A List Of Dali Paintings & Why They Are Famous
Salvador Dalí was born in 1904 and died in 1989. He is one of the most remembered painters in the history because his artwork is very much like a dream come true. His paintings look like imaginative and dream-like pictures, which attract the viewers.
In this article, we have listed you some of the top paintings of Salvador Dalí and their descriptions so you can find them online.
The Persistence of Memory (1931)
This painting is about molten clocks on a deserted place. You can see molten clocks lying around everywhere in the picture and the scene is of a deserted place. There are no leaves on the tree and there is no vegetation in the picture. Dali painted this painting in 1931. The idea behind molten clocks is that time flows and it is fluid in nature. Time never stops for anyone and time is the actual reality.
The Elephants (1955)
In this picture of Dali, the background is red and yellowish as if it is the time of sunset. There are two elephants and both have long, spindle legs just like a spider. This picture is set in a desert and the idea behind this image is that elephants symbolise strength but also fragility at the same time. We humans who observe elephants as strong animals forget that they can also be fragile sometimes both emotionally and physically.
The Sacrament of the Last Supper (1955)
Dali took 9 months to complete this piece of his artwork. It has a religious theme and the scene is set in the last supper. Dali has tried to interpret how the scene might have looked like during the last supper of Jesus Christ before his crucifixion. The picture sure brings a lot of positivity in the minds of the viewers.
The Great Masturbator (1929)
This picture of Dali Salvador is a dream-like interpretation of how a male thinks of when he is horny and wants to masturbate. We can see a figure in the picture that has a head of a very sexy lady with medium-length hair on which a boy can easily masturbate. The figure or the statue is set in a deserted place. The lady is in a doggy style position and there is a man whose penis is hanging near her head.
Swans Reflecting Elephants (1937)
This picture is set in a rainforest near a water body. There are 3 swans resting in the pond and their reflection makes elephants. Maybe Dali wanted to say that swans look beautiful but we should not consider them weak. Their reflection is of a strong animal i.e. elephant. We can assume that the animals in this nature are all interconnected and every animal is beautiful and strong in itself and we should not consider any animal weak or ugly in any sense.
Conclusion
Dali has painted so many paintings and each painting had a deep meaning which is very difficult to understand. His paintings are some artwork pieces that we can keep starring for a long time without getting bored. If you are a true artist, you will find some meaning in all of his paintings for sure.