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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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- “Color is just in a small area of our vision, and the rest we add with the mind.”James Turrell
- “There was a time when I restored antique planes to support my art habit.”James Turrell
- “If you take blue paint and yellow paint and you mix them, you get green paint. But if you take blue light and…”James Turrell
- “I don't worry about whether anyone knows anything about art.”James Turrell
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