Part of the sculpture called Conversation with Magic Stones (1973) : Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall
"Conversation with Magic Stones" in the Barbara Hepworth Museum was arranged by the artist. Brian Smith, her secretary, told the gallery that George Wilkinson, who assisted in the siting of the work, recalled the figures being positioned first and the stones arranged between them. They 'required a number of moves before Barbara was happy with the results'. He added that, 'although in poor health', Hepworth 'was able to get out into the garden, and the final results were as she wanted them'. When Conversation with Magic Stones was first exhibited in New York, Dore Ashton discussed it in relation to primitive cultures, asserting that 'Hepworth has closely pondered the simple configurations of magical societies'. She described the 'figures' in terms of 'the static majesty of totems ... the Cycladic ... [and] a memory of menhirs'.
Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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