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About James Turrell
American artist associated with the Light and Space movement
James Turrell is an American artist associated with the Light and Space movement. He is known for installations that make light the main medium, and for work that uses natural light and artificial color to change how an interior space is seen. His art often depends on openings in ceilings or other carefully shaped apertures, so that shifting light can alter color, depth, and perception over time. He is widely identified with explorations of light, space, and the experience of looking, and 99 quotes are listed on this site.
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- “This wonderful elixir of light is the thing that actually connects the immaterial with the material - that co…”James Turrell
- “If you just add all the time, add more and more light, it loses its meaning.”James Turrell
- “My desire is to bring astronomical events and objects down into your personal, lived-in space.”James Turrell
- “We think we receive all that we perceive, but in fact, we actually give the sky its colour.”James Turrell
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