Talk:The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory

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I just wanted to bring up this point before I delete this bit altogether: "To Dalí, this image was symbolic of the psychological effect that the advent of the atomic bomb had on humanity" is a grossly simplistic and largely innaccurate analysis of Dali's own perception of his work. The painting is instead (in a one-sentence summary) much more concerned with illustrating the power of the new concept of quantum mechanics. See [[1]] for an excellent source of more sohpisticaed analysis which could be used as a re-writing source.

I'm not sure that's correct. From quotes I have read, Dali seemed to view the nuclear bomb incorrectly, as effecting a "disintegration" of matter, and in this context the blowing apart of the fabric of the painting's elements is appropriately understood. The wording of the sentence you mention is clumsy, but if the 'psychological effect' is taken to mean that on Dali himself rather than humanity at large, it makes some sense. I think it has more to do with the process (and consenquence) of explosion than just theory. MegdalePlace 18:52, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Boat?

I think I see a rectangular boat with a trianular flag in the bottom right hand corner of the painting. Does it have any significance? --Ye Olde Luke 02:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC) Salvador Dali rocks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.12.108 (talk) 02:58, 15 November 2007 (UTC)