Terry Turrell is a self-taught artist who is known for his various sculptures, paintings, and assemblages. He was born in Spokane, Washington on November 4, 1946, and he also spent his youth living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From Turrell's personal accounts, he said that him, his 4 brothers, and his parents used to move back and forth between Idaho and Washington.
In terms of Turrell's art inspirations, he gives credits to his family and the time when he contracted a mild case of Polio at age 8. He said that his mother painted the house "pink" or "yellow" and that his grandpa liked "bean painting" and "paint by numbers".
During his childhood years, he spent his time using old car parts from his father's automobile wrecking yard and other leftover
In terms of Turrell's art inspirations, he gives credits to his family and the time when he contracted a mild case of Polio at age 8. He said that his mother painted the house "pink" or "yellow" and that his grandpa liked "bean painting" and "paint by numbers".
During his childhood years, he spent his time using old car parts from his father's automobile wrecking yard and other leftover