Wendell Castle Saving Grace
Price on request
Edition of 8 plus 4 AP
2011
Stained Walnut, Oil Finish
38.1 x 48.9 x 27.9 cm
15 x 19.3 x 11 in
Saving Grace is a stained walnut sculpture by Wendell Castle employing his characteristic technique of stack lamination. The artist’s approach to wood sculpting masterfully manipulates the possibilities of the material. Appearing to consist of two conjoined shapes, the piece demonstrates opposing curving movements, with a flat surface created at the top.
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.
