Time In Salvador Dali's The Persistence Of Memory

As a concept that transcends human constraint, time is an everlasting force within the surrounding environment. Although the revolution of time, in terms of hours, minutes, and seconds, was developed by humans, time essentially represents the daily repetition of sunlight. Ancient civilizations used sunlight to predict the time and season. Event in modern civilizations, time is still widely accepted as a hindrance upon the human ability. When the sun goes down, the status quo is for the human population to rest in anticipation of the return of sunlight the following morning. Salvador Dali’s artwork titled “The Persistence of Memory” represents the constraints of time as a burden on the cognitive process and environment. Created in 1931, the artist depicts the clash between reality and imagination. By providing an abstract evaluation on time and memories, the artist comments on the idea of time controlling every facet of an individual’s life, including environment and memory.
Dali formulates an image that is questionable as a whole. Although titled “The Persistence of Memory,” the …show more content…
Through the use of varying elements and features, the artist draws a conclusion inferring that although time is a highly controlling force on human life, it does not have to discern the manner in which an individual responds. By the placement of a resting, suggestive self-imitation by the use of the creature, Dali presents a peaceful embodiment that is relatively uninfluenced by the deteriorated environment. Time has a great influence on the lifestyle one leads, which includes the eventual degenerate state of both an individual’s mind and the environment. Consequently, it can intimidate some when perceived as a very restrictive force. However, it is a force that was created by men, therefore, allowed as a restriction upon the human