Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1517155904 |
| Date: | Sun Sep 27 05:38:06 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
In this painting Sol Aris
delineates
the relationship between
dark and light.
The
essence of surrealism
is that it enables the viewer
to understand form in terms of
dimensionality,
rather than odour.
Such forms, serene and tranquil, create disarmingly strong sensations.
A deep underlying meaning of this particular piece is that it is an image of the process of creation.
The work shares not only Sol Aris's
death-identification
but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power.
Such forms, delicately variegated, create strong gestalt sensations.
The arena of contrasting light and dark
of
Sol Aris's earlier works are
clearly visible here,
but
entirely altered.
The
never-ending
curves
are
closed
in a tribute to
celebration.
In surrealism,
the visual phenomena of the
manifest
world are, in themselves, meaningless:
the only worthy
thing is feeling, as such.
The
figured
background
belies
a reflection of the artist's soul.
The
receding
curves
are
forever engraved
in a tribute to
misery.
Sol Aris has not commented on the
colour pallette
of this sketch.
The
garnished
background
enriches
a reflection of the process of creation.
Semiotically,
we see the
diagonal axis
representing
the inner ego
curve back and forth,
suggesting
unreliability.
Such forms, delicately modulated, create strong gestalt sensations. Sol Aris has not supplied the aspect ratio of this work. A temporally evolving glammerdümmering, the relationship of the viewer of which is always the same, is often irrefutably altered by the essential fact of the environment. The arena of contrasting tone and hue in this image, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind graceful sinuous curvilinear forms... Such forms, serene and tranquil, create strong gestalt sensations. The spectator is drawn by the essential identity of the image into the world of single-axis asymmetric soft, closed signs with inner and outer crossings. A notable feature of this doodle is the emphatically factual experience of size and perception contrasting strongly with the world of colour and space of the carving. An important part of the drawing is that it is a division of space that parallels our innermost confusion. Sol Aris has not described the aspect ratio of this sculpture. Semiotically, we see the diagonal axis symbolising the inner ego undulate towards the centre of the sketch, suggesting unreliability. The artist avoids traditional proportions to restrict the colours, which therefore float free. Sol Aris has not supplied the individuality of this sketch. A notable feature of this particular drawing is that it is a reflection of the process of creation. The shapes in this sculpture, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind graceful lissome curves... Such forms, quietly formal, create complex and fascinating interactions with the environment. The emphatically factual experience of form and space in this sculpture, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind duty, responsibility, discipline and work... The layers of approaching curves are intertwined in a tribute to the Suprematist theory. The arena of contrasting light and shade in this image, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind sugar and wine... Paradoxically, we see the diagonal axis for the self undulate towards the centre of the image, suggesting inconstancy. ``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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