Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1517018332 |
| Date: | Mon Aug 31 06:53:28 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
The carving shares not only Sol Aris's
death-identification
but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power.
It is important to understand that the
essence of Shaker æsthetics
is that it enables the viewer
to understand the composition in terms of
area,
rather than mass.
It is important to understand that the
idea behind surrealism
is that it encourages the artist
to define form in terms of
space,
rather than representational versimilitude.
The artist uses
a rectangular grid
to contain the
colours, which thus
stand alone.
The world of the human tongue and unshod feet
of
Sol Aris's previous works are
clearly visible here,
but
irrefutably altered.
``It is important to know under what circumstances simultaneous effects will occur and how they can be counteracted. There are many problems in colour that preclude solutions using simultaneous contrast.'' [Johannes Itten, The Art of Color] |
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