Pretentious Yet Pointless

	Pretentious Yet Pointless

Artist:	Aris, Sol
Medium:	Acrylics on virtual canvas
Title:	Randomly generated image 2116125478
Date:	Mon Jan 26 15:46:25 EST 2026
Description:	In this work Sol Aris depicts the relationship between light and shade. It is useful to note that the essence of constructive colour theory is that it encourages Sol Aris to define form in terms of area, rather than odour. Contrasts of dog saliva and bare hands emphasise the broad scope of the painting. The layers of approaching curves are closed in a tribute to Shaker æsthetics. Such forms, both monumental and tranquil, create complex and fascinating interactions with the self. The prototype shares not only Sol Aris's death-identification but also his cosmic perspective and obsession with power. In constructive colour theory, the visual phenomena of the manifest world are, in themselves, unimportant: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. Contrasts of colour and space march across the expanse of this work. Contrasts of sugar and wine march across the foreground of the carving. The arena of contrasting tone and hue of Sol Aris's previous works are clearly visible here, but in a different form. An interesting aspect of the doodle is that it is a primary sense which belongs to the basic senses of our spirituality. Unexpectedly, we see the diagonal axis symbolising strength undulate towards the centre of the image, suggesting unreliability. The major feature of surrealism is that it enables Sol Aris to understand form in terms of dimensionality, rather than representational versimilitude. In neo-impressionism, the visual phenomena of the unexplored world are, in themselves, meaningless: the only worthy thing is feeling, as such. An interesting aspect of this piece is the world of colour and space contrasting strongly with the impersonal forms and industrial colours so clearly visible. Such forms, quietly formal, create a strong interplay of forces. The spectator is drawn by the essential identity of the work into the world of images strong in insight and association. The endless curves are enjoined in a tribute to Shaker æsthetics. ``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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