Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of a New Man
This painting seems very controversial to me because Surrealism is supposed to take this idea of “not making sense” and incorporate a kind of dream-like fantasy, but what really did not seem to fit with this picture was that it was made without thinking. The Geopolitical Child painting definitely had a lot of thought going into the ideas being introduced and conveyed in the painting. For example, there is no way Dali could have relayed the significance of the muscle distribution on the parental figure without putting intense thought into how he would symbolize all of these ideas that were so relevant to what was going on in the world at that time. I also think that this painting is more symbolic than it is surreal, because of how deeply you can consider the reality of the different objects in the painting.
Despite my doubts about whether or not this is a surrealist painting, I really like this painting because of the complexities associated with the objects in the painting. I especially like how deeply you can consider the meaning of these objects. Especially because Dali didn’t talk about his art a lot, I thought it was cool that because we didn’t have a definite answer, that there wasn’t exactly a wrong answer to what the painting represented. I think the reason I like the indefiniteness of Dali’s work is because it makes you consider all of the possibilities instead of having to build off of just one view point or idea. If a picture is worth a thousand words, Dali’s seem to be infinitely long essays.
I think that my favorite aspect of this piece is the man breaking out of the egg of the world. The reality of his body posture and appearance seem very real to me, which only adds to my interest, because I never would have thought that somebody would be able to draw a man coming out of an egg well. Not only did Dali capture this idea in an art sense, but I think that all of the tiny details, such as the cracks on the egg, in the painting. Firstly, the egg representing the word as a whole has meaning; implying that the world is fragile and man can easily destroy and ravage it. The fact that the countries are melting symbolizes that this man, in his attempt to escape the shell of the world, is hurting these countries as well as dividing them. I think that the fact that the man is coming out of America is very significant because of how he is coming out in the form as a very strong, powerful man. But I think that the most interesting thing about this man is how Dali portrays him.
This new man does have some fearsome characteristics, such as how only his hand is able to warp the world. The sorrowful face of the adult and the cautionary pose of the child also associate bad traits with the new man. But some characteristics about the man also imply that he too is vulnerable, and that his “birth” may not even be for the worst. The fact that the man is still contained in the egg automatically gives a sense of weakness to the man, struggling to escape his shell. Also, the glow around the egg suggests a glorification of this man’s birth. I think that overall, this painting was one of the most symbolic and insightful pieces I have ever seen or taken the time to interpret.
Despite my doubts about whether or not this is a surrealist painting, I really like this painting because of the complexities associated with the objects in the painting. I especially like how deeply you can consider the meaning of these objects. Especially because Dali didn’t talk about his art a lot, I thought it was cool that because we didn’t have a definite answer, that there wasn’t exactly a wrong answer to what the painting represented. I think the reason I like the indefiniteness of Dali’s work is because it makes you consider all of the possibilities instead of having to build off of just one view point or idea. If a picture is worth a thousand words, Dali’s seem to be infinitely long essays.
I think that my favorite aspect of this piece is the man breaking out of the egg of the world. The reality of his body posture and appearance seem very real to me, which only adds to my interest, because I never would have thought that somebody would be able to draw a man coming out of an egg well. Not only did Dali capture this idea in an art sense, but I think that all of the tiny details, such as the cracks on the egg, in the painting. Firstly, the egg representing the word as a whole has meaning; implying that the world is fragile and man can easily destroy and ravage it. The fact that the countries are melting symbolizes that this man, in his attempt to escape the shell of the world, is hurting these countries as well as dividing them. I think that the fact that the man is coming out of America is very significant because of how he is coming out in the form as a very strong, powerful man. But I think that the most interesting thing about this man is how Dali portrays him.
This new man does have some fearsome characteristics, such as how only his hand is able to warp the world. The sorrowful face of the adult and the cautionary pose of the child also associate bad traits with the new man. But some characteristics about the man also imply that he too is vulnerable, and that his “birth” may not even be for the worst. The fact that the man is still contained in the egg automatically gives a sense of weakness to the man, struggling to escape his shell. Also, the glow around the egg suggests a glorification of this man’s birth. I think that overall, this painting was one of the most symbolic and insightful pieces I have ever seen or taken the time to interpret.