Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1393471288 |
| Date: | Thu Sep 24 01:23:14 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
A particularly contentious aspect of this drawing is the arena of contrasting dark and light
contrasting strongly with
the impersonal forms and industrial colours so clearly visible.
The
idea behind Shaker æsthetics
is that it enables the artist
to understand form in terms of
dimensionality,
rather than odour.
The
endless
curves
are
forever engraved
in a homage to
misery.
The
major feature of the Suprematist school
is that it encourages the viewer
to define the composition in terms of
area,
rather than mass.
Of a sudden,
we see the
diagonal axis
representing
the inner ego
undulate towards the centre of the picture,
suggesting
unreliability.
Contrasts of brightness and dark
emphasise
the
broad scope
of this image.
Of a sudden,
we see the
diagonal axis
for
power and authority
undulate towards the centre of the work,
suggesting
inconstancy.
The world of dark and light
of
Sol Aris's previous works are
clearly visible here,
but
in a different form.
Contrasts of colour and space
dominate
the
vastness
of the sculpture.
The
never-ending
curves
are
forever engraved
in a parody of
post-impressionistic art.
An important part of this painting is the world of unshod feet and toothpaste
contrasting strongly with
the dominant angularity and horizontality so clearly visible.
A constantly
changing
glammerdümmering,
the outstanding aesthetic sensibility
of which
is always constant,
is often completely altered
by the perception
of the onlooker.
An important part of this painting is the shapes
contrasting strongly with
the world of brightness and shade to indicate an image of the process of creation.
The
writhing
curves
are
enjoined
in a parody of
celebration.
Sol Aris has not supplied the title of this image. ``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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