Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

24 June 2009

Dali-cious

The good thing about having a blog is that it makes one's life seem interesting. This is because it forces me to reflect on my day and makes me see things in a more positive way. 

Well, today, after work, I went to the Dali exhibition. I learnt a lot of things about Dali that I didn't know before (not that I knew much to begin with) - he wasn't just the guy that painted melting clocks. He dabbled in many different styles and mediums, including photography, film and even jewellery. His paintings had hidden meanings, not only in the abstract way but literally - if you can force yourself to change your viewpoint, you can see a different painting within the painting. And however surreal his later paintings were, many were still based on the foundations of mathematics and science. 

It's an exhibition I might be interested in going back to in a couple of months as it was very long - you need to be physically and mentally fit to stand around looking and appreciating for such a long time! We were there for maybe 2 hours and I didn't even see everything. Dali really is an interesting guy and I would like to get a deeper understanding of his work. 

Most of all, I would also go back for their extensive range of self adhesive moustaches. Moustache party, anyone?