Eva Hesse was an influential American sculptor known for her innovative use of materials such as glass, plastic, and fiber. Her works often depicted a contrast between fragility and strength, reflecting on the human condition. Hesse's contributions to modern art in the second half of the 20th century are significant.
Related Quotes
“Chaos can be structured as non-chaos. That we know from Jackson Pollock.”
Source: Eva Hesse: sculpture : [catalog of an exhibition held at] Whitechapel Art Gallery, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Kestner-Gesellschaft
“My life and art have not been separated. They have been together.”
Source: Eva Hesse: Longing, Belonging and Displacement
Source: Eva Hesse: Longing, Belonging and Displacement
“First feel sure of idea, then the execution will be easier.”
Source: Eva Hesse: drawing in space : Bilder und Reliefs
Source: Eva Hesse: Longing, Belonging and Displacement
“Don't ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does.”
“I am interested in solving an unknown factor of art and an unknown factor of life.”
Source: Eva Hesse: Longing, Belonging and Displacement
“In my inner soul art and life are inseparable.”
Source: Eva Hesse: Longing, Belonging and Displacement