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Vertical Lines, Not Touching - Sol LeWitt
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Description
A minimalist etching by Sol LeWitt, featuring a square of precisely placed vertical lines that do not touch.
Sol LeWitt, a central figure in the development of Conceptual Art and Minimalism, produced this work as part of his rigorous exploration of geometric systems. The piece consists of a square field populated by fine, vertical lines. These lines are placed with precision, adhering to the artist's instruction that they must not touch one another. By removing the subjective hand of the artist, LeWitt allows the system itself to dictate the visual outcome.
The work functions as a set of instructions made visible. The viewer observes a grey, textured square that emerges from the density of the lines against the white paper. From a distance, the individual marks coalesce into a singular, uniform tone. Upon closer inspection, the grid-like logic and the deliberate spacing between each mark become apparent. This tension between the perceived whole and the individual components is a hallmark of LeWitt's practice.
LeWitt often prioritised the idea behind the work over its physical execution. He frequently employed assistants to carry out his wall drawings and prints, ensuring that the concept remained the primary focus. This approach shifted the role of the artist from a creator of unique objects to a designer of systems. The resulting image is devoid of emotional expression or narrative content, inviting the viewer to engage with the mathematical and spatial properties of the composition. This print offers a clear example of how LeWitt used simple, repetitive elements to create complex visual experiences. It remains a significant piece for those interested in the history of twentieth-century abstraction and the reduction of art to its most basic, logical components.
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Vertical Lines, Not Touching - Sol LeWitt
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From $39.00 USD
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From $39.00 USD
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Sol Lewitt
LeWitt wrote a letter to the sculptor Eva Hesse in 1965 when she was paralysed by self-doubt. He told her to try to do some bad work. The worst you can think of and see what happens but mainly relax and let everything go to hell. Two days after Hesse's death in 1970, he created Wall Drawing 46 in her memory, using non-straight lines for the first time. The aesthetic shift was credited to her influence.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1928, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. His father died when he was six. He drew on wrapping paper from his aunt's shop and took art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum. He served in the Korean War, then settled in New York.
From 1968, he created over a thousand numbered wall drawings. He conceived them as musical scores that anyone could execute: a set of written instructions, carried out by other people, with the physical drawing destroyed after each exhibition. The idea, he argued, was the machine that makes the art. The execution was secondary. He championed and financially supported women artists who were being sidelined by the male-dominated art world. He refused to participate in celebrity culture and remained deliberately private. He died in 2007.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1928, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. His father died when he was six. He drew on wrapping paper from his aunt's shop and took art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum. He served in the Korean War, then settled in New York.
From 1968, he created over a thousand numbered wall drawings. He conceived them as musical scores that anyone could execute: a set of written instructions, carried out by other people, with the physical drawing destroyed after each exhibition. The idea, he argued, was the machine that makes the art. The execution was secondary. He championed and financially supported women artists who were being sidelined by the male-dominated art world. He refused to participate in celebrity culture and remained deliberately private. He died in 2007.
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