Pretentious Yet Pointless | |
| Artist: | Aris, Sol |
| Medium: | Acrylics on virtual canvas |
| Title: | Randomly generated image 2056882732 |
| Date: | Sun Nov 15 13:00:25 UTC 2026 |
| Description: |
The viewer is drawn by the
essential identity
of the carving into
the world of epistemology of area and
place.
The spectator is drawn by the
extraordinarily refined aesthetic sensibility
of the sketch into
the world of delicate lissome curvilinear forms.
Sol Aris has not commented on the
meaning
of this prototype.
The arena of contrasting tone and hue in this work,
despite appearing disarmingly simple at first glance,
create in the mind
contrast of night and day...
The
embellished
background
belies
not completely abstract.
The world of salt and pepper
of
Sol Aris's other works are
still present,
but
transformed.
Unexpectedly,
we see the
diagonal axis
symbolising
power and authority
curve back and forth,
suggesting
unreliability.
A particularly contentious aspect of this particular image is that it is in some sense
active
rather than simply one of passive appreciation.
A particularly contentious aspect of this sketch is the arena of contrasting tone and hue
contrasting strongly with
the arena of contrasting dark and light to indicate in some sense
positive
rather than simply one of passive comprehension.
The writhing curves are enjoined in a parody of Shaker æsthetics. The layers of approaching curves are enjoined in a homage to misery. ``This art, facing forwards and inwards, is of images of expectation and spiritual progress that are freighted with no historical context at all and which owelittle to the appearance of observed reality'' [Brian Keeble on Cecil Collins, Temeno 11,, London 1990] |
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