Friday 16th October 2015:                Visited  Chatsworth   to see the exhibition      Beyond Limits

This is an exhibition of post-war and contemporary British sculpture and included three works by one of my favorite sculptors:   Barbara Hepworth

Also in the exhibition were works by Kenneth Armitage, Sandy Brown, Reg Butler, Anthony Caro, Lynn Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Stephen Cox, Tony Cragg, Angus Fairhurst, Barry Flanagan, Anya Gallaccio, Antony Gormley,  Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, Allan Jones, Phillip king, Bryan Kneale, Richard Long, Sarah Lucas, Bernard Meadows, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolozzi, Simon Periton, Marc Quinn, Conrad Shawcross, Gavin Turk, William Turnbull, Mark Wallinger, and Bill Woodrow.

Apart from the Hepworths my favorite piece of work in the exhibition was: Pair of walking figures-Jubilee by  Lynn Chadwick. (See image 1).This is cast in bronze and depicts two figures, one male and one female as they stride forward. Chadwick has always been intrigued by movement and in many of his works has explored figures in motion.. He has also conceived a simple but ingenious distinction between his male and female figures. Men are depicted with rectangular heads and the females with triangular ones! 

My second favorite piece of work was a stunning  sculpture by Sandy Brown called: Temple.(See image 2).

Brown is a ceramicist and this particular piece of work was created as a temporary installation especially for the gardens at Chatsworth. Involving arches, columns and more than 5000 handmade tiles this work is a celebration of colour and creativity.

Although I am not a big fan of Antony Gormley I was impressed by this sculpture called: Big Gauge 11.(See image 3). This work is made in cast iron and consists of 16 blocks similar in size to those used in building houses. This is an abstract piece of work and differs from the  previous sculptures  I have seen which are made from casts of his own body.

In a very prominent setting  was one of Henry Moore's monumental sculptures: Three Piece Reclining Figure: Draped.(See image 4)). I have admired Moore's work for a long time and seeing this stunning piece in "the real" and was a real treat.

 Seeing this major exhibition of "best of Britain"  in the very impressive grounds of Chatsworth which has been described itself as "a vast sculptural intervention"was a great experience and source of inspiration. 

                                                                      

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