Barbara Hepworth at Modern Two in Edinburgh

We try to do something different at least one day every weekand last week we visited the Modern Two Gallery in Edinburgh to see the Barbara Hepworth exhibition . It’s on until the 2nd of October, we enjoyed it so much we might even go to see it again!

It’s all so tactile and huggable, but obviously you aren’t allowed to touch anything.

Ovoid, Barbara Hepworth Sculpture

Dyad by Barbara Hepworth

Barbara Hepworth Sculpture like one at Stromness

Orpheus by Barbara Hepworth

Barbara Hepworth Sculptures

She also did traditional watercolours in her earlier years as you can see below.

Barbara Hepworth Watercolours

As you can see from the photo below of her standing beside one of her works, some of it is absolutely enormous, monumental I suppose you might say.

Anyway, Jack was taking the photos on this visit and somehow missed some of my favourites, so I think we definitely will be making a return visit. I am just in awe of her as she managed to work at the same time as looking after her four small children. After she had one son, then she had triplets with her second husband, the artist Ben Nicholson, two girls and another boy!

Photo of Barbara Hepworth, Beside a Sculpture of Hers

Sadly she died in a fire at her studio in Cornwall. You can read about her life here.

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