Stars

Description

*Gallery Rotation Fall 2010
Sol LeWitt
United States, 1928–2007
Stars
1993
Color aquatint on thick Somerset textured white wove paper
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern, 1995/2.25.1–8
Throughout virtually his entire mature career, Sol LeWitt was concerned with using line to create form. By adopting a minimalist approach to his work, LeWitt created formal compositions with an economy of means, removing the visible presence of the artist in the process. Well known for his large wall installations, LeWitt gave these motifs a second life through the print medium.
Stars is one of a series of investigations of the star motif in LeWitt’s work. While he usually created blended colors by superimposing one primary color atop another, the Stars aquatints demonstrate the only time LeWitt mixed his colors, toning them down so that the forms remain flat on the sheet. The result is a veritable kaleidoscope of star motifs—both brilliant and muted, strong and delicate,
cool and warm, projection and recess.
Gallery Rotation Fall 2010
Sol LeWitt
United States, 1928–2007
Stars
1993
Color aquatint on thick Somerset textured white wove paper
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern, 1995/2.25.1–8
Throughout virtually his entire mature career, Sol LeWitt was concerned with using line to create form. By adopting a minimalist approach to his work, LeWitt created formal compositions with an economy of means, removing the visible presence of the artist in the process. Well known for his large wall installations, LeWitt gave these motifs a second life through the print medium.
Stars is one of a series of investigations of the star motif in LeWitt’s work. While he usually created blended colors by superimposing one primary color atop another, the Stars aquatints demonstrate the only time LeWitt mixed his colors, toning them down so that the forms remain flat on the sheet. The result is a veritable kaleidoscope of star motifs—both brilliant and muted, strong and delicate,
cool and warm, projection and recess.