YSP/ HEPSWORTH GALLERY

SUMMARY ON THE YSP/ HEPWORTH GALLERY contextual studies


Yesterday, my class and I went on our trip to the YSP and the Hepworth Gallery, to look at some of the 3D art work that other artists have created. I preferred the Hepworth Gallery over YSP, as the art work intrigued me more. The Hepworth Gallery also included some artwork from the artist Caro, who our next project is about. He uses materials from every day life like industrial materials such as steel, which creates an aged look, as it begins to rust. I think that the art work is based both on reality and imagination, as he is using everyday objects to create something unique and interesting, and because of this he also works on quite a big scale. From different angles some of the art work looked more interesting from different perspectives as, you could see how the piece of art was created and was pieced together. The art made me feel intrigued as it made me wonder how he came up with those ideas, also as the work was made from steel, you could see that it had began to rust, which he may have wanted to happen.
Throughout the day we also completed two 16 page sketchbooks, including drawings of the sculptures from all the different artists. At both galleries, a lot of the art work were created on a large scale, however at YSP it was mostly created by imagination, where as at the Hepworth Gallery it used both reality and imagination. I enjoyed the trip however, I didn't understand some of the art pieces there.
This is an example of Caro's work,

I found this piece quite strange, as I didn't really understand what Caro was Trying to show. In my opinion I believe that he has created this to show anything can be art. He used industrial materials and objects such as steel and spanners, which made me wonder if this had something to do with a past job of some kind before he became and artist and used things that he knew how.

These are some more of Caro's work and examples of other artists work:

this was the only female sculpture that I had found in the Hepworth gallery, which I really liked, because it was the only female sculpture, it stood out more.

This is another example of Caro's work, which is found at the Hepworth galley. These were created out of industrial materials, which made me wonder if it had something to do with a past job, so he was using the materials he already knew how to use. I quite like these, because he was using steel, it created an aged look as the steel would begin to rust, making them look older than they actually are.

This piece of art isn't very eye catching as there is no meaning to it, so it doesn't stand for anything, meaning it's just a plain object.

This is my favourite piece  from the other artists in the galleries, as it's more understandable than some of the others, as you can tell what the sculpture is meant to be. I prefer the figurine sculptures more than the abstract sculptures as I don't understand what the abstract ones are meant to represent.

This is another piece of Caro's work, which he created out of wood. I really like this piece as it is different to some other pieces I have seen; I think this piece looks more creative and interesting.

I really like this piece of art by Caro as it looks very creative, also using the bright colours makes the piece more eye catching, which makes it more interesting.

I don't particularly like this piece as it doesn't look like it took a lot of time to create. It doesn't seem creative enough  compared to some of the other art pieces as it doesn't really catch your eye.



I really like this piece of art as it looks quite industrial but creative at the same time.