Stillleben mit Fisch 1916

Heinrich Campendonk painted this “Still Life with Fish” using bold strokes and a vibrant, unconventional palette, like, who puts a pink stripe down the middle of a fish? I imagine him standing before the canvas, brush in hand, deciding where to lay down each stroke, each color. It’s a dance between intention and accident, isn't it? The textures, the way the colors push against each other, all create a surface that feels alive, full of energy. Look at the way he renders the fish with such thick strokes of green, pink and yellow. It’s not just a fish; it's an idea of a fish, a feeling of a fish. I know that feeling! Campendonk’s work makes me think about the endless possibilities within painting, and how each artist contributes to this ongoing conversation. Painting is just this embodied expression, embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, that's what makes it so compelling.