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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

Topics: Abstract Different Doing Felt Form Intense Make Most Order Piercing Pleasure Purpose Quite Realism Sensation Space Stone

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

~Barbara Hepworth

Topics: Body Draw Feel Rarely See I See I Feel

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

~Barbara Hepworth

Topics: Imitation My Own Own Past Present Works

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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

Topics: Details Entirely Execution Grain Handling Master Material Must Perhaps Sensitive Structure Surface Tiny Whole Yield

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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.

~Barbara Hepworth

Topics: Again Any Finally Go Halfway Hybrid Off Often Once Only Produce Something Tempted Through Will Work Would Yield Yielded You

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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

Topics: Anonymous Any Art Competitive Complementary Conflict Consciousness Contribution Enter Man Masculine Men No Point Point Thought Wish I Wish

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

~Barbara Hepworth

Topics: Because Day Either Even Every Every Day Found Had Midnight Professional Some Work You

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Body experience... is the centre of creation.

~Barbara Hepworth

Topics: Body Centre Creation Experience

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Artist

Born: May 20th, 1903

Died: January 10th, 1975

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