Earth. Air. Fire. Water.
by David April
Title
Earth. Air. Fire. Water.
Artist
David April
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Many ancient philosophies used a set of archetypal classical elements to explain patterns in nature. In this context, the word element refers to a substance that is either a chemical compound or a mixture of chemical compounds, rather than a chemical element of modern physical science.
The Greek Classical Elements (Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Aether) date from pre-Socratic times and persisted throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, deeply influencing European thought and culture. The concept of essentially the same five elements were similarly found in ancient India, where they formed a basis of analysis in both Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, particularly in an esoteric context, the four states-of-matter describe matter, and a fifth element to describe that which was beyond the material world (non-matter). Similar lists existed in ancient China and Japan. In Buddhism the four great elements, to which two others are sometimes added, are not viewed as substances, but as categories of sensory experience.
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Comments (15)
Patricia Strand
This is insanely good, and the rest of your photography blows me away. Congratulations on sale!
Sharon Mau
Aloha David, it is a wonderfully creative still life and so effective in monotone. Congratulations on your sale :))) You are invited to have a look at the still life contest on the homepage. It is wonderfu. You are also welcome to add it to the group gallery Still Life Fine Art and Food Photography