Janet Echelman Quotes
In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries.
My sculpture thrives in the context of the city, interacting with people in the course of their daily lives.
I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong.
I pay two full-time assistants in my studio, plus consultants who are architects, engineers, and landscape architects, as well as lighting designers.
I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.
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.
You can't stumble upon something new and wonderful if you don't have time to stumble.
The most powerful part of the art is experiential, yet it's the hardest to describe because it's nonverbal.
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.
Advances in technology have opened up possibilities in the cultural realm throughout history. I'm intrigued by developments in technology - as an artist it gives me a new palette to explore.
The spaces I want to be in are nurturing and soft and saturated with color. Our cities don't have enough of that, and as humans we need it.
My whole career I've been interested by the distinction between an emotional and an intellectual response to an artwork.