purposeful artists' hands. With a flick of a wrist it converts mere flexible planes of pressed and dried wood or cotton pulp into beguiling, energy filled artifacts. Manifest continues its eighth season with a project featuring works made from graphite. We of course expected to see a good many straight forward graphite 'drawings,' but we also realize that graphite is used as a primary media in many other art forms as well. So through its rigorous jury process Manifest was eager to see just how artists make work, including sculpture, mixed media, and non-traditional art, using graphite as a primary (but not necessarily exclusive) media.
For this exhibit 224 artists from 37 states and 20 countries submitted 473 works for consideration. Eighteen works by the following 16 artists from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Germany and Mexico were selected for presentation in the gallery and catalog.
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According to Wikipedia:
The mineral graphite /藞伞r忙fa瑟t/ is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek 纬蟻维蠁蠅 (graph艒), "to draw/write",[4] for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead (not to be confused with the metallic element lead). Unlike diamond (another carbon allotrope), graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal. It is, consequently, useful in such applications as arc lamp electrodes. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. Graphite may be considered the highest grade of coal, just above anthracite and alternatively called meta-anthracite, although it is not normally used as fuel because it is difficult to ignite.
This definition reveals the true nature of the substance so many of us have drawn and written with since childhood. This seemingly commonplace substance, ubiquitous in schools, studios, and businesses, is the core of what is in fact a real equivalent to a modern day magic wand. Akin to diamonds and earth, and difficult to ignite it nevertheless manages to turn 'lead' to gold in the grip of intense and purposeful artists' hands. With a flick of a wrist it converts mere flexible planes of pressed and dried wood or cotton pulp into beguiling, energy filled artifacts. Manifest continues its eighth season with a project featuring works made from graphite. We of course expected to see a good many straight forward graphite 'drawings,' but we also realize that graphite is used as a primary media in many other art forms as well. So through its rigorous jury process Manifest was eager to see just how artists make work, including sculpture, mixed media, and non-traditional art, using graphite as a primary (but not necessarily exclusive) media.
For this exhibit 224 artists from 37 states and 20 countries submitted 473 works for consideration. Eighteen works by the following 16 artists from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Germany and Mexico were selected for presentation in the gallery and catalog.
The mineral graphite /藞伞r忙fa瑟t/ is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek 纬蟻维蠁蠅 (graph艒), "to draw/write",[4] for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead (not to be confused with the metallic element lead). Unlike diamond (another carbon allotrope), graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal. It is, consequently, useful in such applications as arc lamp electrodes. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. Graphite may be considered the highest grade of coal, just above anthracite and alternatively called meta-anthracite, although it is not normally used as fuel because it is difficult to ignite.
This definition reveals the true nature of the substance so many of us have drawn and written with since childhood. This seemingly commonplace substance, ubiquitous in schools, studios, and businesses, is the core of what is in fact a real equivalent to a modern day magic wand. Akin to diamonds and earth, and difficult to ignite it nevertheless manages to turn 'lead' to gold in the grip of intense and purposeful artists' hands. With a flick of a wrist it converts mere flexible planes of pressed and dried wood or cotton pulp into beguiling, energy filled artifacts. Manifest continues its eighth season with a project featuring works made from graphite. We of course expected to see a good many straight forward graphite 'drawings,' but we also realize that graphite is used as a primary media in many other art forms as well. So through its rigorous jury process Manifest was eager to see just how artists make work, including sculpture, mixed media, and non-traditional art, using graphite as a primary (but not necessarily exclusive) media.
For this exhibit 224 artists from 37 states and 20 countries submitted 473 works for consideration. Eighteen works by the following 16 artists from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Germany and Mexico were selected for presentation in the gallery and catalog.
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