Miro

Miro

Miro

Detail of Miro Bronze

Kodama - Tree Spirits from 'Princess Mononoke'

Miro

Miro

Autumn at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

I rest my case.

That time again - a trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park.  This time to see the wonderful Joan Miro exhibition.  The exhibition focused on his sculptures which he likened to monsters.  There is a fascinating section that explores his working practices.  He loved trees and clay!  Great.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park Revisited

Rachel Goodyear

Rachel Goodyear

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Henry Moore

Birch trees at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Andy Goldsworthy

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

I had a lovely day out on Saturday at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The weather was crisp, dry and bright perfect for a walk around the grounds.

One of the current exhibitions is new work by Rachel Goodyear.  I think Rachel is a fantastic artist.  Her pencil drawings of wildlife and lonesome people have great skill and imagination.  I was interested to see that she is moving into animation and even clay.  The exhibition is on until 3rd January 2012 and well worth a visit.

I also got chance to see the Jaume Plensa exhibition that I saw being installed back in April.  I was impressed with the scale, skill and ideas around his work.  One of the highlights was a curtain of words that tinkled delightfully in the autumn sun.  Another was the deep drones from huge inscribed gongs.

Signs of spring

I think spring must be my favourite season. I love it when I can see signs of growth and colour again, when daffodils stand proud and bright.

One of the areas I look forward to seeing in spring is The Crescent at Salford University with it's blossom and daffodil droves.





The beautiful terracotta Peel Building designed by Henry Lord in 1891.



The foyer of the Peel Building with what must be Pilkington's tiles.





There are controversal works happening along The Crescent. In an attempt to make the area more pedestrian friendly and celebrate some stunning architecture and heritage, traffic calming measures are underway. As you can imagine commuters using this avenue into Manchester are not pleased. As a local resident I'm looking forward to seeing the end result.

I went up to Yorkshire Sculpture Park recently. I needed some pollution free peace and quiet. It's such a great place to visit and go for an interesting walk. I was there during change over at some of the galleries. Here are a few photos from the day wrapped in white cloud - I'm not sure if the work is finished or not. I couldn't get closer as it wasn't open yet.



Work by Jaume Plensa.





Derek Wilson's elegant porcelain tea sets were featured in the shop.