Influences have come to Aris in the person of his professor, during his studies, but in the most recent years, he increasingly has been inspired by the Baroque painter Jusepe de Ribera and the British artist Francis Bacon.
I sin studietid hentede Aris inspiration fra sin professor, og i de senere år er han i højere og højere grad blevet inspireret af barok-maleren Jusepe de Ribera og den britiske kunstner Francis Bacon.