Sol LeWitt ,quotes

What the work of art looks lik...

What the work of art looks like isn't too important.

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The thinking of John Cage deri...

The thinking of John Cage derived from Duchamp and Dada. I was not interested in that.

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Formal art is essentially rati...

Formal art is essentially rational.

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Don't worry about cool, make y...

Don't worry about cool, make your own uncool.

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Obviously a drawing of a perso...

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.

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You belong in the most 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 youЂ'draw and paint your fear and anxiety.

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[The artist's aim is] not to i...

[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.

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The system is the work of art;...

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.

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Also, since art is a vehicle f...

Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction of the form only reinforces the concept. It is the idea that is being reproduced. Anyone who understands the work of art owns it. We all own the Mona Lisa.

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Once it is out of his hand the...

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.

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When an artist uses a conceptu...

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.

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When words such as painting an...

When words such as painting and sculpture are used, they connote a whole tradition and imply a consequent acceptance of this tradition, thus placing limitations on the artist who would be reluctant to make art that goes beyond the limitations.

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Artists are mystics rather tha...

Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.

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An architect doesn't go off wi...

An architect doesn't go off with a shovel and dig his foundation and lay every brick. He's still an artist.

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I wasn't really that intereste...

I wasn't really that interested in objects. I was interested in ideas.

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Banal ideas cannot be rescued ...

Banal ideas cannot be rescued by beautiful execution.

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When artists make art, they sh...

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

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Just as the development of ear...

Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the basis of my involvement with public art is a continuation of wall drawings.

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In my case, I used the element...

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.

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Buying books was a way anyone ...

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

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