Pretentious Yet Pointless

	Pretentious Yet Pointless

Artist:	Aris, Sol
Medium:	Acrylics on virtual canvas
Title:	Randomly generated image 1133877422
Date:	Sun Nov 15 17:27:10 UTC 2026
Description:	Contrasts of the senses of sight and smell dominate the broad scope of this sketch. It is useful to note that the idea behind abstract art is that it enables the artist to understand the composition in terms of area, rather than mass. The beribboned ground enriches a division of space that parallels our innermost confusion. It is useful to note that the major feature of neo-impressionism is that it enables the viewer to define form in terms of space, rather than odour. The artist does not use traditional proportions to shape the colours, which in this way subsist in a world of their own choosing. Such forms, delicately variegated, create complex and fascinating interactions with the environment. The layers of approaching curves are enjoined in a parody of stereometric construction. Such forms, violent and disconcerting, create a strong interplay of forces. Contrasts of sugar and wine dominate the emptiness of this image. The artist uses a rectangular grid to shape the colours, which in this way float free. The idea behind stereometric construction is that it enables the artist to define form in terms of space, rather than odour. This striking piece is representative of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the understanding of the world of night and day where the essential identity to the piece is a reflection of the artist's soul. The arena of contrasting night and day of Sol Aris's earlier works are clearly visible here, but transformed. The artist avoids traditional proportions to restrict the colours, which therefore float free. ``This painting exemplifies the collage-like arrangements by which surrealist painters brought together apparently unrelated objects to create a striking visual poetry, intended to reflect the pattern of unconscious thought.'' [Tate Gallery Guide, 1990, p.162]
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