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James Turrell Quotes

American - Artist | May 6, 1943 -

Drake went through my exhibition. I did meet him in Los Angeles, and he was in the spaces that I did do there, and has some images from that.

Los Angeles Meet Him Through He Did

My art has no object, no image, no point of focus.

Art Focus Image Point Object

Light is a powerful substance. We have a primal connection to it. But, for something so powerful, situations for its felt presence are fragile.

Light Connection Powerful Fragile

I come from a family that does not believe in art to this day. They think art is vanity.

Family Art Day Believe Think Vanity

My mother did not have a toaster oven and would toast bread in the oven, which I thought was stupid. They didn't do cars and electricity, that kind of stuff.

Mother Stupid Thought Electricity

I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing... like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.

Fire Looking Thought Seeing Create

The works of previous artists have come from their own experiences or insights but haven't given the experience itself. They had set themselves up as a sort of interpreter to the layman... Our interest is in a form where you realize that the media are just perception.

Experience Perception Media You Own

I have high expectations of my audience, and in general, I would say they've met that.

Expectations Say Audience High Would

When you sit down and see someone play at a piano, you don't think, 'Wow - what a fantastic machine.'

Think Someone You Down Play See

This idea that light plays an important part in our life is important to me.

Life Light Me Important Idea Our

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.

Art Mind Bad Say Entertainment 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.

Good Me Artist Taste Anarchy Seems

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