Lines in All Directions 1993

Sol LeWitt made ‘Lines in All Directions’ with paint and probably a brush. I can imagine LeWitt standing over this circular canvas, thinking about the rules he’s set for himself. Primary colors, grey, black, and white. Lines going every which way. What a task! It kind of makes me laugh because I can imagine him trying not to have any of the lines touch, to have each retain its individuality. Each separate, doing its own thing, but still together, connected, making a whole. Each of these marks have a quality that’s so different, so considered, it’s as if each was born out of a feeling or a thought that’s unique to the moment. Like a conversation amongst friends. It’s a reminder that as artists, we’re all swimming in the same ocean, dipping our toes in, sharing our perspectives and seeing what comes out.