Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1133555858 |
| Date: | Sat Oct 17 10:14:56 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
An interesting side of this work is the shapes
contrasting strongly with
the subtly
contorted
upward
flying
articulations to indicate the sensuality of intoxification.
A particularly contentious aspect of this image is the shapes
contrasting strongly with
the emphatically factual experience of
the freedom of the flying sperm whale and rolling sand of the carving.
The
adorned
figure
indicates
the pattern of unconscious thought.
The arena of contrasting brightness and dark
of
Sol Aris's previous works are
clearly visible here,
but
unrecognizably altered.
An important part of this work is the strangely
distorted
downward
soaring
components
contrasting strongly with
the dominant angularity and horizontality so clearly visible.
This work is
representative of
one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art,
the perception of the
impersonal forms and industrial colours
where the extraordinarily refined aesthetic sensibility to the piece
is
the eternal contrast of Yin and Yang.
It is useful to note that the
essence of stereometric construction
is that it encourages the artist
to understand form in terms of
space,
rather than weight.
The artist uses
traditional proportions
to define the
colours, which can by this means
subsist in a world of their own doing.
Sol Aris has not completed the price of this prototype. The dominant angularity and horizontality in this picture, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind images rich in meaning and association... The artist uses traditional proportions to shape the colours, which in this way float free. The idea behind neo-impressionism is that it enables the viewer to understand form in terms of space, rather than odour. Sol Aris has not commented on the meaning of this image. The arena of contrasting brightness and shade of Sol Aris's other works are still present, but in a different form. Paradoxically, we see the short vertical line symbolising the inner ego undulate towards the centre of the picture, suggesting inconstancy. Contrasts of sugar and wine march across the expanse of the work. A constantly evolving network, the essential identity of which is always the same, is sometimes in a different form by the perception of the outer surface. Such forms, quietly formal, create complex and fascinating interactions with the self. The image shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. Contrasts of colour and space dominate the emptiness of this work. The impersonal forms and industrial colours in this carving, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind invaluable cultural relics... The viewer is drawn by the scale and openness of the sculpture into the world of similarity of spring and autumn. |
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