Salvador Dali ''The persistence of memory''
Mu s e um of Mod e r n
Ar t , Ne w Yo r k Ci t y
Mo s t r e c o gn i z a bl e
s u r r e a l i s t pa i nt i ng
i n t he wo r l d.
Me l t i ng c l oc ks
Qu a i n t de s e r t e d
l a n ds c a pe
Ch e e s e a n d c l o c ks
4 c l o c k s , ma l f o r me d
Ce n t r a l c r e a t u r e
* " f a di ng" c r e a t ur e , one
t ha t of t e n a ppe a r s i n
dr e a ms
Da l í of t e n u s e d a n t s
i n hi s pa i nt i n g s a s
a s ymbo l o f de c a y .
I nt e r pr e t a t i ons :
1 ) Wh e n we a r e
a s l e e p , o r no t
c o ns c i o us , t h e t i me
d o e s n o t pe r s i s t ,
b u t me mor i e s d o
2 ) Ti me i s r e l a t i v e
a n d i s no t f i x e d .
Re f e r e nc e s ( 09/ 12/ 2013)
http://www.authenticsociety.com/about/ThePersistenceOfMemory
http://www.dali.com/gallery/detail/director's+pick/singles/Persisten
http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/1168-2