Artist research: Salvador Dali

This is such an iconic image 'The persistence of memory' and I believe that it is something that everyone thinks about when talking about surrealism. The main elements of this work that I am drawn to is the way the artist has portrayed space within the work. the space is mostly empty but focus is drawn to the melting, dream like clocks. This creates a very confused and unnerving atmosphere within the image, as if the viewer is stuck in a dream and can't wake up while watching the world around them melt. The empty space creates a feeling of loneliness and abandonment which I think reinforces this dreamlike feeling. In terms of form I think that the curves of the clock create an element of movement within the work and the longer you stare at the more more you think you can see them move. I am defiantly interested in the way the artist has protrude and used space within this work and would like to try and create liminal spaces within my own work during this project.

When people think of surrealism they think of Dali 'The hallucinogenic Toreador' is apiece that I am particularly drawn to, and when looking at this work I am immediately struck by the layers and composition that is happened within the image. there is a strong sense of depth with forms fading out into the background and disappearing. The longer I look at this work the more I am reminded of a psychedelic experience, the colours mix and merge and the forms and lines curve and seem to flow within the work, creating fluidity and movement.