Wendell Castle Something to Hide (2 Parts)
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AP1, Edition of 3 with 1 AP (2 Parts)
2012
Stained Ash, Oil Finish
Wendell Castle’s Something to Hide comprises of twin wooden sculptures, carved from the stained ash that distinguishes Castle’s later works. Their abstract forms combine voluminous spires growing on top of one another, as Castle marries a whimsical aesthetic with a deep understanding of balance and composition.
Castle was among the first in the U.S. to merge the disciplines of sculpture and design, and is credited with pioneering the American Art Furniture movement, evidenced in his ability to elevate humble materials into artworks bordering on the anthropomorphic.
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.
