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Barbara Hepworth Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

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 to let his intuition guide him over the gap between conception and realization without compromising the integrity of the original idea; the point being that the material has vitality - it resists and makes demands Picture Quote #1

The United Nations is our conscience. If it succeeds it is our success. If it fails it is our failure Picture Quote #1

Body experience... is the centre of creation Picture Quote #1

I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body Picture Quote #1

My works are an imitation of my own past and present Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you’re professional or you’re not Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The naturalness of life... the sense of community is, I think, a very important factor in an artist’s life Picture Quote #1

I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to create Picture Quote #1

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I love my blocks of marble, always piling up in the yard like a flock of sheep Picture Quote #1

My left hand is my thinking hand. The right is only a motor hand. This holds the hammer. The left hand, the thinking hand, must be relaxed, sensitive. The rhythms of thought pass through the fingers and grip of this hand into the stone Picture Quote #1

It is easy now to communicate with people through abstraction, and particularly so in sculpture. Since the whole body reacts to its presence, people become themselves a living part of the whole Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) 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 to let his intuition guide him over the gap between conception and realization without compromising the integrity of the original idea; the point being that the material has vitality - it resists and makes demands (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) The United Nations is our conscience. If it succeeds it is our success. If it fails it is our failure (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) Body experience... is the centre of creation (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) My works are an imitation of my own past and present (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you’re professional or you’re not (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) 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 Quotes) The naturalness of life... the sense of community is, I think, a very important factor in an artist’s life (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to create (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) I love my blocks of marble, always piling up in the yard like a flock of sheep (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) My left hand is my thinking hand. The right is only a motor hand. This holds the hammer. The left hand, the thinking hand, must be relaxed, sensitive. The rhythms of thought pass through the fingers and grip of this hand into the stone (Barbara Hepworth Quotes) It is easy now to communicate with people through abstraction, and particularly so in sculpture. Since the whole body reacts to its presence, people become themselves a living part of the whole (Barbara Hepworth Quotes)