Wall Drawing #1

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Wall Drawing #1 is an early conceptual wall drawing by Sol LeWitt that exemplifies his use of simple geometric instructions to generate large-scale, site-specific artworks.

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Wall Drawing #1 canonical 1
Wall Drawing series 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conceptual artwork ⓘ
site-specific artwork ⓘ
wall drawing ⓘ
artForm wall drawing ⓘ
artisticGoal separate the idea from its execution ⓘ
use simple forms to generate complex visual results ⓘ
associatedWith conceptual art practices of the late 1960s ⓘ
category instruction-based art ⓘ
process art ⓘ
color monochrome ⓘ
conceptualFocus primacy of the idea ⓘ
systematic use of geometry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Sol LeWitt ⓘ
definingCharacteristic can be re-executed in different locations ⓘ
emphasis on idea over execution ⓘ
generated from written instructions ⓘ
realized directly on the wall surface ⓘ
simple geometric structure ⓘ
documentationForm diagram ⓘ
written instructions ⓘ
emphasizes impersonality of execution ⓘ
system and procedure over gesture ⓘ
executionSurface architectural wall ⓘ
genre abstract art ⓘ
hasPart geometric instructions ⓘ
simple geometric forms ⓘ
straight lines ⓘ
inception 1960s ⓘ
influenced later conceptual wall drawings by Sol LeWitt ⓘ
influencedBy Minimalism ⓘ
isPartOf Sol LeWitt wall drawings ⓘ
linked to: Sol LeWitt
lineType straight lines drawn in pencil ⓘ
locationType interior wall ⓘ
medium graphite on wall ⓘ
movement Conceptual art ⓘ
ownershipModel exists as a set of instructions rather than a single physical object ⓘ
realizationBy draftspersons following instructions ⓘ
reproducibility can be installed, removed, and reinstalled ⓘ
requires precise following of written instructions ⓘ
siteSpecificity designed for a particular wall ⓘ
status early example of Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings ⓘ
usesTechnique conceptual instructions ⓘ
instruction-based drawing ⓘ
visualLanguage basic geometric elements ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sol LeWitt → notableWork → Wall Drawing #1 ⓘ
Solomon LeWitt → notableWork → Wall Drawing series ⓘ
subject linked to: Solomon
linked to: Wall Drawing #1