Quotes: Abstract: Art of Design: Olafur Eliasson
“Every color has a different way of influencing us. This is what art is about”
“It's not about a rainbow, really... [appearing in his work]. It’s really about “Do I trust my own eyes and my own capacity to engage in the world””
“There’s something very dreamy to see huge shadows moving. Something very sort of meditative.” _&_ “Underneath this idea of impowering the spectator, there’s something which is very fundamental. Museums make huge explanations to make sure that people get it, but you sometimes end up with a feeling of “well, I must be really stupid since they have to over-explain everything.” So, when I say the viewer of a work of art is smart enough to co-produce the narrative, it gives the viewer the sense of saying “I’m actually good enough.””
“It’s so simple but that simplicity is deceptive. Because it’s going to disappear, and you know it’s gonna disappear. That he can created something so beautiful that would conjure that unthinkable thought...”
“What is in it for you? What are you actually doing here? It’s about the ability to see something...” _ “for instance, depending on where you are in the world the quality of the daylight is very different.” _ “Even what we take for granted, such as “oh, this is just sunlight” is actually very different [around the world].”