At the same time, the work is site-specific, linking it with prehistoric art and astrology. He consistently uses the latest available computer and light-based technology to intensify and control his optical effects. Part of the excitement of Turrell's work is its mixture of old and new.Optical illusions and/or perceptual uncertainty are a vital dimension of his work - yet another reason you have to be there to experience it. Deeply informed by the psychology of perception, Turrell's work aims to reveal how vision intersects with the brain.While his work is in a class by itself, Turrell's art is aligned with the Minimalist project to transform the viewer's experience of the object (or in this case, not an object at all, but a light-filled space).Turrell transforms light into art by manipulating the viewer's experience of it, testing the limits of these two ideas, both of which are fundamental to Conceptual art. Turrell's work lies at the intersection of two ideas: that art can be made with non-traditional materials, and that an artwork might be an idea or an experience, as opposed to a thing. In doing away with the material art object in favor of a perceptual experience, Turrell is pushing the boundaries of the definition of art. you can't experience it without being there). As Turrell himself puts it, the material of light is "nonvicarious" (i.e. His magnum opus, begun in 1977, is a volcanic crater in central Arizona, replete with apertures and tunnels that will eventually afford us glimpses of light from other galaxies. His installation at the Guggenheim in 2014 filled the space with colored light that shifted from hue to hue in a timed sequence, eventually covering the full spectrum. Over the years, Turrell's work has evolved along with advancements in light-based technology, but it remains focused on the viewer's perception of light. The effect owed much to the work of Color Field painters ( Rothko in particular), and expanded the definition of art to include light-filled spaces. A fighter pilot with a degree in psychology, Turrell's earliest installations used a slide projector to beam light onto the surface of the walls of an empty room.
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