James Turrell is an American artist that uses light and space to create wonders of human perception. He uses a number of different materials and canvases in his work to show the different physical presences of objects using the illusion of light. When he was a child Turrell began to experiment with light in his artwork. In the late 1960s some of his early work was displayed at the Santa Monica art studio. This work was known as the Mendota Soppages and uses light to create depth perception of difference pieces. Most of James Turrell’s artwork uses different shades of the same color to show how light can affect an object. James Turrell uses simple shapes such as shapes and triangles and uses light to give them a 3 dimensional effect. Some of his best work includes the use of black and white to create different effects. James Turrell turns simple objects and turns them into works of art using the illusion of light. He is able to show how the different colors and tones of light can change an object into something new. (Artist website) Read Less