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Sol LeWitt Quotes

The ideas need not be complex. Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple. Successful ideas generally have the appearance of simplicity because they seem inevitable Picture Quote #1

When artists make art, they shouldn’t question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another Picture Quote #1

One usually understands the art of the past by applying the conventions of the present thus misunderstanding the art of the past Picture Quote #1

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line Picture Quote #1

The artist’s aim is not to instruct the viewer, but to give information, whether the viewer understands the information is incidental to the artist Picture Quote #1

An architect doesn’t go off with a shovel and dig his foundation and lay every brick. He’s still an artist Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist’s mind to the viewer’s. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist’s mind Picture Quote #1

What the work of art looks like isn’t too important. It has to look like something if it has a physical form. No matter what form it may finally have it must begin with an idea. It is the process of conception and realization with which the artist is concerned Picture Quote #1

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Ideas alone can be works of art; they are in a chain of development that may eventually find some form. All ideas need not be made physical Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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The ideas need not be complex. Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple. Successful ideas generally have the appearance of simplicity because they seem inevitable (Sol LeWitt Quotes) When artists make art, they shouldn’t question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another (Sol LeWitt Quotes) One usually understands the art of the past by applying the conventions of the present thus misunderstanding the art of the past (Sol LeWitt Quotes) Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line (Sol LeWitt Quotes) The artist’s aim is not to instruct the viewer, but to give information, whether the viewer understands the information is incidental to the artist (Sol LeWitt Quotes) An architect doesn’t go off with a shovel and dig his foundation and lay every brick. He’s still an artist (Sol LeWitt Quotes) 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 (Sol LeWitt Quotes) A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist’s mind to the viewer’s. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist’s mind (Sol LeWitt Quotes) What the work of art looks like isn’t too important. It has to look like something if it has a physical form. No matter what form it may finally have it must begin with an idea. It is the process of conception and realization with which the artist is concerned (Sol LeWitt Quotes) New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas (Sol LeWitt Quotes) 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 (Sol LeWitt Quotes) Ideas alone can be works of art; they are in a chain of development that may eventually find some form. All ideas need not be made physical (Sol LeWitt Quotes) 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 (Sol LeWitt Quotes)

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