Barbara Hepworth

I want my sculptures to be a source of joy and contemplation.

The most important thing is to be open to new experiences.

Art is a reflection of the human condition.

I believe that the natural world is the greatest source of inspiration.

The sculptor's hand is a tool for expressing the soul.

My work is about the balance between order and chaos.

The creative process is a dance between intention and accident.

I want my sculptures to be a dialogue with the environment.

The most important thing is to live with passion and purpose.

Art is a celebration of life.

The essential drama of sculpture is the penetration of space by a form.

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

Carving is interrelated masses conveying an emotion; a perfect relationship between the mind and the colour, light and weight which is the stone.

The forms which have had special meaning for me since childhood have been the standing form, the two forms, and the closed form.

I am an isolated person, but I am not lonely.

The best work is done when one is alone in the studio.

Sculpture must have a living relationship to the landscape.

Colour and form are inseparable in my work.

The hole in sculpture is a delicate section of space, not an empty hole.

My sculptures are born from the landscape of Cornwall.