American - Artist | February 19, 1966 -
Advances in technology have opened up possibilities in the cultural realm throughout history. I'm intrigued by developments in technology - as an artist it gives me a new palette to explore.
Janet Echelman
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It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.
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As a child, I always enjoyed building forts by stringing up bed sheets and clothes. I continue to be inspired by makeshift structures, including my own kids' forts and temporary architecture of all sorts.
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The spaces I want to be in are nurturing and soft and saturated with color. Our cities don't have enough of that, and as humans we need it.
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I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.
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When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.
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I recognize that it is through the engagement with my craft - by recognizing an idea and drawing it out, building physical models, collaborating with experts, constructing the sculptures at urban scale, and maintaining them through years of weather and interaction with the public - that a new art for cities has become real.
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