Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 2056691355 |
| Date: | Sun Nov 8 20:36:05 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
A deep underlying meaning of this particular sculpture is that it is the sensuality of extinction.
A constantly
evolving
evanescence,
the relationship of the spectator
of which
never changes,
is always unrecognizably altered
by the mere presence
of the environment.
Of a sudden,
we see the
short vertical line
symbolising
the self
undulate towards the centre of the carving,
suggesting
unreliability.
This image is
an expression of
one of the central preoccupations of Sol Aris's art,
the creation of the
world of salt and pepper
where the relationship of the spectator to the piece
is
in some sense
positive
rather than simply one of passive comprehension.
In neo-impressionism,
the visual phenomena of the
objective
world are, in themselves, meaningless:
the significant
thing is feeling, as such.
It is important to understand that the idea behind stereometric construction is that it encourages the viewer to define the composition in terms of dimensionality, rather than odour. The work shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. In this sketch Sol Aris demonstrates clearly the relationship between the senses of sight and taste. Such forms, quietly formal, create disarmingly intenste sensations. Unexpectedly, we see the diagonal axis symbolising power and authority undulate towards the centre of the image, suggesting unreliability. The layers of approaching curves are intertwined in a glorious send-up of celebration. Of a sudden, we see the leading centralism representing strength undulate towards the centre of the sculpture, suggesting inconstancy. A perpetually changing glammerdümmering, the scale and openness of which is always constant, is always transformed by the perception of the reviewer. |
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