Brooklyn-based artist Leonardo Drew, known for his trademark explosive and monochromatic creations, has taken control of the Chapel in Yorkshire Sculpture Park with his dynamic sculptures.
Entitled «Number 360», and specifically commissioned for Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s 18th-century Chapel, this piece consists of plywood that has been darkened and painted, introducing disorder and devastation into what was otherwise a serene and hushed sanctuary.
Within the 18th-century chapel, located at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Leonardo Drew presents a new installation that forcefully extends toward the ceiling, scattering splinters, dust, and minuscule fragments of matter throughout the area.
The central thrust of this installation stands at a towering five meters in height, occupying the entire length of the chapel’s central aisle, while small pathways are deliberately left open to navigate through this immersive disruption.
In its physical form, the installation manifests as an imposing structure made of charred and painted wood, fragmented and splintered throughout the area, as if we are observing the aftermath of an explosion.
Living as an art practitioner in Brooklyn, New York, Leonardo Drew specializes in crafting abstract pieces that emerge from a deluge of disorderly components, serving as expressions of profound tension and unrest. He primarily engages in abstract art through sculpture and installations, carefully balancing on the precipice between order and chaos. The specific installation serves as a poignant contemplation on the collective weight of human experience, memory, and the perpetual cycles of life and death, decay, and rebirth.
Leonardo Drew at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield.
Until 29 October 2023.
Entrance is free
Photo credits : Vicky Papageorgiou
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