“Art is not a reproduction of what is visible. It makes visible what is not always apparent.”
This phrase by Paul Klee encapsulates part of his poetry and is translated visually into the graffiti technique that the artist uses in the painting “Fish Magic” of 1925.
The canvas is dark, a formless background; as before the creation and explosion of life which was the Big Bang. at the beginning, there was darkness. This darkness is the stuff that is the subconscious, which lies behind the facade of things and even us, difficult to detect and comprehend, and appears to be a real mystery. Understanding our unconscious, as well as the mysteries of our existence is a difficult, but not impossible feat an arduous task isn’t everyone prepared to undertake. Mirror, mirror on the wall, what are the pieces of my entire?
Shining in the dark
Klee’s magic fish cannot claim to be real, they are only light that illuminates the darkness. They reside in the dark, creatures of the subconscious. The artist works on into the surface of unconscious as well as the canvas, beneath which are hidden, but vibrant images, characters, colours, plants and shapes. The significance of this procedure is vital and salvific, showing that, deep in the depths of the sea and dark insanity, there are tiny sparkling creatures that stir the water and follow the currents. Fish are dreams, stories and tales, flashes of ideas and visions, dreams that come out of the night. from the darkness. They are games that wallow in the density of existence They are vibrant fantasy, childlike, and impulsive that, whether consciously or not, guide the actions and hopes of people.
Rare and precious fish
Are these fishes true or not? In these exotic and esoteric life forms?
The essence of these signs is that fish do not care to be believed; their existence is not
is determined by external acceptance. We think that we can see and control all things, that we are in control of the whole view of the world, but deep within the ocean, in the unconscious , and the past years of existence, there are essences and coincidences that we are ignorant: unnoticed fish as well as rare and precious creatures. You believe you know everything about who you are, but you don’t realize that in the most obscure and inseparable parts of you, a snail fish that wags its tail and that, although it is relegated down to a space that is unaccessible by the brain it lets out visceral thoughts and jelly. It is then easy to forget the distant vision that remained in childhood and locked in a bubblethat was nothing but a bowl of a fish. And the dream lies there, a fish viper which turns and turns within the sphere, and then it shows its teeth; you perceive the gleams of its formless reflections because you have pulled off the shutter and it is dark in the room.
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In the quiet and dark, however, it is easier to detect light, sense movement, hear rustling noises You just need to adapt your senses to being in darkness. It takes a while and it can be frustrating initially because you get the impression of being blind, but once you become used to it, you’ll be able to get through the darkness, you can even take advantage of it. Bubbles glisten, scales sparkle in transparent ways, but nothing really is clear, but everything actually seems to be complete, a precise picture that can be scratched slightly more in the event that we’re alive and want to know ourselves a little more.
Watching them as they swim
What do we do with these fish? Should we take them to the fishery and bring them up to the surface, or let them remain to lie in the ocean floor? It is surely essential to protect their wildness and savagery rather than forcing them into sunlit aquariums under the sun, or serve them as the main meal during lunchtime logic. In their absurd, ugly, and bizarre nature lies their power and the ability to discover our true the essence of our. Fish must be observed, allowing ourselves to be hypnotised by their regular and constant swimming. It’s a meditation, a continuous repetition that allows you to find out more about them at every moment. We have to observe the flashes of light that flash in front of us and quickly disappear since they are light sources that flash intermittently that briefly illuminate the dark parts of us. They allow us to look into the dark corners of being.
Ocean currents
The fish aren’t immobile and move from me to you and vice versa. They have discovered a common current, which roughly passes all of us and connects common beliefs and thoughts. paul klee know you however they do not consider you a threat and don’t want limits to define them. The dark is their home however they are not afraid of occasionally being fished out and having their energy shine out like a flash of lightning, similar to an eureka or ray of energy that travels up the spine before exploding into the brain, similar to the electric current that swims through the light cables. The fish are similar to that, swimming, bobbing, dancing in their flow The ocean is their home and they’re not scared of the absence of walls and borders. It is in the sphericity the globe that they will experience the joy of being able to be there now and not later, of being able to wander eternally, aware it is always possible to be able to return as in the oceans of the unconscious the voyage is circular.