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
successful simple ideas
Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple
successful simple artist
Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple. Successful ideas generally have the appearance of simplicity because they seem inevitable. In terms of idea the artist is free to even surprise himself. Ideas are discovered by intuition.
art political feminist
All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art of installation, political, feminist and socially directed art.
art understanding looks
The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the system. It isn't what it looks like but what it is that is of basic importance.
thinking artist teach
Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.
ideas prisoner
You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.
art mean ideas
When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.
art artist one-thing
When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.
art ideas affliction
New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.
worry uncool
Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.
real drawing lines
Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.
art men mind
A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.
interesting use may
The most interesting characteristic of the cube is that it is relatively uninteresting. Compared to any other three-dimensional form, the cube lacks any aggressive force, implies no motion, and is least emotive. Therefore, it is the best form to use as a basic unit for any more elaborate function, the grammatical device from which the work may proceed.
interesting use may
The most interesting characteristic of the cube is that it is relatively uninteresting. Compared to any other three-dimensional form, the cube lacks any aggressive force, implies no motion, and is least emotive. Therefore, it is the best form to use as a basic unit for any more elaborate function, the grammatical device from which the work may proceed.