Salvador Dalí - Universal Harmony of Contraries

The Surrealist movement arose in the early decades of the 20th century. Its aim was to represent the liberating power of creation and imagination through all the arts, abandoning all constraints of logic and rationality. The movement's manifesto was published by André Breton in 1924, in which he detailed the themes and principles upon which this new form of artistic interpretation was based. Unfettered creativity, psychic automatism, the desire to give free rein to dreams and their symbolic aspect are the most important aspects of this movement. Salvador Dalí was one of the most celebrated artists of Surrealism, exploring the world of the unconscious, dreams, and oneiric visions. In this bas-relief, a sculptural technique in which the representation is performed on a different type of support in which the figures protrude slightly from the background while maintaining a limited depth, Dalí represents the universal harmony of opposites, depicting the concept through objects that, only when placed in the same context, give voice to his unconscious automatism.

The use of bas-relief allows the Catalan artist to experiment both formally and technically. The resulting surrealist subject unites diverse figurative elements, connecting them through a richly detailed representation. The depth of the plane, created by these vertical lines converging toward the figure at the center of the hole in the rock, speaks of a visionary artist drawn into his mind and dreams, reworking and recontextualizing the image. The work suggests the master's mysterious and visionary nature, and through the juxtaposition of different objects, he seeks to convey the harmony necessary for contrasts to exist and coexist, not only within the canvas but within the universe itself. The bas-relief lends depth to the work, representing a harmonious balance between drawing and sculpture.

Salvador Dalí (Figueres 1904-1989). A major representative of historical Surrealism, he was a photographer, writer, and filmmaker (his collaboration with Luis Buñuel is famous) as well as a painter. His works are based on the principles of psychoanalytic associationism, following the teachings of André Breton. His style is characterized by a turgid, harsh hyperrealism, in which his subjects display an obsessive attention to detail. His compositions are a mix of free associations, biomorphic organisms, and cultural references.

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