Cabrillo National Monument: Tide Pools - Limited Edition 1 of 50 Photograph

Aether: a philosophic and scientific concept denoting the existence of a fine substance (ponderable or imponderable) underlying the entirety of natural reality. The very fabric of art can be influential in so many aspects of our lives, whether it's creating art for art's sake, cooking a meal, or decorating a home. But so many of us believe ourselves to be incapable of art, and lacking in creativity. The fault however, does not lie within; it is due to a system that believes art to be teachable in a manner similar to mathematics and science. (and this is not to say that mathematics and science can't be used to create art) The issue is that whereas mathematics and science generally have tangible topics, art is about what's in you. And this is where the Aether Element exists. It is the embodiment of the philosophical thought of aesthetics. The question, what is beauty?