Turrell’s work involves explorations in light and space that speak to viewers without words, impacting the eye, body, and mind with the force of a spiritual awakening. “I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing,” Informed by his studies in perceptual psychology and optical illusions, Turrell’s work allows us to see ourselves “seeing.” Whether harnessing the light at sunset or transforming the glow of a television set into a fluctuating portal, Turrell’s art places viewers in a realm of pure experience.Working with cosmological phenomena that have interested man since the dawn of civilization.His fascination with the phenomena of light is ultimately connected to a very personal, inward search for mankind’s place in the universe. Turrell’s art prompts greater self-awareness through a similar discipline of silent contemplation, patience, and meditation. His ethereal installations enlist the common properties of light to communicate feelings of transcendence and the Divine.
I found Turrell's work really fascinating that through the use of light he is able to create many spiritual meanings. It draws upon many questions that one has in regard to spirituality and the universe. This artist relates to many of the ideas discussed by Heartney as spirituality has replaced religion in modern art and this combination of art and spirituality have provided the investigation of life, morality , consciousness and spirit.
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"The Light Inside"
1999
Electric lights, wires, metal and paint, site-specific permanent installation at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
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