Friday 24 April 2020

Yorkshire Sculpture Park



Whilst in Yorkshire last  I visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It is located near Wakefield, 20 miles from Leeds, in the 500 acre Bretton estate. The open air collection is scattered within a landscape of woodland, lakes and formal gardens. There is a temporary exhibition in amongst the permanent collection.


This is Pop Rooster (2016) by Joana Vasconcelos
















































Lucy and Jorge Orta - Gazing Ball 2018

























































































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14 comments:

  1. Janey and Co.24 April 2020 at 22:48

    Wow those are a lot of sculptures. I like that chicken, and the zodiac heads...

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  2. Caree Risover25 April 2020 at 07:49

    I visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park a couple of times a year (first planned trip for this year was cancelled but fingers crossed for later) and it is good to see it through somebody else’s lens

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  3. Caz.P.25 April 2020 at 08:41

    Blot on the landscape. The only ones that blend in with the surroundings are Henry Moore sculptures.

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  4. DJan25 April 2020 at 13:47

    These are some of the strangest sculptures I've ever seen. Some of them are a bit demented, in my opinion. But thanks for sharing anyway. :-)

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  5. Arkansas Patti25 April 2020 at 14:09

    I was bewildered by a lot of them and couldn't imagine the artist's intent. To show how unsophisticated I am , I really liked the ice cream cone:))

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  6. Wendy25 April 2020 at 14:35

    It always amazes me what some people consider art but it's often interesting. It must have taken hours to look at all of these and take your brilliant photos. A shame that so many plaques had the "Please do not climb on the sculpture" warning on them.

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  7. Mara25 April 2020 at 15:30

    Well, Henry Moore may be a well-known artist and very good at what he does, but I don't get his work. All the other works are fine, I can see what they mean or just enjoy them, but HM's work is not for me.

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  8. Marcia25 April 2020 at 15:35

    I think some of those sculptors have a lot of fun making their creations. And then there are others who create then come up with a name for it. LOL

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  9. Penelope Notes25 April 2020 at 19:17

    Making the familiar unfamiliar. So much creativity in one place is astonishing. It’s an intriguing, beguiling quote: neither dead or alive. :)

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  10. Cynthia25 April 2020 at 19:59

    Mostly not my cup of tea but I saw a few I liked. A Needle Woman had a rather chilling subtitle pertinent to the times: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth a Souvenir. Hmmm, we hope not! The description had a whole lot more meaning that I saw in the actual sculpture! Maybe just me ....

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  11. Billy Blue Eyes26 April 2020 at 08:40

    I've only ever been to one sculpture park and that was placed in a small area though it took a while to wander around. Some of the so called work was as crap as the ones in this park others I though good. These places are a mixture of peoples work. I cannot call it talent when I see the one called alternative landscape, hanging a bucket on a tree is not art but others are quite colourful like the octopus which I liked

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  12. diane b26 April 2020 at 13:23

    An amazing variety of sculptures and as in most sculpture parks some I love and others I think are rubbish. I like the octopus best. I was born in Wakefield.

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  13. Gattina26 April 2020 at 16:25

    Very special and original sculptures ! A lot of creativity !

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  14. Lowcarb team member3 May 2020 at 01:49

    What a mix of sculptures, always interesting to see.

    All the best Jan

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