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Deep Waters - Magritte

all things are covered over given texture, rather than context so much so that it all becomes hard to believe until you realise, you didn't need to believe at all nothing matters - is the stark reality let us all close our eyes to it take odd comfort in presentation grid patterns and sockets haunt the absence of absence something is here, perhaps just the viewer and the haunting dark cloaks sit on or at our shoulders the pallette of this world is too limited can some of us see through it? fleshy colours for trachea and talon eyes trained on jugular there is no harm done all we fear we all fear fear stuck in our throats as we close our eyes become fixed in time until time runs out something in the composition will kill us lungs full of yesterday's air blurring today leaving fear in sharp focus even when it no longer makes sense

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Date: 6/8/2024 9:48:00 PM
Common fears. I guess it is part of being humans. In a horror movie, it is called the pre-climax. I felt this poem in my heart, especially the absence of absence.
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Date: 6/9/2024 3:44:00 AM
Thank you for your comment Hilda, it's interesting that the listing for this painting has so much information. It fascinates me what makes a good painting - I don't think it's at all predictable other than what the artist puts in beyond just the straightforward attempt to create an image.
Date: 6/8/2024 6:40:00 PM
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6482969
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