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Salvador
Dali: Meditation on the Harp Up|Salvador Dali Quotes | Salvador Dali Paintings | Salvador Dali Pictures |
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 Meditation on the Harp 1932-34, 67cm x 47cm |
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This
painting was made when Dali became influenced by the writings of
Sigmund Freud on dreams and the unconscious. The large dark figure
in front represents Oedipus, here the couple's son who, 'intervenes
in the relationship between his father and mother and embodies the
death. ' In keeping with the Freudian interpretation, the son is
portrayed with a very large, bone-like foot as Oedipus, whose name
is literally translated as 'swollen foot.' About the couple, Dali
refers to the woman as a peasant femme fatale character and the male
peasant's hat is hiding an erection from her. |
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