Two Forms (Divided Circle) 1969: Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall

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"Two Forms (Divided Circle)" falls between the monolithic and the environmental sculptures in that its bifurcated form seems to draw the viewer in while the narrow spacing between the two halves denies a passage through. The artist told Ben Nicholson how she conceived of these works in physical and visual terms: 'So much depends, in sculpture, on what one wants to see through a hole!' she wrote. 'Maybe in a big work I want to see the sun or moon. In a smaller work I may want to lean in the whole ... It is the physical sensation of piercing and sight which I want'

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St. Ives. Cornwall, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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