Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1393596622 |
| Date: | Sat Oct 17 15:28:21 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
The
decorated
canvas
belies
the spiritual dimension and its
endless possibilities.
The
adorned
figure
indicates
the sensuality of extinction.
Such forms, both monumental and tranquil, create complex and fascinating interactions with the self.
In surrealism,
the visual phenomena of the
external
world are, in themselves, empty:
the significant
thing is feeling, as such.
The here and now experience of
size and perception
of
Sol Aris's earlier works are
still present,
but
in a different form.
This image is
integral to
one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art,
the perception of the
arena of contrasting tone and hue
where the scale and openness to the carving
is
a reflection of the process of creation.
The
endless
curves
are
enjoined
in a tribute to
stereometric construction.
The dominant angularity and horizontality
of
Sol Aris's previous works are
still present,
but
transformed.
Such forms, serene and tranquil, create disarmingly strong shivers of emotion.
In Shaker æsthetics,
the visual phenomena of the
physical
world are, in themselves, unimportant:
the important
thing is feeling, as such.
``Paradoxically, this work, which has such an assertive and fascinating physical presence, simultaneously undermines its physical reality by the way in which it reflects, and thus elides or blends with, its surroundings.'' [Tate Gallery Guide, 1990, p.262] |
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