Janet Echelman Quotes

Janet Echelman — American Artist born on February 19, 1966,

Janet Echelman is an American sculptor and artist. She builds living, breathing sculpture environments that respond to the forces of nature — wind, water and light — and become inviting focal points for civic life. Exploring the potential of unlikely materials, from fishing net to atomized water particles, Echelman combines ancient craft with cutting-edge technology to create her permanent sculpture at the scale of buildings. Experiential in nature, the result is sculpture that shifts from being an object you look at, to something you can get lost in... (wikipedia)

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.

When developing an idea, I remind myself not to start with compromise. I envision the ideal manifestation of the idea, as if I had no limits in resources, materials, or permission.

In Portugal, my sculpture 'She Changes' refers to the town's fishing history, to the era of seafaring trade and discovery. The contemporary site is industrial, surrounded by red and white striped smokestacks, which is mirrored in the pattern of the sculpture.

When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.

In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries.

Janet Echelman Quotes

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