Sol LeWitt-Inspired Instruction-Based Drawings Come to the Browser
A developer has finally completed a long-gestating project that brings Sol LeWitt's instruction-based conceptual art to the browser. LeWitt, a pioneering conceptual artist, famously created art by writing instructions that others would execute on walls — making him, as the developer notes, an "original prompt engineer."
The project traces its origins back seven years to a bookmarked reference called "Solving Sol," with a repository created in 2018 that sat dormant with only a README until 2026. Now complete, the interactive tool allows users to experience LeWitt's algorithmic art-making process directly in their browsers, bridging the gap between conceptual art and modern web technology. The project highlights the natural parallels between LeWitt's instructional approach to art and contemporary programming paradigms.
The project traces its origins back seven years to a bookmarked reference called "Solving Sol," with a repository created in 2018 that sat dormant with only a README until 2026. Now complete, the interactive tool allows users to experience LeWitt's algorithmic art-making process directly in their browsers, bridging the gap between conceptual art and modern web technology. The project highlights the natural parallels between LeWitt's instructional approach to art and contemporary programming paradigms.