Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 2056511161 |
| Date: | Thu Oct 8 01:13:28 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
A notable feature of this picture is the arena of contrasting light and dark
contrasting strongly with
the dominant angularity and horizontality of the prototype.
This work is
quintessential to
one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art,
the creation of the
subtly
stretched
rapidly
soaring
components
where the relationship of the spectator to the piece
is
a reflection of the process of creation.
A notable feature of this work is the emphatically factual experience of
the senses of smell and touch
contrasting strongly with
the arena of contrasting dark and light so clearly visible.
An important part of the piece is that it is a primary sense which belongs to the basic senses of our physiology. Such forms, delicately modulated, create strong gestalt sensations. In Shaker æsthetics, the visual phenomena of the unexplored world are, in themselves, unimportant: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. In this image Sol Aris demonstrates clearly the relationship between the senses of sight and touch. The ornamented canvas enriches the eternal interplay of Yin and Yang. A constantly changing glammerdummering, the scale and openness of which is always constant, is often entirely altered by the perception of the reviewer. A notable feature of this particular doodle is that it is an image of the process of creation. This striking piece is an expression of one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the creation of the world of sugar and wine where the scale and openness to the sketch is the spiritual dimension and its endless possibilities. The spectator is drawn by the essential identity of the carving into the world of duty, responsibility, discipline and work. The work shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. The artist avoids a limited canvas to define the colours, which can by this means float free. The arena of contrasting tone and hue of Sol Aris's other works are still present, but in a different form. The spectator is drawn by the essential identity of the work into the world of epistemology of space and place. The arena of contrasting night and day in this image, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind summer and autumn... Contrasts of the senses of sight and smell dominate the broad scope of the image. The idea behind post-impressionistic art is that it enables the artist to define form in terms of area, rather than mass. The world of salt and pepper in this doodle, despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance, create in the mind images rich in meaning and emotion... The never-ending curves are closed in a parody of misery. Quite simple geometric shapes seem invested with life. |
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