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Essay On Persistence Of Memory

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The Persistence of Memory, The Shamed man, and Road to Monument Valley were all fundamentally sound pieces, of adequate size and acceptable content. Not only did they meet the criteria perfectly, they went above and beyond. Salvador Dali being the artist of The Persistence of Memory and The Shamed Man says right away that the pieces are eloquent in design. An abstract, up and coming artist in Andy Magee photographed The Road to Monument Valley. The Persistence of Memory provided characteristics that matched the criteria perfectly. This art piece expressed vivid imagination as well as appropriate content that would stimulate the minds of students, but not distract them. Salvador Dali has stated that this art piece that he feels time is something …show more content…

It was created by Salvador Dali, who specialized in detailed and abstract pieces of art. In fact, Salvador Dali is known by many as the father of surreal art. Surreal art can be defined as stressing of subconscious or irrational significance of imagery. This sculptures along with The Persistence of Memory are perfect examples of surreal art. The Shamed Man represents a man who has realized his wrongs and put his hand up against his face to express a feeling like “I have really messed up this time.” This just like The Persistence of Memory can be interpreted to represent the difficulties as well as stress that student’s deal with every day. Its content can be viewed as negative, but is actually positive. I believe it will help students realize that they aren’t the only student that is stressed, or having a hard time. One can look at that sculpture and know that Salvador Dali was obviously in some sort of stress, or going through a difficult time while making the sculpture. The statue is 24 x 12 inches. Therefore, the size is adequate for the class room. Its detailed look along with vivid detail in the bronze of the statue helps any student make personal connections with the art piece. The content of The Shamed Man was appropriate in every

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