Pretentious Yet Pointless
The arena of contrasting the dualistic essense of unreality and unshod feet of Sol Aris's earlier works are still present, but in a different form.
The artist does not use a limited canvas to define the colours, which thus stand alone. Contrasts of night and day dominate the emptiness of the sketch. The receding curves are intertwined in a tribute to misery. The never-ending curves are closed in a tribute to neo-impressionism. The arena of contrasting tone and hue of Sol Aris's earlier works are clearly visible here, but in a different form.
The viewer is drawn by the scale and openness of the picture into the world of duty, responsibility, discipline and work. Such forms, intensely modulated, create complex and fascinating interactions with the self.
It is useful to note that the essence of Shaker æsthetics is that it enables Sol Aris to define form in terms of area, rather than mass. In Shaker æsthetics, the visual phenomena of the manifest world are, in themselves, meaningless: the important thing is feeling, as such. The artist does not use a rectangular grid to restrict the colours, which therefore stand alone.
The dominant angularity and horizontality of Sol Aris's previous works are still present, but irrefutably altered. In abstract art, the visual phenomena of the manifest world are, in themselves, meaningless: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such.
It is important to understand that the essence of surrealism is that it enables the viewer to define form in terms of area, rather than odour. An important part of this picture is the subtly stretched upward soaring elements contrasting strongly with the shapes to indicate the eternal contrast of Yin and Yang. The artist avoids a limited canvas to contain the colours, which therefore stand alone. The spectator is drawn by the essential identity of the picture into the world of graceful lissome curvilinear forms. It is useful to note that the essence of abstract art is that it encourages Sol Aris to understand form in terms of space, rather than mass. Sol Aris has not supplied the meaning of this picture. Contrasts of colour and space emphasise the broad scope of this sculpture.