Convex surfaces and concave interiors played against the texture and scale of the natural world in Moore in the Gardens – a truly significant presentation of works by acclaimed 20th century British sculptor, Henry Moore
(1898-1986). Visitors found monumental reclining figures and colossal abstracted forms throughout the Gardens’ York Street location; two works stood in front of a unique foothills backdrop at the Chatfield site.
To facilitate better understanding of Moore’s process, our visitors were able to see Henry Moore: Creative Vision—an indoor exhibition that offered a selection of maquettes (small working models) used by the artist to solve visual and spatial problems before creating large works like those seen on the grounds. Reminiscent of Moore’s own maquette studio at Perry Green, this installation also included found objects and tools. Moore was known to refer to this working space as his “library of natural forms.”
Photo at right: Large Reclining Figure 1984 (LH192b)
Image reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation.
Learn about the artist and his sculpture directly from curators at The Henry Moore Foundation in a cell phone audio tour. Listen to an excerpt here.
Photo: Seated Woman 1958-59 (LH 440).
Image reproduced by permission of
The Henry Moore Foundation.
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