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Unknown Facts About Fish Magic Made Known
"Art is not a reproduction of what is visible, but transforms what isn't always evident."
The phrase of Paul Klee encapsulates part of his poetry and is translated visually to the technique of graffiti the artist employs in his painting "Fish Magic" from 1925.

The painting's surface is dark, an unformed background, as it was prior to the birth 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, and appears to be a mystery. Being aware of our unconscious, just like the mysteries of our existence is a difficult, but not impossible feat, a heroic challenge that isn't everyone ready to face. Mirror, mirror on the wall What are the elements of my life?


Shining in the dark
Klee's magical fish don't claim to be truth but only light that illuminates the darkness. They live in the dark, creatures of the unconscious. The artist scratches his or her way across the subconscious as well as the canvas, underneath which lie hidden but vivid figures, plants, colours and shapes. The significance of this process is vital and healing by revealing how, in the abyss of the sea and dark darkness, there are tiny sparkling creatures which stir the waters as they follow currents. Fish are dreams, stories and tales flashes of ideas and dreams that emerge from the darkness. They are games that wallow in the chaos of the world and are vivid, childlike fantasies, impulses that subconsciously or consciously steer people's hopes and actions.

Rare and precious fish
Are these fishes real or not? Are they esoteric and exotic life forms?

The essence of these signs is that fish don't want to be believed. their existence is not

is determined by the external approval. We think that we can see and have control over every aspect of our lives, and that we have the full image of everything, but deep within the ocean, in the unconscious , and the past centuries of life, lie the essences and the coincidences that we are in the dark: fish that are not seen as well as rare and precious creatures. You believe you know all that you are but you forget that there is, in the most obscure and inseparable part of you, a fish that is wags its tail and, despite the fact that it is relegated down in a place unreachable by the mind the fish releases jelly and visceral thoughts. You forget, then, that distant dream, remained childhood and locked within a bubble. It was nothing but the bowl of a fish and it is there, a viper of a fish which turns and turns within the sphere. It now it shows its teeth. However, paul klee can see only its shapeless gleams, because you've slid off the shutter and you are in a dark space.

The ability to adjust to the senses

In the dark and silent but it's easier to see light, perceive movement, hear rustling noises It's just a matter of having to get your senses used to the darkness. It can take a while, and it can be frustrating initially because you get the impression that you are blind, but once you are used to it, you'll be able to be able to see through the darkness, you can even take advantage of it. Scales shimmer, bubbles bubble through the air, and nothing is transparent, but it all seems complete: an accurate picture that can be scratched just a bit more as long as we are alive and decide we want to understand ourselves a bit more.

Watching them swim
What do we do with these fish? Should we fish them and bring them up to the surface or leave them at sea? Surely it is crucial to preserve their wildness and uniqueness rather than forcing them into sunlit aquariums by the sun or serve them as the main course during the lunch of logic. In their irrational, ugly and abnormal nature lies their strength and the ability to clarify our nature. Fish must be observed, allowing ourselves to be drawn into their routine and incessant swimming: A meditation, a continuous repetition that lets one learn more about them in every turn. We have to observe the flashes that flash before us and disappear quickly as they are a series of lights which briefly light up the dark parts of us. They can be used to see deep into the darkness of being.

Ocean Currents
The fish aren't immobile and swim from me to you and vice versa; they have discovered a collective stream that roughly runs all of us and connects our common ideas and beliefs. The fish know you however they do not evaluate you, and thus do not want boundaries to delimit them. They are at home in darkness however they are not afraid of sometimes being caught and seeing their soul shine out like a flash of lightning, like a eureka, like a ray of energy that travels up the spine and explodes in the brain, similar to the electric current that runs across the wires of light. Fish are just like that, bobbing, swimming with their rhythm, the immense ocean is their home , and they don't fear the lack of walls or limits. On the contrary, it is in the sphericity of the globe that they best enjoy the feeling of being there today and not tomorrow as well as the freedom to roam forever, knowing it is always possible to find their way back as in the waters of the unconscious the path is circular.


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