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Sep 8, 2018 · 2 min read

Salvador Dali…all the way!

An eccentric personality, a quaint sense of style and a out of the world approach towards art are the idiosyncrasies which define the supereminent Salvador Dali

This prominent Spanish surrealist was truly a polymath. Sculpture, painting, drawing, film, jewellery were some of the feathers in his cap. Known for his grandeur and aura, he sometimes came off as a zealot.

When sleep prevails and the real world fades away, a creative landscape is formed. Dali derived his inspiration from the memory of his dreams. His artwork echoed the essence of the theories of Sigmund Freud. The juxtaposition of objects in a manner which seemed to have been captured from the dreamer dreaming a dream.

The surrealist movement unleashed the phenomenal artistic masterpieces. Amongst them was ‘The Persistence of Memory’ painted by Dali in 1931. Inspired by the Camembert ( a type of cheese) melting in the scorching sun, he devised the concept of ‘The Soft Watches’ or ‘The Melting Watches’. They depict that time is not determinant and that there are endless possibilities and opportunities.

The placement of a strange human like figure in the middle of the composition, seems like he has painted himself, like a self portrait. It appears to be ‘diminishing’ or is unclear, just like it is in a dream. The creature has one closed eye with several eyelashes which pinpoint that it is also dreaming and the clocks represents passing of time as one may feel like in a dream. The orange clock is covered with ants which exemplify decay, which was evident in many of his artworks.

The positioning of each of the elements as well as the colors used, showcase the super talent of the artist. It is a testimony of the dedication and the painterly skills employed by the artist. Salvador Dali is truly a flamboyant soul still alive in all his paintings.

Jumbish pays homage to the great surrealist who dared to ‘bend’ the conventions and create his own space in the great canvas of surrealism!

  • Neeharika Shembekar
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