Persistence of Memory

Dali uses a number of straight, curved, and wavy lines in his construction, symbolizing the often vague boundaries of matter and perception. His work features a closed pocket watch and three clocks. The lines of the clocks are curved to the degree where they appear ômeltedö over a tree limb, a bluff, and what appears to be a carcass. This use of line expresses the feeling that the distinctions of time are arbitrary and blurred, while creating the image that time moves or melts irregardless of human intentions.

Dali uses shape to portray the moods and feelings experienced by the unconscious mind. His shapes are a mixture of symmetrical objects, like the rectangular bluff supporting a tree and another rectangular plane beyond and above it. Juxtaposed with these symmetrical images are the organic tree and sea and the non-symmetrical clocks and carcass in the foreground. The flat shapes create the illusion of three dimensions, while the non-symmetrical objects express the nature of

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Approximate Word count = 918
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)