Edited by Michael Hue-Williams. Texts by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Robert Solso.
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James Turrell (b. 1943 in Los Angeles) studied at Pomona College, UC Irvine, and Claremont Graduate School, and began showing his art in the late 60s. He had a one-person exhibit at the Whitney Museum in 1980 and at MOCA L.A. in 1985, among many other museums and galleries throughout the world. He lives and works in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: James Turrell: Eclipse (Hardcover)
While not the 1st artist to take on the conceptions of light and its practical uses in art, now Flagstff, AZ. artist James Turrell has brought the perception of light in art to creative and fantastic new levels through his conceptions such as his famous "skyspaces" to "darkspaces," "blue rooms," etc. Many of his pieces offer low light level environments, some almost no light at all, still others brilliant hues of red and blue. Like most artists, Turrell shies away from giving detailed explinations of his works so that each individual can surmise the piece for themselves. This is not necessarly the case in this work. Turrell wanted, (and did) to build a specific "skyscape" in order to view an eclipse that occurred in England. Like his other "skyscapes," Turrell took the environment and all of its factors, as well as very specific geometry, into account, so that he could construct the perfect medium through which to not just observe the eclipse, but to better magnify the light, or lack thereof, of the eclipse. The book is a wonderful look at this process, complete with analysis and pictures of the eclipse, the "skyscape," etc. An added bonus is the cd by German composer Paul Schulze, who's approach to his music (a minimalist ambient style, normally) is a perfect match to Turrell's art. Fans of Turrell, or those who are interested in the interplay between light, our senses, and the reality they both help us create, will find this rather short treatsie to be of invaluable use to them. A wonderfully intriguing work.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Outstanding play with light,
By Justin Douglas Tygar (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: James Turrell: Eclipse (Hardcover)
James Turrell has long been a major player in the field of light art, and visitors to the Matress Factory museum in Pittsburgh are well aware of his outstanding way of playing with art and images. This amusing meditation on an eclipse is an excellent addition to his body of work
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