Art throughout history has tended to romanticize war instead of portraying the true diplomatic, moral, and social consequences of war. Evolving immensely from the times of painting grand pictures of our European generals and leaders like Napoleon, art didn't have much of a voice against humanity's innate flaw of being unable to compromise effectively. Six months before the Spanish Civil War, surrealist artist Salvador Dali took a critical look at his country's state of civility, and created a critical piece against the human condition of selfishness, and how that innate human flaw leads to a fragile and tentative state of "peace," and ironically his critical evaluation of the human condition was proven right with the start of the Spanish Civil War.
Dali is able to create a sense of peril in the audience through the placement of figures in the painting. The placement of the terrorized at the top of the painting indicates that even in the top rungs of society and diplomatic success and power, humanity still seeks to destroy itself in its greed. The construction of a perilous structure through body parts emphasize the selfishness of humanity because many different lives are wasted in the pursuit of power.
Dali is able to further his argument with the use of colors. The bright colors modernize the painting contrasting it to war paintings of the past. War paintings of the past usually consisted of dark, monochromatic and pale colors that were rustic in nature. Dali is able to distinguish his pieces to the audience because by contrasting it to the past, it makes the audience aware of the context of the message being in the present day. This furthers his criticism of his own society because it allows the audience to be aware of the magnitude of the importance of proper communication and compromise rather than war.
In being able to express his ideal society in which people can establish a stable foundation for civility without the destruction of desperate grabs for power. Art has taken a huge responsbility in contemporary times in being able to critique the world in a way that audiences can easily be able to understand the emotional depth of the innate flaws in society itself.
Dali is able to create a sense of peril in the audience through the placement of figures in the painting. The placement of the terrorized at the top of the painting indicates that even in the top rungs of society and diplomatic success and power, humanity still seeks to destroy itself in its greed. The construction of a perilous structure through body parts emphasize the selfishness of humanity because many different lives are wasted in the pursuit of power.
Dali is able to further his argument with the use of colors. The bright colors modernize the painting contrasting it to war paintings of the past. War paintings of the past usually consisted of dark, monochromatic and pale colors that were rustic in nature. Dali is able to distinguish his pieces to the audience because by contrasting it to the past, it makes the audience aware of the context of the message being in the present day. This furthers his criticism of his own society because it allows the audience to be aware of the magnitude of the importance of proper communication and compromise rather than war.
In being able to express his ideal society in which people can establish a stable foundation for civility without the destruction of desperate grabs for power. Art has taken a huge responsbility in contemporary times in being able to critique the world in a way that audiences can easily be able to understand the emotional depth of the innate flaws in society itself.
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