DALI THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY MEANING FREE

Thus, at the first glance or for the first person who is unaware of DaliвЂ™s work, the composition could be perceived as a secretive composition of which couldnвЂ™t be interpreted correctly until Dali himself explains about it. At the seashore, a mountain range appears which looks most real and authentic to the real world. In the background, there is a big lake or sea. Watch under the tree has a fly sitting on it вЂ“ which means symbolizes evil. A lonely tree is weathered and holds another melting watch. The watches spread around are melting like cheese. A creature or a monster is lying in the middle.

DALI THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY MEANING FREE

Just like that, the painting is free from the real world rules of physics or common sense. Reason for critics to interpret it as a dream is that a dream has no boundary. Or being distorted after considerable time period. Though, the title itself represents the painting as being a memory fading away after a long time. It includes all the elements a dream could have. Melting Watches and Unreal CreatureДЇor many critics, The Persistence of Memory is a demonstration of a dream world.

Though, the subject could be a message or just a simple depiction of an intriguing muse or something which grabbed DaliвЂ™s attention. But, every painting made sense through DaliвЂ™s own symbolism which often represented a subject.

They were sometimes grotesque, sometimes beautiful, dreamy, alien or totally unrelated to the world. DaliвЂ™s paintings always forced us to interpret meanings out of the irrelevant things he put in his paintings.

Dali the persistence of memory meaning