 |
This artwork, Space Venus (Multiple Sculpture) by Salvador Dalí, is currently for sale at The Dali Universe.
Find comprehensive details on this artwork below, contact the gallery from this page, or browse more artworks by Salvador Dalí in artnet Galleries.
|
|
|
|
TITLE:
|
Space Venus (Multiple Sculpture)
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORK DATE:
|
1977 - 1984
|
|
|
|
CATEGORY:
|
Sculptures
|
|
|
|
MATERIALS:
|
Bronze
|
|
|
|
SIZE:
|
h: 65 cm / h: 25.6 in
|
|
|
|
STYLE:
|
Surrealism
|
|
|
|
PRICE*:
|
Contact Gallery for Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
DESCRIPTION:
|
Venus is the goddess of beauty, and Dalí pays homage to the female figure by adding his own special elements. The underlying form in this sculpture is of a classic marble statue of a female torso, to which have been added four Dalinian elements: a soft watch, an egg, two ants and a separation of the body into two parts.
The watch is draped over the neck to give us two opposing messages; that beauty of the flesh is temporary and will vanish, while beauty of art is timeless and eternal. The ants are reminders of human mortality and impermanence. The 'Space Venus' is divided into two parts to reveal the egg, which like the ant, is a favourite Dalínian theme given the duality of its hard exterior and soft interior. The egg is a positive symbol and represents life, renewal, continuation and the future.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Get email alerts about this artist!