George hung this print of Barbara Hepworth’s Three Forms Assembling with
finesse earlier this year. We love the way that the print fits snugly
into the niche, creating a frame-within-a-frame effect!
Known primarily for her sculptures, Barbara Hepworth made a name for
herself as a leading figure in ‘Direct Carving’, an avant-garde method
of sculpture in which the finished form is not fully planned.
This was quite a leap from previous practice, which tended to involve
making extensive models and maquettes prior to starting work on the
final piece.
In an interview from the @britishpathearchive, Barbara passionately
posits:
“I think every sculpture must be touched, it’s part of the way you make
it and it’s really our first sensibility, it is the sense of feeling, it
is first one we have when we’re born. I think every person looking at a
sculpture should use his own body. You can’t look at a sculpture if you
are going to stand stiff as a ram rod and stare at it, with as sculpture
you must walk around it, bend toward it, touch it and walk away from
it.”
You can watch the full 5-minute interview (which features footage of
Barbara’s sculptures and an interviewer with a seriously retro hairdo)
at the following link:
Enjoy and have a great weekend!