Portrait of the Artist’s Mother Dofia Felipa Dome Domenech De Dali Essay Example

the dress also contrast the background. This contrast produces balance due to there being an equal area of light colors and black colors.However, the emphasis is still place on the woman because the black in the background causes it to recede whereas the woman pops out as a result, almost as if she exists in an area of nothingness.

Movement is created because to the blue that attracts the viewer's eye upon looking at it. This is because the woman and the background have connectivity because of the base color brown present in both areas. However, the blue seems out of place since there is hardly any connectivity between it and the rest of the painting.Based on the year it was painted, the title and prior knowledge I gained from some readings, I feel that this piece is a response towards his mother being diagnosed with breast cancer and her fight against it, while at the same time expressing the love he had for her.

They had a very close relationship, as a young child she encouraged his artistic behaviors, such as drawing. At sixteen his mother died of breast cancer, 1921. Thus, I think his piece was made when he heard of her diagnosis; this painting depicts her hopeful perseverance over the dark void that follows her (the dark background).The blue around her chest figuratively represents clouds, as if to represent that god is with her and the hopefulness that his mom will overcome the cancer, similarly, asserting how he "worshipped her" and see her as an angel or any other symbol of divinity.

I think this was a successful piece, in the sense

that even at a young age Dali was able to included surrealist elements that cause the reader to think and interpret in multiple ways, such as the dress, that can also be seen as an ocean or heaven. I also found it successful because of the use of different values in the face to create for and give it a sense of realism.