Pretentious Yet Pointless

	Pretentious Yet Pointless

Artist:	Aris, Sol
Medium:	Acrylics on virtual canvas
Title:	Randomly generated image 1393310928
Date:	Fri Aug 21 00:14:42 UTC 2026
Description:	The shapes in this work, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind duty, responsibility, discipline and work... The sketch shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. In Shaker æsthetics, the visual phenomena of the external world are, in themselves, empty: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. A central underlying meaning of this image is the world of the senses of sight and smell contrasting strongly with the dominant angularity and horizontality so clearly visible. Unexpectedly, we see the diagonal axis symbolising power and authority curve back and forth, suggesting unreliability. Such forms, intensely variegated, create strong gestalt sensations. A temporally changing network, the essential identity of which is always constant, is always in a different form by the perception of the viewer. An interesting aspect of this particular image is that it is a division of space that parallels our innermost confusion. Quite simple geometric shapes seem invested with life.
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