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Today’s animated Doodle celebrates the life and work of English 1abstract sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth, widely considered one of the mid-20th century’s most impactful sculptors. On this day in 1939, Hepworth arrived in 2St. Ives, a town on England’s southern coast, where she established her studio and lived for the remainder of her career.

Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on January 10th, 1903 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, and by the age of 15, she knew she wanted to become a sculptor. She enrolled at the Leeds School of Art, where she began a 3mutually influential lifelong friendship with fellow sculptor 4Henry Moore, and then attended the Royal College of Art in London. While her early work 5incorporated classic elements, by the 1930s she had shifted to wholly abstract pieces, among the earliest such sculptures crafted in Britain.

1抽象彫刻家　2セント・アイヴス・・イギリス・コーンウォール州にある町
3互いに　4ヘンリー・ムーア(1898-1986)・・彫刻家
5取り入れる

As depicted in today’s Doodle artwork, Hepworth was one of the leading practitioners of 6“direct carving,” a technique by which the sculpting process is influenced by the qualities of the raw materials, rather than a 7preconceived model. Her work is frequently marked by a sensitive, organic quality and a signature focus on the 8interplay between mass and empty space.

Among her many accolades, Hepworth was awarded the Grand Prix at the 1959 São Paulo Bienal, and for her invaluable contribution to British art was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1965. Hepworth’s more than 600 sculptures remain a 9testament to the unique power of art to reflect the timeless values of humanism and natural beauty.

Thank you, Dame Barbara Hepworth, for using your art to help carve a path toward greater harmony within our society and environment.

6直彫り　7あらかじめ考えた　8相互作用　9証

今回のDoodleはバーバラ・ヘップワースという人物。
イギリスの女性彫刻家。

日本ではあまり知られていないか。
それでも調べたらバーバラ・ヘップワース展が開かれた実績アリ。

常設展示だと箱根彫刻の森美術館に1968年の「ふたつの形」があります。