Depending on the object and the location of the object, Dali adjusted the value and intensity of the colors. He used brown, gray, yellow and blue colors in the painting. He purposefully used a smooth curved line on the sea cliff to show ridges.ĭali manipulated colors to show various effects in the painting. The objects such as the tree branch, the unknown creature and the table-like ground are enclosed in definite edges. Dali uses pencil and brush to record forms in closed shape. It is classified as oil on canvas painting. The painting is done in a horizontal rectangle. “The Persistence of Memory” is a still life and fantasy painting because the painted objects are against their natural appearance and properties. For example, the tree branch, the creature’s tail and the orange watch are pointing to the top right of the painting.ĭali uses a variety of visual elements in the composition of this painting. Dali tried to point viewers to the top right through gestures of the objects in the painting. To the right of the painting, there is a sea cliff. There is also an orange watch near the melting watch on the table. One lies near the edge of the table ground. They all look like they have lost their natural hardness and begin to melt down. There are three watches lying all over the painting. There is something even more peculiar in the painting. The ground under the trunk seems like a table. On the left, there is a tree trunk, but the tree is already withered away, leaving only the trunk and a branch. The abdominal part of the creature’s body lies on two stones. If viewers tilt their heads 90 degrees counterclockwise, they can see that the creature looks like a deformed human face, where the nose, the tongue and the eyelashes end up at weird places. There is an enormous strange creature lying on the sand in the center of the painting. Although the painting is relatively small, it gives viewers a feeling of mystery.Īccording to the title of the painting, “The Persistence of Memory”, Dali tried to capture a still moment in time to show persistence. Dali completed this magnificent artwork in his hometown Catalonia in 1931, according to the gallery label text at the Museum of Modern Art. “The Persistence of Memory” is a revolutionary painting by a Spanish surrealist artist named Salvador Dali. Part I: Visual Analysis of "The Persistence of Memory"
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