For my first museum visit I went to the Dali museum in St. Petersburg on the 26th of March. The visit as a whole was fascinating and I got to see several paintings that were intriguing. For this assignment, however, I am going to talk about one piece in particular and that is Galacidalacidesoxiribunucleicacid. This piece stood out to me for a couple different reasons. First, was obviously the name. It appears to be a blend of Gala Dali, his crush over whom he obsessed, and deoxyribonucleic acid. Besides this, the entire scene stood out. The painting has a gloomy feel to it and the clouds on the top of the photo are a stormy grey. The clouds then appear to coalesce into the landscape, which looks like it is flooding. On the right side of
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For example, God appears to be holding a scroll. This has spirals on it in the same manner as DNA highlighting (if you are religious) his control over life. Also very faintly in this photo is what appears to be Jesus. He is falling alongside Mary and his head and arm are barely visible. It almost appears as if God is reaching down in this photo in order to pull his son back up into heaven. This most likely symbolizes Jesus’s death by crucifixion and his subsequent rebirth thus demonstrating the cyclical theme Dali was trying to portray. Another aspect that portray hidden meaning is the rifle men. They are standing in cubes with their guns aimed at one another. These cubes seem to appear elemental. In theory if all of the riflemen fired in succession then they would self-destruct themselves. In this sense, they can represent the death aspect of the cycle. What is perplexing to me about this painting in the landscape. I wonder where it is located and what the meaning is. If I could ask the artist this I most surely would. Unfortunately since Salvador Dali is no longer alive I had to ask google. The setting of this then is 1963 Barcelona where there was a deadly flash flood. The painting then serves to offer hope for all those affected by the flood by highlighting the cycle of life, death, and rebirth to the
For example, God appears to be holding a scroll. This has spirals on it in the same manner as DNA highlighting (if you are religious) his control over life. Also very faintly in this photo is what appears to be Jesus. He is falling alongside Mary and his head and arm are barely visible. It almost appears as if God is reaching down in this photo in order to pull his son back up into heaven. This most likely symbolizes Jesus’s death by crucifixion and his subsequent rebirth thus demonstrating the cyclical theme Dali was trying to portray. Another aspect that portray hidden meaning is the rifle men. They are standing in cubes with their guns aimed at one another. These cubes seem to appear elemental. In theory if all of the riflemen fired in succession then they would self-destruct themselves. In this sense, they can represent the death aspect of the cycle. What is perplexing to me about this painting in the landscape. I wonder where it is located and what the meaning is. If I could ask the artist this I most surely would. Unfortunately since Salvador Dali is no longer alive I had to ask google. The setting of this then is 1963 Barcelona where there was a deadly flash flood. The painting then serves to offer hope for all those affected by the flood by highlighting the cycle of life, death, and rebirth to the