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
worry uncool
Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.
ideas prisoner
You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.
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.
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.
simple ideas perception
The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.
successful simple ideas
Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple
ideas objects
I wasn't really that interested in objects. I was interested in ideas.
beautiful ideas execution
Banal ideas cannot be rescued by beautiful execution.
simple artist ends
Artists of many diverse types began using simple forms to their own ends.
photography art development
The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual art.
way generations standards
Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard.
new-experiences judgement irrational
Irrational judgements lead to new experience.
beautiful artist play
[The artist's aim is] not to instruct the viewer, but to give him information... . The artist would follow his predetermined premise to its conclusion, avoiding subjectivity. Chance, taste, or unconsciously remembered forms would play no part in the outcome. The serial artist does not attempt to produce a beautiful or mysterious object but functions merely as a clerk cataloguing the results of his premise.
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.