We’re not experts when it comes to art but we know what we like and we’ve found that we do tend to like the more abstract works of paintings and sculptures when we’ve come across them as we’ve travelled around the world. I know that this type of artistic expression isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and I won’t pretend to often understand the deeper meanings that the artist may have had – if they had any deeper meanings at all – but I can look at some pieces and just admire the effort, the result, the materials used, and simply appreciate that someone took time to do this.
These sculptures, though, were from much closer to home, and a few minutes’ walk from where I used to work in Chichester back in 2011. The cathedral would often put on art displays over the years, sometimes with religious themes – see Sacred And Profane for one example – but also with wider appeal too. In fact, the sculptures in this post were on show just a couple of months before those in that link.
I’ve tried to hunt down the names of the pieces and sculptors in each case here but haven’t been entirely successful. If you recognise any work that I’ve listed as Unknown and feel in a helpful mood then by all means leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll fill in those knowledge gaps.
