Work data:
Author: Sol Lewitt (Hartford, United States, 1928 - New York, 2007)
Title: Curved Wall
Year of creation: 2003
Materials and dimensions: White concrete blocks. 380 x 1,400 x 30 centimeters
Sol Lewitt is a key artist in the development of conceptual art, proposing a new concept of creativity that exalts the value of the idea and its planning at the expense of the artist's craftsmanship. For Sol Lewitt, the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the artistic work, and execution is a mechanical act delegated to others. As a creator of sculptures, or structures, as he prefers to call them, he always uses humble materials: white concrete blocks of the same dimensions.
Curved Wall speaks to Lewitt's interest in curvilinear forms, but also in simplicity, logic, and clarity. A soft, undulating form that contrasts with the roughness of the material and invites us to focus on the perception of the idea underlying an abstract work of art.