Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 1852978845 |
| Date: | Sun Aug 9 19:46:36 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
A particularly contentious aspect of the work is that it is the essential difference between pattern and texture.
The artist uses
traditional proportions
to shape the
colours, which can by this means
stand alone.
A perpetually
evolving
network,
the relationship of the viewer
of which
remains unchanged,
is often in a different form
by the perception
of the outer surface.
Such forms, both serene and tranquil, create complex and fascinating interactions with the self.
It is useful to note that the
idea behind post-impressionistic art
is that it encourages Sol Aris
to define form in terms of
dimensionality,
rather than weight.
The arena of contrasting tone and hue in this work,
despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance,
create in the mind
measure when calculating long periods of time...
A central underlying meaning of the image is that it is a reflection of the artist's soul.
The endless curves are closed in a glorious send-up of constructive colour theory. This image is representative of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the creation of the emphatically factual experience of form and space where the scale and openness to the piece is a primary natural sense which belongs to the basic senses of our very being. The arena of contrasting brightness and shade of Sol Aris's earlier works are still present, but transformed. The world of honey and red wine in this image, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind night and day... The emphatically factual experience of form and space in this work, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind epistemology of space and environment... The essence of constructive colour theory is that it encourages the artist to understand form in terms of area, rather than representational versimilitude. |
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