Since my earliest studies of art and design, I have always been awestruck by the universal nature of its principles. Unity, harmony, rhythm, balance… It’s no wonder why people question whether art imitates life, or vice versa. But let’s take that question further: given how little we still understand about the world, can we say for sure that this whole cosmos is not itself, a work of art? 

From a purely scientific standpoint, there’s no reason to suppose otherwise. We know that the Universe is composed of negative space and singular elements that can stand alone or combine into something greater than the sum of its parts. The whole system is ever-changing, always forming new patterns and compositions on one great canvas. The pieces may “die”, or shift to play different roles, but they are all united in total harmony.

Yet in the usual, symbolic manner in which most perceive the world,  individual things are viewed as separate. When we see “skies, oceans, landscapes, people”, etc, we can’t help but set them apart from their surroundings. overlooking the fact that they are all bound to the same Being - completely inseparable on a fundamental level. On this macrocosmic scale, words and symbols fail. Because whether or not we can see or even conceive it, nothing has ever been separate from anything else. They have always been and always will be strokes in the same painting.

This perspective has brought me great peace and joy. I have no desire to convince anyone to adopt it, only to share with the world this simple message of hope: as separate and broken as things might seem, they - We - are all parts of the same masterpiece.