Tuesday 24 November 2009

Sculptures on a Friday

Using a much-needed dentist appointment as my excuse, I spent yet another weekend at my parent's house, which in fact turned out to be one of the nicest home-visits I've had in a long time.

With the freedom of a car, on Friday we headed over to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Set in Bretton Country Park, this is a lovely place to while away an autumn day, wandering amongst work by some of the biggest names in sculpting, with a suprisingly beautiful backdrop of the West Yorkshire countryside. It felt quite naughty to spend a weekday doing something that slow and unnecessary, and I needed half an hour to really relax and accept that study could wait. But the weather was perfect; a mix of bright sun, blustering winds and spattering rain, which created exciting light and shadow effects on the sculptures.




There is a lot of work by Henry Moore at the park, and I was especially excited to see a sculpture by Anthony Gormley, which was incredibly eerie looking over us from high up on a tree stump. I can't say that sculpture is something that really moves me; it takes something really special for me to really appreciate it, but One and Other does just that, it was captivating!

And of course, time was taken to reflect on the artwork in the café. Yorkshire parkin - yummm!

I will update on Saturday's activities at a later date! Night night :-)

7 comments:

  1. Wow, I can't believe I'd never heard of that park. My grandparents live in Yorkshire, and I'm studying for my PhD at Sheffield - that's going to be on my list next time I'm in that neck of the woods.

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  2. Hello :-)

    Yes, I really reccommend it for a quiet day out - really really lovely space to wander around in!

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  3. I've seen other shots of the park on other blogs, it looks like a fantastic place to spend a day. And if there is tea and cake too that's an added bonus!
    Lisa x

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  4. Indeed it is!! And there is also a speciel DIY hot chocolate section with tubs of sprinkles and marshmallows!! I didn't see this until I'd purchased my tea, but another good reason to go back soon! ;-)

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  5. There is a Lidl near where I work and I popped in there the other day to get milk and just HAD to buy a packet of those waffles. You just don't see them in shops normally.
    Lisa x

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  6. Aha! Thanks for the tip! I will keep a look out :-)

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  7. Another one of my fave places, and only 15 mins max from my house!! Fab restaurant - they do wonderful things with vegetables !! xxx

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