I really enjoyed these pieces by Sui Jianguo. There are three of these very large suits made of some sort of metal, all lined up a good distance apart from each other almost in a military fashion. He is quite famous for creating these suit figures all over the world. I am not sure how they've been created but they look very detailed and smoothed off. As they do not have figures in them they have no personality like military soldiers should not show emotion. They should stand strong, tall and proud as these do.

Personally I do not like this sculpture created by Eva Rothschild as I think it looks like it could be found in a children's park.It looks like a cheap, broken climbing frame. She is a very highly regarded artist and sculpturist known for her minimalist style but personally this piece did not excite me one bit.

These men, by Elisabeth Frink really gave me the shivers. They reminded me of the casts of Anthony Gormley in his piece 'Another Place' apart from these are all individual, each doing their own thing. I do not like the idea of life sized or larger statues of men with creepy faces so neither of these artists pieces would I wish to see again!! The white faces are almost like over-done war paint, or it could be a piece done on race, as the statue is a dark brown/grey/black colour with the face painted white.

This piece, created by a polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz is called "Ten Seated Figures". It stands at ten feet in height and is influenced greatly by her experience of war and political oppression. All of the figures are very similar, almost identical from a distance but when viewed up close you realise that they are all individual as they are roughly cast in iron leaving a rough wrinkly texture, with some sort of protective coat splashed over areas to leave some to become rusted and turn a reddish-brown colour. I thought this was a nice piece of art as you were able to touch it and get up close. If these figures had heads I think that they would loose the sense of similarity from a distance as they would have a personality attached to them.
 
This 'lady-hare' created in 2007 entitled 'sitting' by Sophie Ryder combines animal and human forms, attitudes and instincts. It expresses sexuality and emotion by using a female figure. Sophie herself is the model for her sculptures and drawings. She takes attitudes and poses from her own body which are repeatedly drawn and made in wire and bronze.  I am really interested in any work involving animals so automatically as soon as I saw this piece I was drawn towards it. The split through the middle allows you to look through and inside the Galvanise wire sculpture at its hollow innards. This is quite left open to the interpretation of the viewer.


Donna Wilson creates many different small quirky hand knitted cushions and other objects. She hold workshops to show people how she creates these unique and pretty designs. The show we saw at Yorkshire Sculpture Park is about endangered species and was full of earthy colours and patterns making up cushions of trees, animals and directions like these arrows. All her work is computer generated before being created on the sewing machine to be able to look at the patterns. I think they look quite homely and inviting as they are a bit uneven and comfy looking.