Fish Magic Fears – Dying
"Art doesn't reproduce what is visible, it transforms what isn't always apparent."
This line from Paul Klee encapsulates part of his poetics and translates aesthetically to the technique of graffiti the artist uses in the painting 'Fish Magic' of 1925.
The surface of the painting is dark and a formless backdrop; like before the creation and explosion of life which was the Big Bang: in the beginning was darkness. This darkness is the stuff from the unconscious. It is hidden beneath the surface of things and even of ourselves which is hard to see and comprehend, which appears to be a mystery. Being aware of our unconscious, just like the secrets of existence is a challenging, but not impossible feat an arduous task isn't everyone prepared to undertake. Mirror, mirror on the wall What are the elements of my life?
Shining in the dark
Klee's magic fish do not claim to be true, but they are only light that illuminates darkness. They are inhabitants of the dark, creatures of the unconscious. The artist scratches into the surface of unconscious as well as the canvas, beneath which lie hidden but vivid figures, plants, colours and shapes. The purpose of this operation is salvific and vital and demonstrates how, within the depths of the ocean and in the dark ignorance, there are small shimmering creatures that stir the waters to follow along with the flow of currents. Fish are dreams, stories and stories flashes of ideas, visions, dreams that come out of the night. from the darkness. They are games that wallow in the midst of life, they are colourful childhood fantasies, impulsive thoughts that consciously or unconsciously guide people's dreams and actions.
Rare and valuable fish
Are these fishes true or not? In these exotic and esoteric life forms?
The fundamental reason for these signs is that fish do not believe in their existence; Their existence isn't
is determined by the external approval. We think that we can see and control everything, that we have the full image of everything however, deep in the sea, the unconscious , and the past decades of our lives, are in the midst of the complexities and connections of which we are completely unaware: telegra.ph unseen fish that are rare and valuable animals. You believe you know everything about who you are, but forget that there is, in the most obscure and inseparable parts of you, a snail fish that wags its tail and, despite the fact that it is kept to a space that is unaccessible by the intellect the fish releases jelly and visceral thoughts. You forget, then, that distant dream, remained the child's innocence and was locked away in a bubblethat was nothing but a aquarium of the fish. the vision is in there, a fish viper which turns and turns within the sphere. It now it reveals its teeth. However, you can see the gleams of its formless reflections because you've slid down the shutter and you are in a dark room.
The ability to adjust to the senses
When everything is dark and silent However, it's easier to perceive light, see movement, hear rustling noises; you just have to get your senses used to being in darkness. It takes a while and it can be frustrating initially, as you are left with the impression that you are blind; but when you become comfortable with it, you can really overcome the darkness and even feed off the darkness. The scales shimmer, bubbles pop through the air, and nothing is clear, but everything actually seems to be complete, a precise picture that you could scratch a little more, still as long as we are alive and choose to get to know ourselves a bit more.
Watching them swim
What do we do with the fish? Do we need to fish them and bring them up to the surface or leave them hidden in the seabed? Isn't it important to preserve their wildness and savagery, not to force them into sunlit aquariums under the sun or use them as the primary course in the lunch of logic. Precisely in their nature bizarre, ugly and irrational nature lies their strength and the ability to discover our true essence. The fish should be watched by allowing ourselves to be hypnotised by their regular and constant swimming. It's a meditation, a continuous repetition that lets one learn more about them in every turn. It is important to be aware of the flashes of light that flash across the screen and then fade away since they are light sources that flash intermittently that momentarily illuminate the dark parts of us. They can be used to see into the darkest corners of being.
Currents in the ocean
The fish are not immobile and move from me to you and vice versa; they have discovered a common current, which roughly passes all of us and connects us all with common opinions and ideas. The fish are aware of you, but they don't consider you a threat and don't want boundaries to delimit them. Darkness is their home however they are not afraid of occasionally being fished out and having their energy shine through like a flash of lightning, like a eureka, like a ray of energy that travels along the spine before exploding into the brain. It's like the electric flow of the current that flows across the wires of light. The fish are similar to that, bobbing, swimming and bouncing in their flow The ocean is their sanctuary and they are not afraid of the absence of walls and borders. On the contrary, it can be in the vastness of the globe that they will feel the freedom of being able to be there today and not tomorrow and being able to travel forever, conscious that they will always be able to return as in the waters of the unconscious the voyage is circular.