Comments on: Paroles

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 14 Jun 2001 14:35:00 +0000

the core of Dali's work is the “paranoiac-critical method”. Basically, it
has to do with producing meaning out of “nothing”.
Once you've grasped that, things become a lot easier to understand.
There are a certain number of “obsessions” in his paintings and writings
(soft figures, grasshoppers, l'Angélus, rhino horns, etc, etc.) And they
are “set up” in such a way as to create coherence - when there is
coherence only in Dali's mind.
He's one of my exam subjects in French. First I read his writing, and
thought “oh gosh. What does that mean?” Then I spent a couple of days
staring at his paintings. Then I went back to the texts, and things
started falling into place.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 14 Jun 2001 02:31:00 +0000

I've always liked Dali's work, but I can't imagine what he was thinking
when painting. Some of his works mean nothing to me, mere images, and
some speak of wonders untold. I find that with much art, its significance
and importance is a purely subjective matter, justifiable only by the one
observing.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve always liked Dali’s work, but I can’t imagine what he was thinking
when painting. Some of his works mean nothing to me, mere images, and
some speak of wonders untold. I find that with much art, its significance
and importance is a purely subjective matter, justifiable only by the one
observing.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

the core of Dali’s work is the “paranoiac-critical method”. Basically, it
has to do with producing meaning out of “nothing”.
Once you’ve grasped that, things become a lot easier to understand.
There are a certain number of “obsessions” in his paintings and writings
(soft figures, grasshoppers, l’Angélus, rhino horns, etc, etc.) And they
are “set up” in such a way as to create coherence - when there is
coherence only in Dali’s mind.
He’s one of my exam subjects in French. First I read his writing, and
thought “oh gosh. What does that mean?” Then I spent a couple of days
staring at his paintings. Then I went back to the texts, and things
started falling into place.