The Persistence of Memory
Posted by tasultaz on December 28, 2009
The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory, 1931, Salvador Dali |
For my first piece discussion, I decided to start with one of my favorite artist, Salvador Dali. Dali painted this piece, on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in 1931.
Salvador Dali was a Spanish artist working in the early part of the 20th century. He worked, predominately, in the surrealist style.
This piece is actually near the top of my list of favorites. To me, it is saying that time is fluid, it changes. While the hands of a clock may move in an exact, synchronistic motion, time to us is not so rigid. While working on something of interest, hours can pass, but to us only minutes have disappeared. We can be on the job and have an hour to get off work, but that hour seems to take six hours to complete. Why is that? It is because time is fluid, or flexible, to us.
Or at least it seems that way.
drusillah said
Interesting interpretation
I wonder what the clock hanging from the branch means…