The Persistence of Memory (La Persistencia de la Memoria)
The Persistence of Memory is the most famous piece of art that Dali ever created, and is one of the most recognizable pieces of surreal art in the world.
No one actually knows the true meaning of this piece. Many have taken a shot at figuring out the meaning. Some say that it is just a visual representation of Einstein's theory of relativity, others say the melting clocks show the irrelevance of time during sleep. No one knows for sure which keeps this piece a complete mystery to the public. Even Dali made his own purposely misleading reason for it's creation, he said he was inspired by melting cheese.
The wonderful and colourful elements like the melting pocket watches and the ants on the fourth watch make this one of the most interesting pieces of art in the world, especially with no proven meaning to the creation or the symbols used.
No one actually knows the true meaning of this piece. Many have taken a shot at figuring out the meaning. Some say that it is just a visual representation of Einstein's theory of relativity, others say the melting clocks show the irrelevance of time during sleep. No one knows for sure which keeps this piece a complete mystery to the public. Even Dali made his own purposely misleading reason for it's creation, he said he was inspired by melting cheese.
The wonderful and colourful elements like the melting pocket watches and the ants on the fourth watch make this one of the most interesting pieces of art in the world, especially with no proven meaning to the creation or the symbols used.