Pretentious Yet Pointless
An important part of this particular image is that it is a reflection of the process of creation. In constructive colour theory, the visual phenomena of the physical world are, in themselves, meaningless: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. The artist avoids a rectangular grid to define the colours, which can by this means stand alone. The dominant angularity and horizontality of Sol Aris's previous works are clearly visible here, but completely altered. In this image Sol Aris shows the relationship between colour and space. An important part of this work is the dominant angularity and horizontality contrasting strongly with the world of brightness and shade of the image. Such forms, intensely variegated, create strong gestalt sensations. The carving shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. This striking piece is quintessential to one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art, the understanding of the world of dark and light where the outstanding aesthetic sensibility to the piece is a reflection of the process of creation. A particularly contentious aspect of this piece is the shapes contrasting strongly with the shapes so clearly visible.
Such forms, both monumental and poetic, create strong gestalt sensations. Semiotically, we see the leading centralism for strength undulate towards the centre of the drawing, suggesting unreliability.