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Lot Essay
cf. Exhibition catalogue, Wendell Castle, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2008, p. 62 for a drawing of this design;
D. Linley, C. Cantor and H. Chislett, Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture, London, 2009, p. 35 for an example of this model;
Exhibition catalogue, Wendell Castle: Rockin', Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2010, pp. 14-15 for an example of this design.
Other examples of this work were exhibited at Wendell Castle- Unflinching Faith at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, October - November 2013; Wendell Castle: Forms within Forms at The Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, November 2012 - February 2013; Wendell Castle in the 21st Century at the Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, Missouri, March - June 2011.
Castle's stainless steel 'Abilene' rocking chair highlights the effect of light on the bold and graceful curvilinear lines of its highly polished smooth surface. Its reflectivity at times dematerializes the biomorphic sculptural form of what is essentially an elegantly playful piece of furniture
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Wendell Castle. Addtionally, this edition will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné Wendell Castle: A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2012 published by The Artist Book Foundation and written by Emily Evans Eerdmans, with essays by Glenn Adamson, Jane Adlin, and Dave Barry.
D. Linley, C. Cantor and H. Chislett, Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture, London, 2009, p. 35 for an example of this model;
Exhibition catalogue, Wendell Castle: Rockin', Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2010, pp. 14-15 for an example of this design.
Other examples of this work were exhibited at Wendell Castle- Unflinching Faith at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, October - November 2013; Wendell Castle: Forms within Forms at The Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, November 2012 - February 2013; Wendell Castle in the 21st Century at the Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, Missouri, March - June 2011.
Castle's stainless steel 'Abilene' rocking chair highlights the effect of light on the bold and graceful curvilinear lines of its highly polished smooth surface. Its reflectivity at times dematerializes the biomorphic sculptural form of what is essentially an elegantly playful piece of furniture
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Wendell Castle. Addtionally, this edition will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné Wendell Castle: A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2012 published by The Artist Book Foundation and written by Emily Evans Eerdmans, with essays by Glenn Adamson, Jane Adlin, and Dave Barry.