This fish painting is based on the metaphor “a fish out of the water” which describes someone who is uncomfortable our out of place. Koi fish generally represent courage, strength, perseverance and fortune while the sakura represents renewal and new beginnings. The human is drowning and looks to be reaching out for these things. This represents how hopeless we feel when we no longer have the strength and courage to hope for the better and change ourselves to fit in with others.
Fish out of water
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