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… — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
One must be entirely sensitive to the structure of the material that one is handling. One must yield to it in tiny details of… — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
The naturalness of life... the sense of community is, I think, a very important factor in an artist's life. — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
Before I start carving the idea must be almost complete. I say 'almost' because the really important thing seems to be the sculptor's ability… — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
I felt the most intense pleasure in piercing the stone in order to make an abstract form and space; quite a different sensation from… — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
The United Nations is our conscience. If it succeeds it is our success. If it fails it is our failure. — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
“My left hand is my thinking hand (image), my right hand my doing hand (sequence).” — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
All my early memories are of forms and shapes and textures. Moving through and over the West Riding landscape with my father in his… — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not. — Barbara Hepworth Copy Share Image
