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Barbara Hepworth quotes

English Artist May 20, 1903 – January 10, 1975

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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
Barbara Hepworth quote: "I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight,..."
I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not. Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth quote: "My works are an imitation of my own past and present."
My works are an imitation of my own past and present. Barbara Hepworth
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
Barbara Hepworth quote: "My left hand is my thinking hand (image), my right hand my..."
My left hand is my thinking hand (image), my right hand my doing hand (sequence). Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth quote: "I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body."
I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body. Barbara Hepworth
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
Barbara Hepworth quote: "Body experience... is the centre of creation."
Body experience... is the centre of creation. Barbara Hepworth
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

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