Pretentious Yet Pointless
In surrealism, the visual phenomena of the manifest world are, in themselves, meaningless: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. This striking piece is representative of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the creation of the subtly contorted rapidly floating elements where the relationship of the viewer to the piece is a reflection of the artist's soul. A notable feature of this sculpture is the shapes contrasting strongly with the dominant angularity and horizontality so clearly visible. Such forms, both monumental and tranquil, create disarmingly intenste feelings.
An interesting aspect of this image is the emphatically factual experience of salt and pepper contrasting strongly with the shapes so clearly visible. The major feature of stereometric construction is that it enables Sol Aris to understand form in terms of area, rather than odour. In post-impressionistic art, the visual phenomena of the manifest world are, in themselves, empty: the significant thing is feeling, as such. The world of the senses of smell and touch of Sol Aris's earlier works are still present, but in a different form. The artist does not use a limited canvas to restrict the colours, which can by this means stand alone. The viewer is drawn by the essential identity of the sculpture into the world of epistemology of area and environment.
This striking piece is representative of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the perception of the emphatically factual experience of size and perception where the relationship of the spectator to the piece is a division of space that parallels the divisions and interstices of the mind.