James Turrell Quotes

James Turrell
American Artist
Born: May 6, 1943
Art Light Looking People Work You
Related authors: Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Jean-Michel Basquiat Jeff Koons Kehinde Wiley Keith Haring Yoko Ono
I have high expectations of my audience, and in general, I would say they've met that. James Turrell
Met Say High Would High Expectations General Audience Expectations
When you sit down and see someone play at a piano, you don't think, 'Wow - what a fantastic machine.' James Turrell
You Sit Down Think Machine Wow See Someone Piano Fantastic Play
I come from L.A. where there's a sense of show. But that's not a bad word in my mind. We say art 'show,' don't we? 'Show' implies entertainment. James Turrell
Art Entertainment Word Mind Sense Say Bad Implies Come Where Show
The wonderful thing about being an artist in L.A. is that there is no taste. There's anarchy of taste, which seems good to me. James Turrell
Good Me Wonderful Anarchy About Seems Taste Wonderful Thing Artist Being Which Thing
This wonderful elixir of light is the thing that actually connects the immaterial with the material - that connects the cosmic to the plain everyday existence that we try to live in. James Turrell
Wonderful Light Try Live Everyday Immaterial Cosmic Material Existence Plain Connects Actually Thing
Planets' orbits are elliptical. It's a very pleasing shape. James Turrell
Pleasing Shape Very Planets
I feel that buildings often have a workaday aspect that you see during the daylight hours, and a more resplendent side that emerges after dark. James Turrell
You Dark Side See Emerges More Feel Daylight Hours Buildings Often After Aspect
I feel that I want to use light as this wonderful and magic elixir that we drink as Vitamin D through the skin - and I mean, we are literally light-eaters - to then affect the way that we see. James Turrell
Wonderful Light Skin Way See Magic Drink Through Feel Affect Want Literally Mean Then Use
I look at light as a material. It is physical. It is photons. Yes, it exhibits wave behavior, but it is a thing. James Turrell
Light Behavior Wave Physical Look Material Yes Thing
I don't worry about whether anyone knows anything about art. James Turrell
Art Worry About Knows Anyone Anything Whether
The people in L.A. do orient themselves to light. I used to call it 'Tan Fascist Culture.' Everyone there is tanned, wears dark sunglasses, looks like a movie star even when they're not. James Turrell
Culture People Dark Light Everyone Sunglasses Wears Like Looks Call Tan Movie Movie Star Themselves Used Orient Even Fascist Star
Usually we are illuminating things instead of looking at the light itself. But I like this quality of the light being the revelation. James Turrell
Quality Light Looking Instead Like Revelation Itself Being Illuminating Things
It's difficult for people to visualize from my drawings what it's going to be, so I often find myself talking them into things that they go along with, and when they see what's been made, they are surprised. James Turrell
Myself People Made Difficult Drawings Find Visualize See Along Talking Go Surprised Been Going Often Them Things
I have made things for Calvin Klein and other designers, and it's interesting to see the way each person approaches it. James Turrell
Made Other Approaches Way See Klein Calvin Klein Person Interesting Each Things Designers
One way to understand light in the ocean of air is by flying it. Life in the air is an extension of perceiving. James Turrell
Life Light Ocean Air Way Flying One-Way Perceiving Understand Extension
I'm working to bring celestial objects like the sun and moon into the spaces that we inhabit. James Turrell
Moon Sun Objects Like Celestial Spaces Inhabit Working Bring
I was waiting for L.A. to always become something important. I gave up... I left in 1974. James Turrell
Waiting Important Become Gave Something Always Left Up
I always thought that people who live in the desert are a little crazy. It could be that the desert attracts that kind of person, or that after living there, you become that. It doesn't make much difference. But now I've done my 40 years in the desert. James Turrell
Crazy You People Thought Become Live Living Kind Could Make Attracts Always Years Person Done Difference After Little Much Who Desert Now
There aren't many artists who can feel sorry for me. James Turrell
Me Sorry Feel Artists Who Many
I've always wanted to make a light that looks like the light you see in your dream. James Turrell
You Light Dream See Like Looks Make Always Wanted Your Your Dream
I started out with projected-light works and working indoors, but I'd prepare the walls - by sanding, etcetera - the way you'd prepare a canvas for painting. James Turrell
You Walls Painting Way Out Indoors Canvas Working Works Prepare Started
The cardones cactus is very similar to saguaro cactus in Arizona. These cacti only grow in very specific, particular places. James Turrell
Similar Only Cactus Arizona Particular Very Places Grow Specific
Art does, to some extent, follow economics. James Turrell
Art Economics Follow Some Does Extent
If you just add all the time, add more and more light, it loses its meaning. James Turrell
Time You Light Add More More And More Loses Just Meaning
In many cases, if we knew what it would take, we might have thought twice about it, so it's often wonderful that we don't have hindsight. James Turrell
Wonderful Thought Would About Cases Take Knew Hindsight Often Might Many Twice
I want people to treasure light. James Turrell
People Light Want Treasure
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