"Art doesn't reproduce what is visible. It makes visible what is not always evident."
This line from Paul Klee encapsulates part of his poetry and is translated visually to the technique of graffiti that the artist employs in his painting 'Fish Magic' of 1925.
The painting's surface is dark and a formless 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 behind the facade of things and of us, difficult to detect and comprehend, and appears to be a true mystery. Being aware of our unconscious, just like the secrets of existence, is an arduous if not impossible feat, a heroic challenge that isn't everyone ready to face. Mirror or mirror on the wall What are the elements of my whole?
The light of the moon shines in the darkness
Klee's magic fish cannot claim to be real, they are only light that illuminates the darkness. They are inhabitants of the dark, and are creatures of the unconscious. The artist is able to scratch the surface of the unconscious and the canvas, underneath which are hidden, but vibrant figures, plants, colours and shapes. The purpose of this operation is salvific and vital, showing that, deep in the depths of the sea and the darkness of darkness, there are tiny shimmering animals that stir the water to follow along with the flow of currents. Fish are desires, stories and tales flashes of ideas, visions, dreams that come out of the night. from the darkness. These are games that drown in the midst of life and are vivid, childlike fantasies, impulses that consciously or unconsciously guide people's hopes and actions.
Rare and precious fish
Are these fishes true or not? In paul klee fish magic and esoteric life forms?
The essence of these signs is that fish don't believe in their existence; their existence is not
is determined by the external approval. We believe that we see and manage everything, that we have the complete image of everything however, deep in the ocean, in the unconscious , and the past years of existence, there are the essences and the random events that we are ignorant: unnoticed fish, rare and precious animals. You believe you know every inch of who you are but you forget that there exists, in the most hidden and inseparable part within you, an fish with a tail that wags and, despite the fact that it is kept into a place that is not accessible to the mind, it releases jelly and visceral thoughts. It is then easy to forget that distant dream, remained childhood and locked within a bubble. It was nothing but a dish of fish. And the dream lies there, a viper of a fish that turns and turns in the sphere, and then and then shows its teeth. However, you can see only its glistening, unformed form since you've pulled down the shutter and it is dark in the space.
The ability to adjust the senses
Just when everything is still and quiet, however, it is easier to detect light, sense movements, hear the sound of rustling It's just a matter of having to adjust your perception to being in darkness. It can take a while, and it is annoying initially because you get the impression that you're blind, but once you are used to it, you will be able to overcome the darkness, you can even feed off it. Bubbles glisten, scales sparkle transparently, nothing is really clear, but everything actually seems to be complete, a precise picture that can be scratched a little more, still so long as you're alive and choose to understand ourselves a bit more.
Watching them swim
What to do with the fish? Do we need to 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 aquariums with sunlit lights by the sun or use them as the primary course during the lunch of logic. In their bizarre, ugly and irrational nature lies their power and the way we can utilize them to clarify our nature. The fish should be watched by allowing ourselves to be seduced by their frequent and incessant swimming: A meditation, a continuous repetition that allows you to discover something more about them every moment. It is important to be aware of the flashes that flicker in front of us and disappear quickly as they are a series of lights that momentarily illuminate the darkness of our being. They can be used to peek deep into the darkness of being.
Ocean currents
The fish aren't immobile and can swim from you to me and vice versa. They have discovered a collective flow that passes all of us and connects us all with common ideas and beliefs. The fish are aware of you, however they do not consider you a threat and do not need boundaries to delimit them. fish magic are at home in darkness however they are not afraid of occasionally being fished out and seeing their soul shine through like a bolt of lightning, like a eureka like a ray energy that flows up the spine before exploding into the brain, similar to the electric current that flows along the cables of light. The fish are like that, swimming, bobbing, dancing in their flow The vast ocean is their home and they are not afraid of the lack of walls or borders. It is in the sphericity the world that they can feel the freedom of being able to be present today, not in the future, of being able to travel forever, conscious it is always possible to find their way back because in the oceans of the unconscious the journey is circular.