My whole career I've been interested by the distinction between an emotional and an intellectual response to an artwork.
Janet EchelmanIn my regular life, I am very involved in commissions for cities and sometimes countries. And I think of public art as a team sport. The outcome is only possible with the interaction of all the players.
Janet EchelmanIt'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.
Janet EchelmanI believe people can have a profound experience by being surrounded by something beautiful - that's what I aim for. My sculpture is about the way you feel when you're standing under it and inside it. It's experiential art.
Janet Echelman