I think his use of time and sexual imagery were very creative, but I am curious to know if anyone has noticed any other major themes...
2007-03-19 05:05:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Two of his major themes were decay and transience (as in his use of clocks).
The ants that appear in many of his works were a symbol of decay.
In "The Persistence of Memory" we see both of these major themes. The clocks highlight the transient nature of time and man, and the ants in this case attack a gold watch symbolise how impossible it is to prevent decay due to the passage of time.
2007-03-19 07:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have always found Dali's work to be fascinating. One person already mentioned the theme of decay, but another one of my favorites is absence. He has many paintings that show holes through the subjects or subjects missing limbs, etc. His visual illusions with space and emptiness can be very moving. Did you know he also helped Alfred Hitchcock create a symbolic dream scene for the movie "Spellbound?" It is amazing to see his work come to life as opposed to frozen on a canvas.
2007-03-19 10:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The major inspiration for Dali was a desire to materialize dreams, to show the reality of the subconcious mind. The sexually oriented works you mention are actually a tribute to his wife. Wasnt he brilliant?
2007-03-19 05:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Javier B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Violence, death, the plain, hot temperatures/ melting, disgust, fear, Spain, bread, the art of the renaissance, Catholicism, insects.
2007-03-19 05:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋