11.29.22

UNAVAILABLE, ACQUIRED BY PRIVATE COLLECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS.

FOLLOWING HIS JOURNEY TO THE HIMALAYAS, “INTO THE WILDS.” REPRESENTS AETHER’S HOMAGE TO THE ORIGINAL TEACHER OF THE WORKINGS OF THE UNIVERSE—THE MOUNTAINS, THE NATURE, THE WILDS OF EARTH THAT EXISTED BEFORE HUMANKIND. THE “WILDS” CONTAINS A DUAL MEANING: THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF EARTH, AS WELL AS THE “WILDS” OF OUR MINDS, CALLING UPON A DEEPER SEARCH INTO SELF BY UNIFYING OUR MIND AND SPIRIT WITH OUR ENVIRONMENT.

INSCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THE CANVAS: “WHEN YOU NEED AN ANSWER, JUST LOOK TO THE WILDS.”