Horloge 1971

Salvador Dalí made this 'Horloge,' with its gold and collage elements, almost like he was riffing on the idea of time itself. I picture him in his studio, piecing together these images, letting his mind wander like a dream. Look at that gold spray paint, right? It’s like time is leaking, or maybe it’s more like time is a liquid, flowing and shapeless, kind of like his melty clocks. The color is warm and enveloping, and it gives the piece a surreal, otherworldly vibe. And those collage elements—each one a little window into another world—they're not just decoration, they're like fragments of memory or imagination. I wonder what he was thinking when he chose each one, what personal meanings they held for him. It reminds me of Kurt Schwitters, how he would use trash, like bus tickets, from daily life in his collages. Artists are always talking to each other across time, you know? They are trading images and gestures and figuring things out together. It’s a constant conversation, a back-and-forth of ideas and inspiration.