A portrait of Simeon Barclay holding a transparent overhead projector acrylic that says 'plus so much more' backwards in marker pen in front of his face.

Portrait

Portraits of artist Simeon Barclay wearing a black suit with white shirt in a minimal semi-industrial setting 

Primary Portrait

 (2022) by Simeon Barclay depicts a cockerel resting on a stone-like formation. The sculpture’s form and title relate to an ancient traditional Indian game played by the artist in his youth. Played by two teams, it involves a pile of seven precariously assembled stones and a ball. The artist reflects that these cluster or layers not only represent the sediment that forms our environment, but also references the way that humans accumulate knowledge.

Installed close to important works by pioneering Yorkshire artists Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, 

 acknowledges these sculptors, who were also inspired by YSP’s breathtaking landscape. Prior to joining over 90 outdoor sculptures at YSP, 

 was on display in the City of London. Its new home, surrounded by veteran trees on the historic Bretton Estate, gives it a new sense of scale and importance.

Simeon Barclay said: “I am a product of my environment. As a maker, born and invested in developing my practice in the region, I have come to acknowledge that my work acts as a language to suggest the many facets of that experience. The opportunity now to broaden that conversation both locally and globally within one of the country's most significant institutions provides an immensely exciting prospect” 

 was commissioned by South London Gallery for the solo exhibition In the Name of the Father (2022). 

A large sculpture by Simeon Barclay of a large rock with a cockerel sitting on top placed in a grassy field

Simeon Barclay's "Pittu Pithu Pitoo" at Yorkshire Sculpture Park depicts a cockerel on a stone formation, drawing on childhood games and environmental themes.

Pittu Pithu Pitoo at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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