Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt
Solomon "Sol" LeWittwas an American artist linked to various movements, including Conceptual art and Minimalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionConceptual Artist
Date of Birth9 September 1928
CountryUnited States of America
ideas objects
I wasn't really that interested in objects. I was interested in ideas.
art way
During the '70s I was interested in words and meaning as a way of making art.
art architecture
Minimal art went nowhere.
real ideas minimalism
Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.
art ideas important
In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work
art book littles
Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.
art ideas machines
The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.
fun play challenges
Your work isn't a high stakes, nail-biting professional challenge. It's a form of play. Lighten up and have fun with it.
art ideas development
Ideas alone can be works of art; they are in a chain of development that may eventually find some form. All ideas need not be made physical.
simple color squares
In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms - square, cube, line and color - to produce logical systems. Most of these systems were finite; that is, they were complete using all possible variations. This kept them simple.
artist logic leap
Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.
worry anxiety secret
You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.
artist drawing interesting
All intervening steps, scribbles, sketches, drawings, failed work models, studies thoughts, conversations, are of interest. Those that show the thought process of the artist are sometimes more interesting than the final product
artist hands people
Once it is out of his hand the artist has no control over the way a viewer will perceive the work. Different people will understand the same thing in a different way.