Wendell Castle A Sculpted Door
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Historical Design
1976
Maple, Ebonised Maple, Glass, Brass Fitments
96 x 201 x 28 cm
37.8 x 79.1 x 11 in
A Sculpted Door is one of Wendell Castle’s earlier pieces. With an oeuvre that seeks to combine sculpture and furniture, Castle uses a particular wood technique called bent lamination, consisting of glueing multiple wooden planks before carving the shape. He focuses on keeping the form organic and the tone of the material natural; the decorative elements of the door’s structure are merged like branches of a tree.
Artist
Wendell Castle
Born in Kansas in 1932, Wendell Castle received two degrees from the University of Kansas, one in industrial design in 1958 and the other in sculpture in 1961. He moved to Rochester, New York to teach at the School for American Crafts and established a permanent studio in the area that is still in operation today. He reinvented himself for nearly six decades.
