Pretentious Yet Pointless
The embellished canvas belies the essential distinction between pattern and texture. The never-ending curves are intertwined in a glorious send-up of celebration. A deep underlying meaning of this particular drawing is that it is a division of space that parallels the divisions and interstices of the mind. The prototype shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. The emphatically factual experience of form and space of Sol Aris's previous works are still present, but transformed. The drawing shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power.