Pretentious Yet Pointless
In Shaker æsthetics, the visual phenomena of the unexplored world are, in themselves, empty: the important thing is feeling, as such. The shapes of Sol Aris's previous works are clearly visible here, but in a different form. In abstract art, the visual phenomena of the external world are, in themselves, meaningless: the important thing is feeling, as such. Paradoxically, we see the short vertical line symbolising strength curve back and forth, suggesting inconstancy. A notable feature of this work is the impersonal forms and industrial colours contrasting strongly with the here and now experience of form and space to indicate the eternal interaction of Yin and Yang.
Contrasts of brightness and dark march across the broad scope of the piece. The artist employs traditional proportions to shape the colours, which in this way subsist in a world of their own doing.
The writhing curves are enjoined in a parody of misery.
The artist employs a limited canvas to restrict the colours, which therefore float free.
The work shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power.