Pisces Paradox

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Pisces: Year of the Rat 

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Under a nighttime sky, Ken Goldman paints a merry party of Rats. They’ve gathered atop a Swiss cheese for a starlight snack (and judging from how sleek and plump they look, good things to eat are a daily event). Rats are a thrifty clan and indeed this group looks prosperous; Chinese astrologers say the Rat always tucks something away for a rainy day, saves and invests well, and somehow always comes out on top. Rats are sociable, love to congregate, work well with others and are in general amiable and friendly.

Charming too. Goldman’s painting displays much gentle appeal. His family of Rats look orderly and tidy at their sit-down supper; one supposes lively chatter must accompany the meal — good manners dictate careful seating and pleasant shared space. As ornament, the Rats have invited two goldfish to dinner. Pisces, their second watery nature, is presented both in form and symbolically in the constellation above the bowl.

Two Rats stand out from the crowd, both grasping the mystic sign of Pisces. One holds it to himself (symbolic of Rat acquisitiveness), while another presents it outward, sharing the gift. He reaches upward to make contact with his Pisces self, symbolized by the nearby goldfish and the constellation of Pisces, rising in the nighttime sky, symbolizing the cosmic part of his soul. It is the light from this unselfish gesture that softly illuminates the group.

In composition, Goldman brilliantly shows us the Rat-Pisces nature.Three circles define the fish: the watery planet Neptune that guides Pisces, the sphere of light that emanates from the sign of Pisces, and the goldfish bowl that holds the water and life of Pisces. Three smooth forms in direct contrast to the busy congenial nature of the Rat family, yet they cleverly work together; Rat grounds and supports, Pisces rests on and reaches toward higher goals. This is a well-grounded yet spiritual team, the team of Rat-Pisces.


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