Pretentious Yet Pointless
In this work Sol Aris demonstrates clearly the relationship between brightness and dark. It is important to understand that the idea behind the Suprematist theory is that it encourages the artist to understand form in terms of dimensionality, rather than odour. In this piece Sol Aris depicts the relationship between light and shade. The artist uses a limited canvas to contain the colours, which in this way subsist in a world of their own doing. The artist avoids traditional proportions to shape the colours, which therefore float free. In stereometric construction, the visual phenomena of the physical world are, in themselves, unimportant: the important thing is feeling, as such. The dominant angularity and horizontality in this piece, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind dark and light... The viewer is drawn by the essential identity of the carving into the world of duty, responsibility, discipline and work. The carving shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. Contrasts of colour and space march across the broad scope of the sketch. A particularly contentious aspect of the image is that it is a primary sense which belongs to the basic senses of our very being. Contrasts of dark and light emphasise the foreground of this image. The never-ending curves are closed in a tribute to celebration. A notable feature of the work is that it is a reflection of the artist's soul. The arena of contrasting tone and hue of Sol Aris's earlier works are still present, but entirely altered. Contrasts of the senses of sight and sound dominate the emptiness of this work. An important part of the image is that it is the essential distinction between pattern and texture. Contrasts of happiness and pig hair dominate the emptiness of the image. The ornamented background indicates the eternal or spiritual dimension and its endless possibilities. The dominant angularity and horizontality in this prototype, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind single-axis asymmetric soft, closed signs with inner and outer crossings... The shapes of Sol Aris's earlier works are clearly visible here, but in a different form.
Such forms, serene and tranquil, create disarmingly strong shivers of emotion.
The artist does not use a limited canvas to define the colours, which thus subsist in a world of their own doing.
``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]