An architect doesn't go off with a shovel and dig his foundation and lay every brick. He's still an artist.
Sol LeWittOne usually understands the art of the past by applying the conventions of the present thus misunderstanding the art of the past.
Sol LeWittAll intervening steps, scribbles, sketches, drawings, failed work models, studies thoughts, conversations, are of interest. Those that show the thought process of the artist are sometimes more interesting than the final product
Sol LeWitt