He said, "When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes art." He, as an artist, came up with an idea, but allowed the piece to be created by the audience. I love the idea that a person can make the art their own. I think of a high school art teacher giving instructions on what the next art assignment is. There are specific instructions, but each person is able to make the piece their self and make it their own. Perhaps this is not exactly the same thing as the techniques used by Sol Lewitt, but the social and interactive aspect of the piece seems to be generally the same. There are specific instructions, but lots of space to explore. So perhaps, Sol Lewitt was only ever a glorified art teacher?
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