Plenty Fish 3 

Sally Gabori’s "Plenty Fish 3" presents a vibrant field of organic forms painted with loose, gestural brushstrokes against a bright blue ground. The composition teems with life through a repetition of colourful, rounded shapes, evoking an aquatic ecosystem teeming with fish. The painting’s structure—or lack thereof—invites us to consider its significance as a system of signs and codes. The absence of traditional perspective flattens the picture plane, pushing the visual elements into a non-hierarchical arrangement. In doing so, the painting destabilizes conventional modes of representation, challenging our perception of space and form. The semiotic function of the ‘fish’ motif is diffused, suggesting a move away from fixed meanings towards a more fluid understanding of the natural world. The painting’s open-endedness allows for ongoing interpretation. The vibrant colouration and rhythmic composition invite us to consider how abstraction functions not merely as aesthetic pleasure, but as a profound engagement with ideas about nature, representation, and the very act of seeing.