"His sculptural, chunky wood forms are reminiscent of a modern day Wharton Esherick or JB Blunk. It's no wonder Vince calls his design style "Flinstones." The Claremont, California-based artist carves each stool, chair, or object from a single block of wood using chainsaws and hand tools, following "the grain, patterns, knots, and other characteristics" to find the form within. Today Vince writes in with a podcast recc, favorite book shop, and what might be the most surprising unpopular design opinion we've gotten yet."
"P.S. If you're in LA, catch Vince's work in "Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman"at Craft Contemporary, opening November 15. "It's a group exhibition that places the pioneering midcentury designs of the Ackermans in dialogue with contemporary artists, including myself," Vince writes. Above: Vince's "After the Storm" exhibit at Tiwa Select in LA. Photograph by Justin Chung."
"What's on your bedside table? Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi What's your desert island design/art/architecture-related book? Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers by Leslie Williamson What podcast or playlist do you put on when you need inspiration? Middlebrow Podcast"
Vince Skelly creates sculptural, chunky wooden stools, chairs, and objects carved from single blocks of wood using chainsaws and hand tools. He follows the grain, patterns, knots, and other characteristics of each piece to reveal the form within. His references span various traditions of wood carving, megalithic dolmens, ancient figurines, the sculptures of Brancusi, and figures in the paintings of Phillip Guston. The design style is called "Flinstones," and the work evokes Wharton Esherick and JB Blunk. Work appears in Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman at Craft Contemporary, opening November 15 in Los Angeles. Personal recommendations include Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi and the book Handcrafted Modern by Leslie Williamson.
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