Discover Barbara Hepworth: A Creative Journey through Sculpture
Explore the artistic journey of Barbara Hepworth, a renowned sculptor known for her exploration of human figures and landscapes. Delve into her unique approach to sculpture, inspired by nature and the physical experience of being in the landscape. Get inspired to create your soap sculpture following Hepworth's style and techniques. Find resources and guidance to start your own artistic creation.
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Who was Barbara Hepworth? First we are going to take a walk through her studio and garden via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgbgImm VUyQ
On the next page you will see two of her sculptures. Use these questions to think about them. I have not told you what they are called until the following slide.
Oval sculpture No. 2 Mother and Child (1934)
Hepworths early work was often about the human figure. After that her sculptures explored the shapes of the landscape. She was inspired by the landscape of her childhood, West Yorkshire and West Penwith in Cornwall and she was interested in the history of the landscape. Some of her works relate to ancient stones and shapes within the landscape. Hepworth was interested in expressing the physical experience of being in the landscape for example, the push and pull of the wind, the changing shapes and contours as you walk or the varieties of textures and patterning on rocks and vegetation.
She preferred her work to be shown outdoors and said that sculptures need natural light and air to breathe and grow . Hepworth said there is an inside and an outside to every form. Many of her sculpture explore both solid shape and open space. She carved into and through her sculptures to explore both the inside and the outside. She liked to pierce, tunnel and hollow out her forms.
Your task: Create a soap sculpture inspired by Hepworth. I would like you to take some time to plan your design first. Draw a few ideas for your sculpture on some paper. What Hepworth style features are you going to include? (smooth, a hole, rounded edges, inspired by nature around you ) use shading to show the holes and shapes you will create. Choose the one that you would like to make into the sculpture.
Follow this guide from the Tate Gallery to help you with the sculpture: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/sculpture/soap- carving Top tip: don t put your hole too near the edge of the soap bar as it may split the soap. Tesco and Sainsburys have a bar of soap for as little as 15p it works fine as a medium for sculpture! If you are sensitive to soap you could wear some gloves.
Another clip you might like to watch: Barbara Hepworth at work in Cornwall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9zRz- Jguc If you are ever in St Ives in Cornwall you can visit her workshop
