Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Response to Sol Lewitt's "Sentences on Conceptual Art"

Sol Lewitt's sentences on conceptual art are contradictions to one another. She says that "Irrational judgements lead to new experience" but then the next sentence is "Formal art is essentially rational" and then... that "Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically." This may seem to make sense though when she focuses on that irrationality creates art but then, not formal art. As you read through to the bottom you begin to understand her point, especially toward the end when she states that "These sentences comment on art, but are not art."