Sol LeWitt Quotes

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Sol LeWitt, born on September 9, 1928, and died on April 8, 2007, was a renowned American conceptual artist. His works are known for their abstract and conceptual nature, particularly for his contributions to wall painting. LeWitt's art emphasizes ideas and processes over traditional aesthetic values.

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Famous Sol LeWitt Quotes

“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.”

Form Used Lines Simple Cases Produce Color Elements Logical Squares Finite Variation Methodology Cubes

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“Artists of many diverse types began using simple forms to their own ends.”

Ends Form Artist Simple Type Diverse

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“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.”

Ideas Seems Artist Term Simple Successful Surprise Simplicity Appearance Intuition Inevitable

Book:Sol Lewitt: critical texts

Source: Sol Lewitt: critical texts

“Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple”

Ideas Simple Successful

Book:Sol Lewitt: critical texts

Source: Sol Lewitt: critical texts

“The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.”

Ideas Simple Perception Complexes Visuals Visual Perception

Author:Sol LeWitt

About the Author

Born: September 9, 1928
Died: April 8, 2007
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 54

Books & Sources

Sol Lewitt: critical textsRelated source material

Sol LeWitt wall drawing 1176: seven basic colors and all their combinations in a square within a square : for Josef AlbersRelated source material

From the Collection of Sol LeWitt: A Traveling Exhibition Organized and Circulated by Independent Curators Incorporated, New YorkRelated source material

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