Cecil Collins wrote -
"The myth and legend are strong penetrating poetical forms in which everything lives focused in its essential archetypal essence so vividly that the mysterious creative vitality of life is powerfully imprinted upon mankind's consciousness, and remains there for thousands of years. Myth and legend are a sign of creative vitality in society.
The purpose of art is to worship and praise life through wonder and magic."
I believe that myth, magic and mystery are some of the means by which we articulate our relationship with ourselves and the natural forces that surround us here on earth and in the Universe. Except for mystery, which by definition is unexplainable, I have no intrinsic belief in the content of magic and myth but their power to move minds cannot be ignored.
The painting above is called - Magic fish.
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