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This month we showcase the Skyspace by James Turrell, one of the most unusual pieces of work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.. James Turrell had long been an admirer of the Yorkshire landscape and first proposed transforming YSP's disused deer shelter - an 18th century Grade II Listed building - into a Skyspace in 1993 following an.
James Turrell Deer Shelter Skyspace,... © Robin Stott ccbysa/2.0 Geograph Britain and Ireland
marks the deepest part of the forest. Towards its north edge, woodland gives way to heathland at Deer Shelter Plain, where red and fallow deer were traditionally fed under a thatched shelter through harsh winters, and a long-established herd still roams. The dark, secret recesses of this ancient forest have inspired much folklore.
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This chapter looks at the permanent installation/public sculpture Deer Shelter Skyspace, which was designed by the artist James Turrell and installed in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2007.
Deer Shelter Skyspace, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2013, by James Turrell Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Deer Shelter Skyspace. Deer Shelter Skyspace is open daily (10.00-16.00 during winter opening hours and 10.00-17.00 during summer opening hours) and is located in the Country Park area of YSP.. Seizure. In order to conserve the artwork and extend it's lifespan, access to Seizure is by pre-booked time slot only. Capacity is limited and we recommend booking prior to your visit to avoid.
James Turrell, Deer Shelter Skyspace, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2007. Photo by puffin11k via
Shelter is not necessarily the point of James Turrell's work. In a number of similar skyscapes, it has been said the American artist is more keen to simply bring the cosmos closer. But it happens that this piece of work is built into a listed 19 th century fold for livestock belonging to the Bretton Park Estate in West Yorkshire.
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James Turrell creates a magical, mindful experience out daylight, as Deer Shelter Skyspace harnesses the changing light of the Yorkshire sky. Dawn to sunset, autumn to spring, sunshine to storm - light and shadows constantly shift. This is the perfect place end your winter walk and watch the sunset (at approx. 15.45 from December-January).
James Turrell Deer Shelter Skyspace Yorkshire Sculpture Park
James Turrell, Deer Shelter Skyspace, 2006. An Art Fund Commission. Courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photograph © Jonty Wilde. Infinite Light is a unique, limited edition, publication, signed by the artist and printed on archival paper.
Deer Shelter Skyspace by James Turrell Photo by Jonty Wild… YSPsculpture Flickr
The Deer Shelter Skyspace is a place of contemplation and revelation, harnessing the changing light of the Yorkshire sky. It allows us time to sit and think; an open invitation to access a peacefulness often denied in our busy lives. Deer Shelter Skyspace 2006
Deer Shelter Skyspace, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Scott Simpson Flickr
Deer Shelter Skyspace James Turrell (b.1943) Yorkshire Sculpture Park © the artist, courtesy of YSP. Photo credit: Jonty Wilde, courtesy of YSP Send information to Art Detective Yorkshire Sculpture Park Wakefield Read more on Yorkshire Sculpture Park Date 2006 Medium stone Accession number E058 Work type Sculpture Tags
James Turrell Deer Shelter Skyspace Yorkshire Sculpture Park
James Turrell This installation is the first time the Art Fund has commissioned a work of art. The idea stemmed from the Art Fund's centenary celebration in 2003 and the poor representation of work by living artists from overseas in British public collections. Turrell has created the skyspace within an 18th century Grade II listed building.
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A wander round James Turrell's - "Deer Shelter Skyspace" at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, June 2014.Yorkshire Sculpture Park: http://www.ysp.co.uk/ Bonus track:.
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James Turrell: Deer Shelter Skyspace James Turrell creates a magical, mindful experience out of something so ordinary as daylight. Each of his Skyspaces around the world frames the same thing: the sky. But, of course, the sky is never quite the same. Dawn to sunset, autumn to spring, sunshine to storm - light and shadows constantly shift.
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In the Deer Shelter Skyspace, Turrell has preserved the original form of the listed structure and once inside the visitor is led along a floor-lit corridor which opens out into a bright, high.
James Turrell (Deer Shelter Skyspace) Adaptive reuse, James turrell, Shelter
Shop Learn James Turrell's practice is concerned with light and space, and he has been building Skyspaces since 1974. A Skyspace comprises a chamber containing only s
James Turrell Deer Shelter Skyspace Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Deer Shelter Skyspace harnesses the changing light of the Yorkshire sky. It's a beautiful place of contemplation and revelation in any season, but particularly joyful in the daylight of spring. David Nash: Seventy-one Steps In 2010 we invited David Nash to make a permanent intervention in the landscape at YSP. He proposed replacing the worn.
Deer Shelter Skyspace /2 James Turrell at the Yorkshire Sc… Flickr
Light, space, time to stop and think: with its 500 acres and this - the Deer Shelter Skyspace - Yorkshire Sculpture Park offers just a touch more than you might suppose the great outdoors could supply. Destination Guides Things to do in West Yorkshire Things to do in Lancashire Things to do in the North East Things to Do in Cheshire