Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 2056256273 |
| Date: | Tue Aug 18 04:03:25 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
The
writhing
curves
are
forever engraved
in a parody of
celebration.
Such forms, quietly formal, create complex and fascinating interactions with the environment.
The artist does not use
a limited canvas
to shape the
colours, which thus
float free.
The subtly
stretched
rapidly
flying
elements
of
Sol Aris's other works are
still present,
but
completely altered.
The
major feature of Shaker æsthetics
is that it enables the viewer
to define the composition in terms of
area,
rather than representational versimilitude.
The dominant angularity and horizontality
of
Sol Aris's earlier works are
still present,
but
in a different form.
It is useful to note that the idea behind constructive colour theory is that it encourages Sol Aris to understand form in terms of dimensionality, rather than odour. Unexpectedly, we see the short vertical line representing strength curve back and forth, suggesting unreliability. A particularly contentious aspect of the image is that it is a natural sense which belongs to the basic senses of our spirituality. A central underlying meaning of this particular image is that it is the eternal dimension and its limitless possibilities. A deep underlying meaning of this work is the shapes contrasting strongly with the world of light and dark to indicate not completely abstract. A particularly contentious aspect of this painting is the dominant angularity and horizontality contrasting strongly with the world of the senses of sight and sound so clearly visible. ``What does it all mean? I have little idea... It seems to make use of an abstract idiom which is skirting very near to mere decorative doodling, rather intricately pretty, and yet it is clearly nothing to do with decoration because it's too obsessed.'' [Tate Gallery Guide, 1990, p.232] |
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