My works are an imitation of my own past and present. Barbara Hepworth imitationpastpresent Change image and share on social
Body experience... is the centre of creation. Barbara Hepworth bodycentrecreation Change image and share on social
Halfway through any work, one is often tempted to go off on a tangent. Once you have yielded, you will be tempted to yield again and again... Finally, you would only produce something hybrid. Barbara Hepworth finallyhalfwayhybrid Change image and share on social
I felt the most intense pleasure in piercing the stone in order to make an abstract form and space; quite a different sensation from that of doing it for the purpose of realism. Barbara Hepworth abstractfeltform Change image and share on social
At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution. Barbara Hepworth anonymousartcompetitive Change image and share on social
I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body. Barbara Hepworth bodydrawfeel Change image and share on social
I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not. Barbara Hepworth dayfindmidnight Change image and share on social
One must be entirely sensitive to the structure of the material that one is handling. One must yield to it in tiny details of execution, perhaps the handling of the surface or grain, and one must master it as a whole. Barbara Hepworth detailexecutiongrain share on social