Salvador Dali's Cubism
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"The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory" is Dali's second look at arguably his most famous painting, "The Persistence of Memory." The original was a surrealist piece that Dali completed in 1931, while the painting to the left is a cubist revamp of the 1931 classic. "The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory" shows many changes from "The Persistence of Memory." Firstly, the landscape of the 1954 piece is flooded with water, whereas the 1931 piece only had a lake in the background. Additionally, the whole piece is muddled with disintegration. You can see the blocks spread out underwater and the tree divided up into sections.
"The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory" or
"La Desintegracion de la Persistencia de la Memoria"
(1954) To see the original, click the button below
"The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory" or
"La Desintegracion de la Persistencia de la Memoria"
(1954) To see the original, click the button below
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Dali's "Cubist Self-Portrait" was one of his earlier pieces. Painted by the 19-year-old Dali, this piece was an experiment in Cubism that Dali did after being wowed by the cubist work of Picasso and Braque. Though the piece hardly resembles a conventional self-portrait, there is a clearly visible mask in the center of the piece. This may have been inspired by some of Picasso's work, although it is hard to say for sure.