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:-

This is the same piece viewed from the balcony:-

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

In the vestibule of the chapel was Muscle Memory:-

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

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):-

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

Sophia Vari: Le Roi et La Reine:-

Suhasini Kejriwal: Garden of Unearthly Delights:-

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:-

View from other side of pond:-

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

Main park building and Bronze Eroded Bunny:

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

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:-

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

HA_HA is by Brian Fell:-

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

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

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

Sean Scully’s Wall Dale Cubed:-

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

New signage at the entrance to Dumbarton FC Stadium, The Rock:-

Artwork by Lewis Deeney in concourse:-

Elephant and castle (as on the club badge) with trunk changing into a path –

Goal being scored with the ball turning into a sunrise over Dumbarton Rock –

New artificial pitch:-

The Vicar’s Pele is a building which stands in the grounds surrounding St Andrew’s Church. It was once the vicarage for the church but now houses a pub!

St Andrew’s Church (stitch of two photos):-

Inside the church was an art installation by Keith Roberts MRSS, named Caporetto after the Great War battle also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo.

“Caporetto” installation information:-

These photos were all taken inside Bamburgh Castle.

Model of Castle:-

Painting of Castle by J M W Turner:-

King’s Hall:-

King’s Hall ceiling:-

A passageway:-

Window embrasure showing thickness of castle wall:-

A stairwell:-

Stone arched passageway:-

Stone ceiling:-

More from the Vaughan bequest transfer (see last post.)

Fittingly, this one is of Edinburgh:-

The West Gate, Canterbury:-

Shipping:-

The Doge’s Palace and Piazetta:-

Storm at the Mouth of the Grand Canal:-

Bellinzone, Switzerland:-

Ostend Harbour:-

Plymouth:-