graphite
June 2nd - July 2nd, 2023
Arch Enemy Arts presents GRAPHITE, a curated collection from the gallery’s eleven-year archives inspired not only by this most versatile medium but also by the subtle sheen of ashen silver it displays in raking light. A material that serves as the starting point for nearly every great work on paper, graphite feels like one of those all-encompassing mediums. It knows no bounds, and as we hope to make clear in this series, it has offered limitless potential for our artists over the years, working in all styles and mediums to express their unparalleled creative viewpoints.
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Where do you start with graphite? Do you begin at the beginning, when sedimentary carbon oxidizes during its transformation into metamorphic rock? Or do you look to the future where single-atom layers of graphite called graphene are used to transform everything from water filters to batteries? For us, graphite gets interesting around 4500 BCE, when the Boian culture in neolithic Europe began marking their pottery with geometric patterns in graphite. For the next six and a half millennia, humans have made marks with graphite, smearing it as powder, rubbing it as sticks, or casing it in wood to create the most versatile artistic instrument–the pencil. - Reed Enger, Obelisk
Included in GRAPHITE and on-view through the month of June is work from our archives by Alex Kuno, Allison Sommers, Andrew K. Currey, Babs Webb, Bayo, Brandon Zimmerman, Brecken Bird, Christina Mrozik, Craww, Dave Correia, Ethan Price, Halsey Swain, Juliet Schreckinger, Lihao Lu, Lori Nelson, Marta Witkiewicz, Matt Gordon, Meagan Magpie Rodgers, Michael Reedy, Nicole Gustafsson, Paul Romano, Robert Kraiza, Shaun Beaudry, Shawn Russell, Ted Knighton, Tronvs, and Veronica Jaeger.
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by Candice Musher
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'GRAPHITE' will be on view from June 2nd - July 2nd, 2023.
Sold works will begin to ship the week of June 18th unless other rush shipping arrangements have been made.
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All pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
Payment plans are available - email to inquire.

"The Watcher" (2019) graphite, charcoal on paper mounted to panel 16 x 20" $800 USD

"Beholden To" (2016) graphite on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $180 USD

"(Nobody)" (2016) graphite on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $180 USD

"Shrine 2 (Masking)" (2022) graphite and silverleaf on paper 16.5" x 20" framed to 19.5" x 23" $1200 USD

"The Fray II" (2021) graphite and gold leaf on paper 24" x 10" in custom frame $1500 USD

"Shrine 1 (Hyper Vigilance)" (2022) graphite and silverleaf on paper 16.5" x 20" framed to 19.5" x 23" $1200 USD

"John Henry, No. 2" graphite & pencil shavings on paper 6" x 10" framed to 10" x 12" $250 USD

"John Henry, No. 4" graphite & pencil shavings on paper 6" x 10" framed to 10" x 12" $250 USD

"John Henry, No. 3" graphite & pencil shavings on paper 6" x 10" framed to 10" x 12" $250 USD

"John Henry, No. 1" graphite & pencil shavings on paper 6" x 10" framed to 10" x 12" $250 USD

"Dissociated" (2021) powdered graphite, silver gouache on Bristol 6.5" x 7" framed to 16" x 16" $400 USD

"Drifting Away With Blind Fish" (2020) graphite on paper 24" x 24" framed to 25" x 25" $1300 USD

"Morton Skull 786 - Skull sent me from Old Cairo, in Egypt, by Mr. Gliddon, who knew nothing of its history. A eunuch? approx. 40. I.C. 77." (2020) colored pencil on watercolor paper 7" x 10" framed to 11" x 14" $600 USD

"Morton Skull 443 - Bengalee. Woman, approx. 30. I.C. 84. Donor. Dr. Joseph Carson." (2020) colored pencil on watercolor paper 7" x 10" framed to 11" x 14" $600 USD

"Morton Skull 551 - Idiot: European, approx. 30. I.C. 79. Presented by Dr. Jones of New Orleans." (2020) colored pencil on watercolor paper 7" x 10" framed to 11" x 14" $600 USD

"Echo" (2020) graphite on paper 8" x 10" framed to 13" x 15" $600 USD

"Enfold (Grace)" (2017) graphite on paper 12" dia. $1195 USD

"Safe From Harm" (2021) ink & graphite on clayboard panel 7.8" x 7.8" $600 USD

"Rise Above" (2022) graphite on Fabriano Artistico paper 11.8" x 16.5" framed to 18.5" x 23.5" $1500 USD

"Solace" (2022) graphite on Fabriano Artistico paper 11.8" x 16.5" framed to 18.5" x 23.5" $1500 USD

"The Promise" (2021) graphite on Fabriano Artistico paper 15.74" x 11.41" framed to 21.5" x 17.5" $1300 USD

"It's All Around Us" (2016) charcoal on paper 11" x 14" framed to 14" x 17" $550 USD

"Skyscraper" (2019) graphite on mylar 10" x 16" framed to 17" x 19" $1100 USD

"Ophelia" (2022) conte on mylar 20" x 15" framed to 21.3" x 26.5" $950 USD

"Melt" (2020) graphite on mylar 11" x 13" framed to 18" x 20" $1100 USD

"Faith" (2018) graphite on mylar 16" x 12" framed to 23" x 19" $2100 USD

"Peaceful Ending" (2015) graphite 9 x 17" (framed to 12 x 19") $600 USD

"Great Heights" (2022) ink and graphite on Arches archival paper 10" x 10" framed to 16" x 16" $950 USD

"The Cephalopod Forest" (2023) ink and graphite on Arches Hot Pressed Paper 14" x 17" framed to 20" x 23" $1700 USD

"The Barber" (2023) ink & graphite on stretched watercolor over panel 11" x 14" framed to 14" x 17" $850 USD

"Dependable Beat Study" (2021) graphite and gouache on wood 10" x 12" $550 USD

"Blooming Birds" (2022) graphite pencils on bristol paper 9" x 9" framed to 15.7" x 15.7" $750 USD

"The Seer" (2022) graphite pencils on Bristol paper 8" x 11" framed to 13.4" x 16.5" $400 USD

"Jr Jr Toots" graphite and acrylic on moleskin 8 x 12" in frame $400 USD

"Laugh About Goldfish" graphite on moleskin 8 x 12" in frame $400 USD

"Wolfman" graphite on moleskin 8 x 12" in frame $400 USD

"Cold Night" (2019) graphite on paper 6 x 8" framed to 12 x 14" $575 USD

"3 Minutes" (2022) marker, colored pencil, gouache, glow-in-the-dark paint 9.5" x 23.75" $750 USD

"Jeroba Adventurer" (2017) india ink on paper 5.5 x 6.5" framed to 11 x 12" $350 USD

"She, herself is a haunted house / Vessel" (2022) ink, charcoal, pan pastel, chalk on paper 20" x 24" framed to 25.75" x 29.75" $1600 USD

"Empowered Somehow" (2021) pen & ink 11" x 14" framed to 15.5" x 21" $800 USD

"The Arrival" (2016) ink & watercolor 9 x 7" $400 USD

"Kayeri The Mushroom God" (2017) pen, ink, white gouache, gold acrylic on coffee stained Strathmore bristol 10 x 12" $500 USD

"Rhythms" (2022) mechanical pencil on paper 9" x 12" framed to 16" x 19" $1200 USD

"Ant Woman" charcoal and colored pencil on paper 18" x 26" framed to 20.5" x 28.5" $1600 USD

"The Pit of Tartarus" (2019) ink on paper 20.5 x 29" framed to 26 x 33" $3200 USD

"Felicia" (2023) pencil, color pencil on paper 9" x 12" framed to 15" x 18" $630 USD