Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 2056593029 |
| Date: | Sat Oct 24 09:40:57 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
This work is
integral to
one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art,
the perception of the
arena of contrasting tone and hue
where the scale and openness to the piece
is
the sensuality of intoxification.
The
essence of post-impressionistic art
is that it encourages the artist
to understand the composition in terms of
area,
rather than representational versimilitude.
The world of dark and light
of
Sol Aris's other works are
clearly visible here,
but
entirely altered.
The shapes in this drawing,
despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance,
create in the mind
images rich
in meaning and association...
``Paradoxically, this work, which has such an assertive and fascinating physical presence, simultaneously undermines its physical reality by the way in which it reflects, and thus elides or blends with, its surroundings.'' [Tate Gallery Guide, 1990, p.262] |
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