The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex. — Sol LeWitt Complexes Copy Share Image
The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns our refrigerators. — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little. — Sol LeWitt Acquire Copy Share Image
I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
Once it is out of his hand the artist has no control over the way a viewer will perceive the work. Different… — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in… — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another. — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist's mind to the viewer's. But it may never reach… — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art of installation, political, feminist and socially directed… — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
I became interested in making books, starting about 1965, when I did the Serial Project #1, deciding that I needed a small… — Sol LeWitt Book Copy Share Image
One usually understands the art of the past by applying the conventions of the present thus misunderstanding the art of the past. — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the… — Sol LeWitt Art Copy Share Image
In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms - square, cube, line and color - to produce logical systems.… — Sol LeWitt Color Copy Share Image
Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard. — Sol LeWitt Generation Copy Share Image
The artist’s aim is not to instruct the viewer, but to give information, whether the viewer understands the information is incidental to… — Sol LeWitt Aim Copy Share Image
