Description: This full-color catalog accompanied the first museum exhibition to examine the digitally crafted works of Wendell Castle, acclaimed figure of the American art furniture movement.
Brief description: Wendell Castle (1932-2018), master furniture maker, designer, sculptor, and educator, was in the sixth decade of his extraordinary creativity when an emblematic exhibition of his signature works was mounted by the Museum of Art and Design 2016. It blended the artist's seminal works with his latest collec- tion, produced with digital technology. In part a self-reflection, this eponymous, full-color companion book examines some of Castle's historically representa- tive works as well as significant contemporary furniture pieces, continuing his highly respected and acclaimed sculptural/functional dialogue. Castle, ever the innovator, was remarkable for his openness to new technologies; he not only embraced an initially complex practice but has "remastered" it. His vast oeuvre represents a prodigious lifework that began in 1958 and aligns with the develop- ment of the American art furniture movement.