Something’s Fishy (Version I) is a surrealist painting set within the urban landscape of Melbourne’s CBD, where trams, architecture, and reflective surfaces dissolve into layered, fragmented space. Rendered predominantly in black and white, the composition is interrupted by a vividly coloured fish suspended above the city an uncanny presence that disrupts the logic of the built environment.
The contrast between the muted cityscape and the heightened colour of the fish creates a sense of tension and dislocation, suggesting an underlying unease beneath the everyday rhythms of urban life. Expressive brushwork and distorted perspective blur distinctions between reflection, movement, and structure, echoing the sensory overload of the city.
This work forms part of the artist’s black-and-white collection, which explores surreal interventions within familiar urban settings, using restraint and disruption to question perception, normalcy, and what lies just beneath the surface.