Saturday 27 October 2012

Chatsworth ~ Beyond Limits ~ 2012/15 ...

... and so to the sound of much cheering, sighs of relief and the odd muttered "Thank God that's it ..." we reach the last sculpture in 'Beyond Limits' at Chatsworth.

Fortunately we end with a good one, Nijinski Hare ...

Beyond Limits ~ 2012 ... exhibit number 15

It has been sited so that Chatsworth House provides the backdrop ... 

Beyond Limits ~ 2012 ... exhibit number 15  

... and this provides a great contrast ...

Beyond Limits ~ 2012 ... exhibit number 15  

I do feel though that it looks as though Nijinski Hare is playing football rather than ballet dancing ...

Beyond Limits ~ 2012 ... exhibit number 15

The slight haziness in the photo above was due to the water vapour drifting across from the Emperor Fountain over my right shoulder.

If you want to visit 'Beyond Limits' this year you'd better hurry ~ it ends tomorrow, Sunday, the 28th October 2012.

I end with Nijinski Hare getting in a cross from the wing dancing off into the autumn night.

Beyond Limits ~ 2012 ... exhibit number 15  

 I'm not quite finished though. Overall I found this year's 'Beyond Limits' the most disappointing since I first started to view them. Much as I love Barry Flanagan's work you can have too much of a good thing and this year I had too much of Barry's work. Lets hope that next year's 'Beyond Limits' has a little more variety.

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  1. Another one I really like, although the hare in this one is pretty much the same hare as featured balancing on the anvil in the previous one. I just love the implied movement. I can look at it and see different kinds of movement each time. Sometimes it looks like he's running in an exaggerated slow-motion, sometimes it looks like he's dancing 'The Twist'.

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  2. Yes the hare in this position seems to be used in other sculptures doesn't it Mitch ... and I agree with you as regards doing 'The Twist'.

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  3. Yes its been interesting but hopefully next time they will have a mixture of art exhibits.Have you read the Gould diaries in[ Pilsbury Castle Interpretation Project,]1783-1792,1795.It mentions the Bowman family quite a lot.Ann

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    1. No I've not read the Gould Diaries Ann. Are they available online ? As for 'Beyond Limits' we can only hope for an improvement next year ...

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  4. Hi Charlie if you put in the the name I have put in brackets it should come up as a download.

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    1. Thanks Ann, I will ... actually, I'd better go to Sainsbury's first. I will look forward to having a look later.

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    2. Thank you Ann for this link. I think I will have to print it off ... I'm not so good at reading something on my monitor. I like paper ! I will let you know how the Bowmans fit in to my family tree ...

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  5. Ballet? I think not.... but still better than some of his other hares.

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  6. Thank you for visit it was very interesting, I enjoyed the hares and I hope next year they will opt for some diversity as the previous years.

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