Three Forms 1970

Curator: Looking at Hepworth's "Three Forms," it strikes me first as a landscape remembered, rather than observed. Do you see that too? Editor: I see it more as a structural investigation of space and form. The overlapping lines and shapes suggest architectural space, perhaps informed by post-war reconstruction in Britain. Curator: Oh, I like that! I can see the reconstruction theme, but I still feel a strong pull towards the natural world. The wash of blues makes me think of Cornish seascapes, where Hepworth spent much of her life, distilled through memory. Editor: Absolutely, the colours are so tranquil! It is intriguing how she positions natural beauty alongside modernist structures to perhaps show how they are both connected. Curator: Connected yet in tension, wouldn’t you say? It's a beautiful tension, inviting us to find harmony within these contrasts. Editor: Yes, and perhaps in questioning established norms about what "belongs" in art, Hepworth challenges us to redefine beauty itself. Curator: Right, or to find it in unexpected places and ways! Thanks for making me see this artwork with new eyes. Editor: And thank you for reminding me to look for the artist's personal connection within structural form.