Archive for the tag 'Sculpture'
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Hodnet Hall Gardens – Lake Views
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2010
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Beyond Limits
By way of Statcounter and a Google link I found this blog post which showed a photo of one of the sculptures in the ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition at Chatsworth. The post included a link to the ArtDaily newsletter which had an interesting article on the exhibition.
I found out a bit more about the sculpture picture [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2010
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Chatsworth – The Lion Sculptures
The 6th Duke collected sculptures, which were modern art at the time he collected them. Last year all his sculptures were returned from their various resting places around Chatsworth and placed back in their original positions within his commissioned top-lit sculpture gallery.
He was a compulsive collector of sculptures and during his visits to Italy [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2010
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100 Photos 33 :: Butterflies
I know it is a bit of a cheat and I should have made the effort to get a photo of a real butterfly, but I do rather like the effect of the sun glinting off this sculpture.
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2010
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Chatsworth – More from the Exhibition
Some more sculptures from the ‘Beyond Limits‘ exhibition:
Engine of Evolution by Mark Quinn
Stairs by Lynn Chadwick
Butterflies by Manolo Valdes
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2010
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Chatsworth – Beyond Limits
The temporary sculpture I mentioned in my last Blog post is part of the Sotheby’s ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition at Chatsworth. The exhibition is a display of modern sculpture set against the backdrop of Chatsworth house and estate. When I visited, the exhibits were in the process of being set up in preparation for the exhibition [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2010
