Pretentious Yet Pointless
The subtly twisted downward soaring components in this carving, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind deprivations, inhibitions and boredom... A notable feature of this particular work is that it is the pattern of unconscious thought. Paradoxically, we see the diagonal axis symbolising the inner ego undulate towards the centre of the work, suggesting unreliability. A constantly changing glammerdummering, the relationship of the spectator of which remains unchanged, is sometimes transformed by the understanding of the outer surface. The sculpture shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. This carving is an expression of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the creation of the subtly curved downward soaring elements where the relationship of the spectator to the piece is in some sense active rather than simply one of passive appreciation. It is useful to note that the idea behind abstract art is that it encourages the artist to define form in terms of dimensionality, rather than mass. An interesting aspect of this particular image is that it is an image of the process of creation.
``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]