Unique Transformation in a Dali Painting of the Female Life Cycle

This brief article examines a painting by the extraordinarily gifted artist Salvador Dali, a prominent exponent of the art termed surrealism, based on the Freudian concepts of subconscious, automatism, and free association. Particular attention is drawn in the painting to the birth canal, symbolized...

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Published inContemporary family therapy Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 475 - 478
Main Authors Zuk, Gerald H., Zuk, Carmen V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer US 01.12.2010
Subjects
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Childbirth
Clinical Psychology
Family
Free association
Original Paper
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Social Work
Sociology
Surrealism
Surrealism
Free association
Freudian psychology
Automatism
Subconcious
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Summary:This brief article examines a painting by the extraordinarily gifted artist Salvador Dali, a prominent exponent of the art termed surrealism, based on the Freudian concepts of subconscious, automatism, and free association. Particular attention is drawn in the painting to the birth canal, symbolized by an open-mouthed fish in the process of “giving birth” to a half-born tiger who is appearing to assault a sleeping female lying on the beach; as well as to a pomegranate representing the female ova.
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ISSN:0892-2764
1573-3335
DOI:10.1007/s10591-010-9134-2