http://huniv.hongik.ac.kr/~nozone/toon/dali/d-05.jpg
"Young virgin auto-sodomized by her own chastity"
It sounds to be a reference to masturbation. The painting looks to have a bunch of phallus' flying around as well. What was Mr. Dali's inspiration for making this piece, and what did he have it represent?
2007-11-05 04:31:48 · 4 answers · asked by Caleb B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
a note to vanilla_hyugga_angel:
Auto (self, same) sodomize (practice sex upon).......duh.
2007-11-05 09:33:18 · update #1
Scroll down and read quotes from the book Dali, by Robert Radford.
http://kspark.kaist.ac.kr/Dali/Dali.htm
2007-11-05 05:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Compass Rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe only the artist himself could have answered your question. If you have read a little about him, you would understand that he was a special man. He could eat rotten cheese for the sole purpose of having hallucination in order to be inspired for a painting.
I don't think Salvadore meant harm in this painting, more like a message. I see no reference to masturbation as you mentionned. I do not even understand why you even spoke about self-gratification as it doesn't even stand close to it.
After all, even if this piece is surrealistic, you don't have to go that far....
2007-11-05 04:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by vanilla_hyuuga_angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dali wrote a number of autobiographical works. He speaks about his "innner-uterine" memories. From his writtings I think you can get a pretty good feel for how he thinks about himself and his work.
I see his work as a lifetime of adolescent memories addressed as art.
2007-11-05 05:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by edzerne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two things money and shock value. If you look at his picture you will see a man who revels in being different.
2007-11-05 05:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by Coop 366 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋