Facts about Barbara Hepworth

Occup.	Artist
From	England
Born	May 20, 1903
Died	January 10, 1975
Aged	71 years

Summary

Barbara Hepworth was a famous Artist from England, who lived between May 20, 1903 and January 10, 1975. He/she became 71 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Barbara.

Related authors: Ben Nicholson (Artist)

8 Famous quotes by 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

"My works are an imitation of my own past and present"

Barbara Hepworth

"I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body"

Barbara Hepworth

"Body experience... is the centre of creation"

Barbara Hepworth

"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

"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

"I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not"

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