Pretentious Yet Pointless
This image is integral to one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the understanding of the dominant angularity and horizontality where the scale and openness to the piece is a reflection of the artist's soul. The painting shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. The artist does not use traditional proportions to define the colours, which therefore float free. A notable feature of this carving is the impersonal forms and industrial colours contrasting strongly with the shapes so clearly visible. The artist employs traditional proportions to define the colours, which thus float free. This striking piece is an expression of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the understanding of the arena of contrasting tone and hue where the scale and openness to the sculpture is the sensuality of intoxification. The painting shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. Such forms, quietly formal, create strong gestalt sensations. Sol Aris has not commented on the individuality of this carving. The viewer is drawn by the essential identity of the work into the world of slender lissome curves. The embellished figure belies a natural sense which belongs to the basic senses of our inner self.