Profiles of Time
Profiles of Time
Bronze, blue patina, height: 51 cm, limited edition of 350 copies , signed.
This sculpture references Dalí's painting The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which the famous soft clock first appeared. For Dalí, the clock became a symbol of his obsession with time—an everyday object that he deformed, liquefied, and stripped of its function. Nestled over the tree, the clock face transforms into a double image: turning one's head reveals Dalí's own profile, complete with eye, nose, and a hint of a mustache.
The form is reminiscent of The Great Masturbator (1929), an early self-portrait with a distorted profile. Dalí loved such playful transformations: everyday objects became malleable, reality and dreams merged. The melting clock thus remains a symbol of timelessness and the fluid logic of the unconscious.
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SPAIN, 1904 - 1989
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí, born in Figueras in 1904, is considered one of the leading minds of surrealism and one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Around 1929 he found his own style, which explored the world of the unconscious and dreams. With melting clocks and burning giraffes, he created iconic images that show his technical skills in an old-masterly style. Common themes in Dalí's works are intoxication, fever and religion, with his wife Gala often playing a central role. After an eventful life that took him from Spain to the USA and back to Europe, Dalí died in 1989, leaving a lasting legacy in the art world.