As you all know, Salvador was a bit of a genius, and a bit of an oddball at the same time. I decided to do my 2nd essay about him, because I have always been fascinated by his 'Persistence of Memory' Painting. While analysing it, I never actually realised how deep it is.. it's all about his beliefs in time & memory. Basically warping what we believe is possible. He was all into Einstein's theory of relativity, and well basically my essay got a bit deep... here is an example..
In conclusion to this, time and memory both rely on individual perception of events, and both can alter in perception after the events. Our memory affects time and time affects our memory - both ultimately clashing to form our individual reality. I think that this is truly what Salvador Dali’s paintings were about, even though it was clearly hidden under the surface. These ideas then went on to produce his most finest works, and the ‘Persistence of Memory,’ his most iconic.
Yeh, it's a bit of a mind fuck isn't it. Anyway my brain has been overheating, so I will leave you with one of Dali's and Luis Benel's surrealist movie, "Un Chien Andalou."
Un chien Andalou (1928)
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