“Explosion.” Explosion shows his famous “soft watch,” which is seen in other works of his. The soft watch is shown up close almost melting and parts of it are twisting and turning its way into the air as if it is spontaneously exploding and floating into the atmosphere. Salvador Dali was very important to the surrealist movement; he was influenced by both contemporary philosophy and science. Sigmund Freud was a key player in the way Dali painted. Dali used many surrealistic aspects to create his paintings; he rejected logic, reason and natural order when painting. He would use these techniques to provoke thought within the audience and viewers of his work. As a viewer, the piece, “Explosion,” is interpreted through my eyes as a way of showing how time moves. How time slips away, though your fingertips without knowing. The movement of the soft watch is depicted as if it’s melting, slipping downward. The movement of the clock in one aspect shows that melting appearance and in some has an exploding appearance
5. The exploding pieces of the soft clock I believe portray those “split seconds” in time where everything can change and everything happens incredibly fast. This artwork fits in with the theme of our exhibition showing a different, metaphorical side of movement.
