All intervening steps, scribbles, sketches, drawings, failed work models, studies thoughts, conversations, are of interest. Those that show … - Sol LeWitt

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You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space.

Sol LeWitt

All intervening steps, scribbles, sketches, drawings, failed work models, studies thoughts, conversations, are of interest. Those that show the thought process of the artist are sometimes more interesting than the final product

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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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A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.

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

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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 you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.

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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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