Deborah Bell Quotes
born 1957 South Africa
Deborah Bell (1957, Johannesburg) is a South African painter and sculptor whose works are known internationally.
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I would like to believe that art can do all these things. However, when I work, I am not necessarily aware of the end viewer. My act of creating is in many ways a selfish act.
I have always been interested in the power and symbolism of numbers. Whenever I have created a series of sculptures made up of different figures, whether it be five, seven or nine, I have always been very aware of their symbolic significance.
I think of ancient sacred spaces, standing stones, Stonehenge and labyrinths. For me, a circle is a votive space. As individuals we are always in the centre of a circle, the centre of all directions, the hub of our own wheel.