Barbara Hepworth

In art, as in life, balance is everything.

The artist's hand must respond to the material's truth.

I work with stone as if it were an extension of my own body.

Light plays across the surface like a lover's touch.

Isolation in St Ives fuels my creativity.

Sculpture is the art of absence and presence.

Every curve in my work echoes the human form.

The sea's rhythm inspires my undulating shapes.

To carve is to reveal what is hidden within.

Motherhood and art are intertwined in my sculptures.

Form must breathe; it cannot be static.

The studio is my sanctuary from the world's chaos.

Piercing the form opens up infinite possibilities.

In silence, the stone speaks to me.

My work is a dialogue between human and nature.

Abstract form captures the essence of emotion.

Loss has shaped my understanding of space.

The oval form represents unity and enclosure.

Art is not imitation, but interpretation.

Wind and tide influence every line I carve.