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Keith Sonnier

(1941–2020) Sculptor

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Keith Sonnier was a sculptor.

Quick Facts About Keith Sonnier

Born: July 31, 1941
Died: July 18, 2020
Profession: Sculptor

About Keith Sonnier

[Wikidata] American visual artist (1941–2020)... | [Wikipedia] Keith Sonnier was a postminimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Ar

Quotes by Keith Sonnier

A lot of artists are good cooks as I'm too, but coming from a culture that was very concerned with food, I…

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I love light in my work but I was never influenced by neon signage in itself, rather its effect on nature and…

Architecture

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I think everyone at some point comes up against a wall. Curiously, though, if you continue working, you might readdress that idea…

Thinking

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This is New York. You gotta work from upstairs to downstairs! You gotta work both ends of the street to have a…

Art

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I have an intuitive understanding of technology. And the way I incorporate technology in the work tends to humanize it a great…

Learning

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Sculpture, for me, provides that environmental discipline where you actually move in and around it. And if you have a good collaboration…

Architect

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