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More Art in Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford

Other well-known artists apart from Hockney are on display in the Cartwright Memorial Hall in Bradford. There are two works by L S Lowry.

“Industrial Landscape ‘Ashton-under-Lyne'”:-

An LS Lowry

“Haworth Church”:-

Haworth Church by L S Lowry

Paul Nash is known for his war paintings but “View from a Window in Nice” represents his surrealist side:-

Paul Nash Painting, Cartwright Memorial Hall

David Hockney in Bradford (ii)

More Hockney in the Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford.

“Bradford Indoor Market” and “Artist’s Family at Tea”:-

Two Hockney Paintings

“A Bounce for Bradford,” part of a morale boosting campaign for the City in 1987 after the fire at Valley Parade:-

Hockney Painting, Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford

“Autumn” from 1954:-

David Hockney: Autumn

“Moorside Road” from 1955:-

David Hockney

Untitled late work made on an iPad:-

Untitled Late Hockney Artwork

David Hockney in Bradford (i)

Artist David Hockney (who died in June) is one of Bradford’s most famous sons. The Cartwright Memorial Hall and Gallery holds several of his works. Two of them are the Bradford Phone Book for 1989 and A Travel Guide to Bradford from 1992:-

David Hockney: Bradford Guides

Le Plongeur (Paper Pool 18) is a more typical Hockney:-

Hockney: Le Plongeur (Paper Pool 18)

Early drawings:-

David Hockney Drawings

Pencil Drawings:-

Hockney Pencil Drawings, Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford

Street Scene on Hillside:-

Cartwright Memorial Hall, A David Hockney Drawing

David Hockney: 9/7/1937 – 11/6/2026. So it goes.

Laura Ellen Bacon at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

One of the buildings at Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a former chapel.

When we were there it held pieces by Laura Ellen Bacon who use sustainable Somerset willow to make her sculptures.

The main piece was titled Into Being:-

Laura Ellen Bacon: Into Being

This is the same piece viewed from the balcony:-

Laura Ellen Bacon: Into Being From Above

This piece, on the balcony, is Contact 2021:-

Contact 2021 by Laura Ellen Bacon

In the vestibule of the chapel was Muscle Memory:-

Muscle Memory by Laura Ellen Bacon

Yorkshire Sculpture Park Again

This is Masayuki Koorida’s Form Twist. (The spheres in the background are by the same artist):-

Masayuki Koorida: Form Twist

Also by Masayuki Koorida: Growth. (This looks to me like a V2 rocket or the rocket on the cover of the Tintin story Destination Moon):-

Masayuki Koorida: Growth

Simeon Barclay: Pittu Pithu Pitoo (the cockerel is part of the sculpture.) Bretton Hall is in the background:-

Simeon Barclay: Pittu Pithu Pitoo 1

Sophia Vari: Le Roi et La Reine:-

Sophia Vari: Le Roi et La Reine

Suhasini Kejriwal: Garden of Unearthly Delights:-

Suhasini Kejriwal: Garden of Unearthly Delights

 

 

More Daniel Arsham at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

In a secluded green area near to the main buildings at Yorkshire Sculpture Park there were two more Daniel Arsham pieces. We happened on them by coming up from the park via this pond:-

Pond at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

View from other side of pond:-

Greenery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Bronze Eroded Venus of Arles, part of Relics in the Landscape:-

Daniel Arsham: Bronze Eroded Venus of Arles

Bronze Eroded Venus of Arles by Daniel Arsham

Main park building and Bronze Eroded Bunny:

Sculpture Park Building and Daniel Arsham's Bronze Eroded Bunny

Reverse view of wall above (Bronze Eroded Venus to left):-

Greenery and Wall, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

More From Yorkshire Sculpture Park

This strange head is by Daniel Arsham. It’s called Unearthed Bronze Eroded Melpomene and from this angle looks like something out of Doctor Who:-

Daniel Arsham, Unearthed Bronze Eroded Melpomene

But is a more conventional head from the other side:-

Daniel Arsham Unearthed Bronze Eroded Melpomene, Front View

HA_HA is by Brian Fell:-

HA_HA

This old deer shelter at Yorkshire Sculpture Park has now been converted by James Turrell to an Art piece:-

Deer Shelter Skyspace at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

A square has been cut out from its roof allowing a view of the sky:-

View from Deer Shelter Skyspace at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir by Kimsooja:-

Kimsooja, A Needle Woman Galaxy 1

Sean Scully’s Wall Dale Cubed:-

Wall Dale Cubed by Sean Scully

 

Damien Hirst at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

There are several Damien Hirst pieces at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

“Virgin Mother” here seen beyond a lovely bridge over the River Dearne:-

Bridge with Virgin Mother in Background

“Virgin Mother” is a giant anatomical model (such as the ones I once used to demonstrate to pupils when teaching the Biology aspect of the First Year Science course – though the school’s model did not display pregnancy):-

Virgin Mother

Damien Hirst's Virgin Mother

“Virgin Mother” in panoramic view (Bretton Lakes, part of the Park, in background):-

View in Yorkshire Sculpture Park

“The Hat Misses the Man” for some reason reminded me of 1960s children’s cartoons on TV:-

The Hat Misses the Man, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

“Charity” deliberately recalls the charity boxes which used to stand outside High Street shops:-

Charity, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Barbara Hepworth at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Fittingly, since Yorkshire Sculpture Park is only a few miles south of Wakefield, her birthplace and home to The Hepworth Wakefield, the Park contains several Barbara Hepworth works.

The most substantial of these is “The Family of Man”, a series of nine sculptures that represent people. They are distributed across part of the Park in amongst some trees.

Barbara Hepworth Family of Man 1

Barbara Hepworth Family of Man 2

Barbara Hepworth Family of Man 3

Barbara Hepworth Family of Man 4

Barbara Hepworth Family of Man 5

Barbara Hepworth Family of Man 6

Also in the Park is Hepworth’s “Squares with Two Circles”:-

Barbara Hepworth, Squares with Two Circles

 

 

Henry Moore at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is situated some miles south of Wakefield. Since in our visits to Haworth and Bradford we were close, we took it in.

The Sculpture Park is similar to Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh but covers a much larger area.

There are several Henry Moore sculptures in its grounds.

Upright Motives is near the car park, well before the entrance building:-

Henry Moore, Upright Motives 1

Three Piece Reclining Figure:-

Henry Moore, Three Piece Reclining Figure

Large Spindle Piece:-

Henry Moore Sculpture

Large Totem Head:-

Large Totem Head by Henry Moore

I’m afraid I didn’t note down what this one was called (two angles below):-

Henry Moore Sculpture

Henry Moore Sculpture Different Angle

Reclining Figure, Arch Leg:-

Henry Moore Sculpture at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Reclining Figure Arch Leg showing ‘mouth’:-

Henry Moore Sculpture, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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