43. The Minotaur

One of the most represented mythological creatures in the history of art, the minotaur repeatedly appears in the work of Salvador Dali. The Minotaur encompasses themes such as duality, power or the awakening of the subconscious, being enclosed within the limits of the labyrinth and submitting to the suppression of primary instincts. In 1936, Dali worked on the cover of the surrealist magazine "Minotaur", published in Paris. He then revisited the motif and proposed an anthropomorphic figure, which poses like a model and which is attached, as in other works of the artist, some drawers. Symbols such as ephemerality or void come back to the attention of the viewers.

Dimensions

depth 10 cm, width 15 cm, height 28 cm

Description

bronz, signed at the base, "Dali"

Research information

One of the most represented mythological creatures in the history of art, the minotaur reappears repeatedly in Salvador Dali's work. The minotaur encompasses themes such as duality, power or the awakening of the subconscious, being confined within the limits of the labyrinth and submitting to the suppression of primal instincts. In 1936, Dali works on the cover of the surrealist magazine "Minotaur", published in Paris. He will then revisit the motif and propose an anthropomorphic figure, which poses like a model and which has attached, as in other works of the artist, some drawers. Symbols such as ephemerality or voidness are again brought to the viewers' attention.

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