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I like to work with it so that you feel it physically, so you feel the presence of light inhabiting a space. My desire is to set up a situation to which I take you and let you see. It becomes your experience.

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There's traditionally been a large disconnection in contemporary art between the audience and the artist. Generally, audiences are looking towards what they like, and I can tell you, that's the last thing on an artist's mind.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: May 6th, 1943

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