Deux paons 1966

Salvador Dalí created "Deux paons" using watercolor, in 1966. Here, two peacocks emerge from a dreamlike wash of color. Notice how Dalí uses fluid lines and translucent layers to construct the birds, their forms dissolving into the surrounding space. The composition destabilizes any fixed representation, inviting us to question the boundaries between reality and imagination. The peacocks, traditionally symbols of vanity and beauty, are rendered here in a state of flux. Their identities are blurred by a semiotic interplay of signs: vibrant colors, delicate brushstrokes, and amorphous shapes, which challenges conventional interpretations of space and form. The tension between the defined and the undefined creates a visual paradox, mirroring Dalí’s engagement with Surrealism and its departure from fixed meanings. Through the use of watercolor, Dalí evokes a world of transient beauty.