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.