I am a real lover of sculpture, with no particular preference for media or form. Whilst I am happy to wander around a gallery, I am more happy viewing sculpture outside in a natual landscape. Somehow, if placed correctly, sculpture just works really well with nature. The surrounding planting, or lack of, has huge bearing though it has to be said.
Yesterday, I visited the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire, which is home to the National Motor Museum, as well as having the house, abbey and gardens open to the public. The organic kitchen and Victorian flower garden are well worth a walk around, even in the rain!
Unbeknown to me, the
Surrey Sculpture Society were holding an exhibition in the gardens from 25 June to 22 August 2010, with 85 sculptures in a variety of media, from steel and bronze resin to clay. I'm sure I didn't see all of the sculptures but some of them were really fabulous.
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