One of the sculptures that I found specifically interesting in the park was ‘Bench 1’ designed by Practice Architecture (Paloma Gormley, Lettice Drake and Henry Stringer) in 2010, an amphitheatre made from recycled scaffolding. The amphitheatre has good acoustics so is perfect to be used for discussions and debates. The sculpture has in built drainage to help reduce the damage to the wood, which has already had a few pieces replaced.
Kenneth Armitage’s sculpture ‘Wall’ made in 1965 from bronze also interested me. Looking through the funnels at different angles played with the sense of sight and forcing a viewpoint as well a the sense of sound depending on which way you spoke into the cone.
Another piece that sparked my imagination was the Richard Long’s Tame Buzzard Line made from flint in 2001. Photographing this inspired me to think about distance, perspective and also route. This also made me think back to the idea of the Fire of London and how the city was burned and buried underneath the new city, unlike this sculpture which reveals the materiality of what is underneath the earth; flint and stones.
Another piece, which interested me was Anthony Gormley’s ‘Another Time XII’ made from cast iron in 2010. The statues are at different points over the farm and seem to be objectively observing the landscape they are in.
Reference:
Site Visit with tour on 22nd September 2011
New Art Centre (2006-10). New Art Centre. Retrieved September 24, 2011, from www.sculpture.uk.com
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