Pretentious Yet Pointless
The image shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. It is useful to note that the major feature of stereometric construction is that it enables the viewer to understand the composition in terms of space, rather than mass. It is important to understand that the idea behind Shaker æsthetics is that it encourages Sol Aris to define form in terms of dimensionality, rather than weight. The adorned figure belies the eternal interplay of Yin and Yang. In this sketch Sol Aris shows the relationship between summer and autumn. Contrasts of the senses of sight and sound emphasise the foreground of the sketch.
The garnished figure belies a primary natural sense which belongs to the basic senses of our spirituality. Contrasts of dark and light emphasise the broad scope of the drawing. The world of light and shade in this sketch, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind single-axis asymmetric soft, closed signs with inner and outer crossings...