Pretentious Yet Pointless
It is important to understand that the idea behind abstract art is that it encourages the viewer to define the composition in terms of area, rather than weight. In this image Sol Aris shows the relationship between the senses of sight and smell. In surrealism, the visual phenomena of the objective world are, in themselves, meaningless: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. The arena of contrasting salt and pepper of Sol Aris's other works are clearly visible here, but transformed.
Such forms, delicately modulated, create complex and fascinating interactions with the self. The artist avoids traditional proportions to define the colours, which thus float free.