The art of Steve Hanks is rich with symbolism and metaphor. His titles are a key to understanding the deeper message waiting to be discovered in each painting and often have more than one meaning. "From a Higher Level is, on one hand, a relationsiop piece, and on the other, about the necessity of getting abouve the messiness of life's dayly grind. Simple but conscious acts can lift us out of the toil and finally place us on a higher ground," Hanks says. "The piece is also about communication, and how the rider and horse converse without using words. They can also represent the relationshiop between art and its ability to communicate beyond words -- From a Higher Level."