Rangatira I 1970

Editor: So, here we have 'Rangatira I' by Dame Barbara Hepworth. I'm immediately drawn to the warm, almost fiery orange, contrasted with these silvery shapes. It feels both earthy and somehow cosmic. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It’s interesting you say "cosmic"—I feel it too. Hepworth was deeply inspired by the landscape, but she wasn't simply copying it. To me, this whispers of internal landscapes, those hidden geographies within us. Do you get a sense of a journey, perhaps a spiritual one? Editor: Yes, now that you mention it. The silver circle could be a sun or a moon. Curator: Exactly! Maybe the journey is about finding one's own light? Think about it: Hepworth navigated a male-dominated art world. Perhaps this is her personal quest for illumination. What do you think? Editor: It makes me consider what my own artistic journey might look like. Very thought-provoking.