Danseuse d’harem derrière un rideau de gouttes colorés 1960

This is Salvador Dalí's “Danseuse d’harem derrière un rideau de gouttes colorés,” made in 1960, presumably with watercolor, ink, and maybe some pastel. Look at the way Dalí has embraced fluidity. The colors bleed and drip, creating an almost hallucinatory effect. The washes of blues and greens are interrupted by sharp, staccato marks. Notice the little dashes and dots that make up the "curtain." Each mark seems to hover independently, yet they collectively suggest form and movement. I love how the orange-red figure of the dancer is both present and dissolving into the background. The figure is so loose! It reminds me of Joan Miró’s playful abstraction, where figures emerge from a field of color and line. It’s like he is saying that art is less about capturing reality and more about capturing a feeling or a fleeting moment of perception. In Dalí’s world, nothing is fixed, and everything is in a state of flux.