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Melting Clocks, Timelessness, and Placidity: Dali's World in The Persistence of Memory.
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Melting Clocks, Timelessness, and Placidity: Dali's World in The Persistence of Memory by Blake Mulgrew March 3, 2003 Writing Lab III Unit Two: Artistic Analysis Submitted To: Mrs. Amy Bizik Salpointe Catholic High School Swept up by the complexities and urgency of our modern world, humankind has seemingly lost faith in such clichés as "good things come to those who wait." Commercialism has contributed to this effect, driving people to come out ahead in the rat race, and has concreted the postulation that success can be measured in gold. However, the simple, observant mind of an artist claims contrary: a higher level of importance lies in placidity and complacency, rather than earnings. In The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali illustrates a surreal landscape that suggests peacefulness is to be cherished and time has no relevance in an effort to reshape public mindset. In the distance of The Persistence of Memory, a rocky waterfront is exhibited. The cliffs are a...
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