Recently I attended a fabulous B Scene event at the Austin Blanton Art Museum that transformed the space into a 1960's New York Loft Apartment in conjunction with a current exhibition "Converging Lines" featuring 50 pieces by Sol LeWitt. LeWitt was a conceptual artist and part of the minimalist movement post World War II. At the event people dressed in 1960's attire, docents explained LeWitt's work and wine, food and music were in abundance. If you have never been to a B Scene I highly recommend it.
I also happened upon a fascinating art form I was unfamiliar with called Wall Art which LeWitt was known for. Basically, an artist creates a set of simple instructions for local artists to create a piece of art on a wall. Museums accept these instructions much as they would any other artwork on loan. After the exhibit is over the wall is destroyed.
For example, LeWitt created a piece he called simply No 766. It is a one sentence instruction that reads as follows:
"21 isometric cubes of varying sizes and
colors with ink washes superimposed."
You can imagine the possibilities! Above is one interpretation and here are two pictures of another:
It certainly raises some interesting questions about the ownership and the collaborative nature of art.
Sol LeWitt was quite the interesting character; his autobiography consisted of over 1,000 pictures he took of his New York City apartment--every nook and cranny, and his experiences as he documented them. What a way to interpret your life!
Also on display were pieces of pottery from ancient Andes civilizations
in an exhibit titled "Between Mountains and Sea". Much of the art had symbols and icons similar to those we saw on our month long trip to South America last fall. Seeing them reminded me that I really want to dig out my photos and notes and create some art using the wonderful colors and designs we saw. But that will have to wait for another time.
Wow ....don't you just love the colors?
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