Spring Explosive 1965

Salvador Dalí made this image, Spring Explosive, with paint and ink, but the date remains a mystery. It seems like a process of controlled chaos, right? Look at how he's built up the flower heads, starting with these intense black centres, then radiating outwards with splatters of reds and yellows. There's this push and pull between control and accident that I always find compelling. The paint isn't applied in smooth, blended strokes, but in these wild explosions. What really grabs me are the splatters around the edges of the flowers. They almost vibrate, giving the impression of movement, like the flowers are bursting with life or energy. It reminds me a little of Joan Miró's playful approach to abstraction, but with that distinctive Dalí edge of surrealism. It is a reminder that art is an ongoing conversation. No fixed meanings, just a lot of possibilities.