It was now also possible for unseen elements from his static artworks could be added in, giving a potential for different angles to present a variation to the viewer. One can also argue that by being embedded within a local community, sculptures leave a greater legacy than the alternative which would be static artworks potentially stored away in a private collection. Sculpture allowed him to physically bring these forms of iconography to life as well as potentially bringing a level of interaction and a tactile nature to them that would never be possible with his paintings or drawings.
The third dimension has been a major concern for painters since the later stages of the Renaissance and Dali's career placed a huge importance on it, within all mediums in which he worked. Some are fortunate enough to have some of his work installed within their local park or city square, and perhaps are even unaware of its significant origin. He created sculptures in a variety of sizes too, with some being meant for display outdoors, whilst others were more flexible in where they could be placed. The artist would also produce sculpture versions of some of the objects in his paintings, such as Persistence of Memory with his melting clocks, or his elephants carrying heavy obelisks on their backs in Elephants. In the background, we see a small cluster of mountains.Dali took this art medium in all manner of different directions, taking in a plethora of different techniques and materials to produce a wide ranging portfolio of work. Most of the background consists of deep browns and gold and is contrasted by the white clock in the center of the painting.ĭali's painting also displays surreal objects, although most of these are in the foreground (a moth, a fly and a bizarre clock). In Soft Watch at the Moment of Explosion, Dali incorporates a great deal of color juxtaposition. It may denote Dali's belief that time passing brings eventual destruction. The watch seems to be pulling apart and stretching. Also, the ghostly way the watch drapes over one edge In his painting, Dali assimilates shadowy outlines of objects and uses the dreamlike quality in the way the watch twists and its broken pieces unexplainably float above it. It uses techniques such as dreamlike or ghostly qualities, juxtaposition (a method for rejecting harmony in their work) and incorporates surreal objects and subject matter.ĭali uses these same techniques in his painting Soft Watch at the Moment of Explosion to intrigue his viewers and provoke thought. Surrealism rejects logic, reason and natural order. Ghostly appearance to accentuate the mysterious and unexplainable in his painting. Created in 1954, Dali used the presence of a dreamlike quality and The Melting Watch, (also known as Soft Watch at the Moment of First Explosion) is an example of this surrealist movement.
#DALI CLOCKS SERIES#
The Swallow's Tail - Series of Catastrophes, 1983.Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea, 1976.Discovery of American by Christopher Columbus, 1959.The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory, 1954.Rhinocerotic Figure of Phidias's Illisos, 1954.Christ of Saint John of the Cross, 1951.Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man, 1943.
Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening.Soft Construction with Boiled Beans, 1936.Archeological Reminiscence of Millet's "Angelus", 1933.
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