Carpenters
Account

Wendell Castle Something to Hide (2 Parts)

Price on request

  • 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.

Artist Biography

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.

Exhibitions