Pretentious Yet Pointless
``The artist is more a facilitator than an authoritarian with his materials and thus expresses `sympathy with matter'.''
[Robert Morris: Works of the Eighties, p.26., Edward F. Fry and Donald P. Kuspit]
Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1393313460 |
| Date: | Fri Aug 21 12:22:03 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
In surrealism,
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 particular image is that it is the eternal interaction of Yin and Yang.
An important part of this work is the strangely
distorted
upward
flying
elements
contrasting strongly with
the gently
distorted
quickly
floating
articulations so clearly visible.
The artist uses
a rectangular grid
to contain the
colours, which therefore
stand alone.
It is useful to note that the
essence of abstract art
is that it enables Sol Aris
to define form in terms of
area,
rather than mass.
Such forms, both serene and tranquil, create a strong interplay of forces.
The arena of contrasting toothpaste and honey
of
Sol Aris's previous works are
clearly visible here,
but
in a different form.
The artist does not use
a limited canvas
to contain the
colours, which thus
float free.
``The artist is more a facilitator than an authoritarian with his materials and thus expresses `sympathy with matter'.'' [Robert Morris: Works of the Eighties, p.26., Edward F. Fry and Donald P. Kuspit] |
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