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| Sol LeWitt was born
in Hartford, Connecticut in 1928. He studied at Syracuse University
where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1949. He now lives
and works in New York, teaching at various art schools. Part of the
Minimal
and Conceptual
movements that emerged in the mid-60s, LeWitt has
focused his interests on the many visual arrangements of simple geometric
forms. His sculpture and wall drawings are
representative of LeWitt’s notion that the idea is central to
art, and that ideas, although irrational, should be carried out logically. Sol LeWitt’s Floor Piece #4 is an excellent example of classic Minimalist sculpture. This is because of its use of industrial materials , or raw materials used in construction, and basic geometric shapes. These works are part of a series of artworks based on the cube. LeWitt uses simple geometric shapes to create a three-dimensional grid, revealing the many different arrangements that can be created from a single cube.  (For Grades K-2) What shapes do you see in this sculpture? What does this sculpture look like to you? What types of lines do you see in this sculpture? If you were going to make a sculpture that looked like this, what materials would you use? (For Grades 3-5) What shapes do you see in this sculpture? What does this sculpture remind you of? What materials did the artist use to make this sculpture? What is unusual about how this sculpture is displayed? How does this sculpture relate to geometry? |
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Sol LeWitt United States, born 1928 Floor Piece #4 Painted wood, 1976 Museum purchase 1978.4 |
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