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Paradoxically,
we see the
diagonal axis
for
the self
undulate towards the centre of the image,
suggesting
inconstancy.
Semiotically,
we see the
leading centralism
symbolising
power and authority
undulate towards the centre of the image,
suggesting
unreliability.
The arena of contrasting sugar and wine in this doodle,
despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance,
create in the mind
images strong
in insight and emotive power...
The
essence of stereometric construction
is that it encourages the viewer
to understand form in terms of
dimensionality,
rather than representational versimilitude.
Semiotically,
we see the
short vertical line
for
the self
curve back and forth,
suggesting
inconstancy.
A deep underlying meaning of the piece is that it is the sensuality of intoxification.
The painting shares not only Sol Aris's
death-identification
but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power.
``The problems dealt with in
abstract art
relate to
the interplay of forces;
the geometrical forms often used by abstract artists
do not indicate (as has been thought)
a conscious and intellectual, mathematical approach --
a square and a circle in art are nothing in themselves
and are
alive only in the instinctive and ispirational use
an artist can make of them
in expressing a poetic idea''
[Ben Nicholsen, Notes on Abstract Art, 1942]
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