I visited Yorkshire Sculpture Park toward the end of July on my visit to the Leeds and Yorkshire area for a long weekend. Earlier in the day, the weather was very nice but then became very rainy later on. Luckily, I managed to see quite a few of the sculptures before the rain got too bad; I had just returned from the car when it started to pour down. For those who do not know, Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an outdoor park that contains mainly modern art sculptures situated amongst grazing sheep. There is woodland and a lake, and there are a couple of buildings that house temporary exhibits and a cafe. This is a place where visitors can spend a day enjoying a walk around the sculptures.
Henry Moore - Large Totem Head
Yorkshire Sculpture Park is located in West Yorkshire near Leeds and covers 500 acres of grounds. It was founded in 1977 and is the largest sculpture park in Europe. It contains sculptures from popular artists, such as Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, David Nash, Sean Scully, Henry Moore, and many others. Some of the work will be instantly recognisable to most people.
Robert Indiana - LOVE
Marc Quinn: Wilder Shores of Desire
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Daniel Arsham
KAWS
Daniel Arsham
Daniel Arsham
Erwin Wurm
Roger Hiorns - Seizure. This installation was made from an abandoned council estate flat in London in which the crystals were grown from the walls and ceilings. The whole thing was then removed from the flat by removing one wall of the flat and craning it out.
Jody Kerwick - Hydra vs Bear
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm
Damien Hirst
Katrina Palmer - The Coffin Jump
Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst
Henry Moore: Reclining Figure Arch Leg
Henry Moore - Two Large Forms
I walked to the bottom of the sculpture park but did not walk around the lake where there were more sculptures. The weather was starting to rain a little bit.
Henry Moore - Upright Motives
Henry Moore - Large Spindle Piece
This rabbit is not a sculpture but it hung around me for some time.
Barbara Hepworth - The Family of Man
William Turnbull - Large Horse
Niki de Saint Phalle - Buddha
Elizabeth Frink - Protomartyr
If you are looking for something to do around Leeds, I recommend Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a fun attraction with the family. Visitors can become inspired and walk around the park land to explore some sculptures. They also have temporary exhibits and talks, classes, and much more to support artists. Their cafe stocks good food with a variety of options and their shop contains hand-mind items from artists, is also well worth a visit.
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