YSP and Hepworth Gallery.

21/10/15

After visiting the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Hepworth Gallery yesterday, I have many mixed thoughts about Sir Anthony Caro's work. Initially, I liked his work. I liked how it was mainly built on a large scale and I liked the materials he worked with were industrial instead of plaster or ceramic materials that were mainly showcased in the Hepworth gallery. I especially liked how he experimented with different materials such as glass switching to plastic when glass deemed too difficult. As most sculptures are built from the floor or to be placed upon a table, I was also fond that he built sculptures hanging from the ceiling or draping over the edge of a table. However, I also did not enjoy his work. I feel that his work lacks creativity and is too simplistic for my liking. I feel like the majority of his work could be done by myself as it just looks like pieces of painted metal welded together. I appreciate his work and understand that in reality I would not be able to do what he does to his level, but I still think his work doesn't look like it has come from a man deemed the greatest sculpture of our generation.
Looking at the difference between the exhibitions, the work shown in the Yorkshire Sculpture park was definitely more modern and bright compared to the exhibition shown in the Hepworth Gallery. The work that was showcased in the Hepworth was mainly shown in the materials natural form instead of painted bright, bold colours like in the Yorkshire.