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UTUSN

(74,812 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:44 PM Saturday

I don't like weird stuff (Salvador DALI). This is different.

I freely bruit about the topic of my ignorance on any and every subject. This should be proved just by my almost bragging that YouTube has expanded my learning far beyond what formal education provided (or should I have studied more? ). Anyway, Art is near the bottom of my bottomless list of things. And my general, uninformed impression has been that one Senor Salvador DALI is a minor practitioner and a weirdo. He was amusing in the What's My Line clip where he's so full of himself that he answers "Yes" to all of the questions about what field of endeavor he is proficient in - soccer player, everything.

And I consider myself to be a Secular Humanist if labels are an issue, or something of a Lapsed Catholic, such that "religion" is not a criterion for my snap judgments. So this DALI unexpectedly grabbed my attention - and my treasury of cliches contains one that "Art" is supposed to do that grabbing thing?

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I don't like weird stuff (Salvador DALI). This is different. (Original Post) UTUSN Saturday OP

That is a weird crucifixion image! viva la Saturday #1

That's what I say - the positioning of the body is the crucifix without the crucifix? UTUSN Saturday #2

I see what you mean. viva la Saturday #5

Imagine the Christ Ascending figure as symbolizing cosmic consciousness Donkees Saturday #9

He used the same sunflower like design before in the Virgin of Guadalupe. Historic NY Saturday #3

Wow, thanks! - I'm beginning to be ashamed of my ignorance! UTUSN Saturday #4

If you get to St Petersburg in Florida they have some even Historic NY Saturday #6

my favorite justaprogressive Saturday #7

I had no idea, thanks. Different angles on the Xs. Am opted out of the Narcissus, nothing personal. UTUSN Saturday #8

I always liked the one with the "golden" blocks as a crucifix - mystical. electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #12

Dali was amazing. I remember seeing him on the teevee when I was a kid and he was so eccentric ms liberty Saturday #10

Besides the one above, here's one with CAVETT. There are a few more with CAVETT with Search. UTUSN Saturday #11

viva la

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1. That is a weird crucifixion image!

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:49 PM

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There's a great Dali museum in St. Pete.

UTUSN

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2. That's what I say - the positioning of the body is the crucifix without the crucifix?

Reply to viva la (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:52 PM

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viva la

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5. I see what you mean.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 03:24 PM

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also the body is horizontal while we're used to seeing it vertical.

As a fallen-away Catholic, I've seen many crucifixes, some quite graphic. (There's no one like a Catholic for fetishizing suffering, you know.) He was Spanish, so probably saw a lot of the bloodier crucifix paintings. This isn't bloody, and doesn't look like suffering-- it's almost like he's levitating in some exalted ascension to heaven maybe?

Dali was a really great draftsman, wasn't he?

LOL about him being so arrogant. The mustache tells us that too!

Donkees

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9. Imagine the Christ Ascending figure as symbolizing cosmic consciousness

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:13 PM

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Sunflower head with spiral pattern. These show fibonacci in nature. The fibonacci sequence can be found in a stunning variety throughout nature. It is a naturally occurring pattern.
Fibonacci numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 ,21, 34.... etc. each number is the sum of the two numbers before it.
Each ring of stamens opening represents a day.
The stamens open over several days to ensure some flowers become pollinated despite the weather.
Filmed by Neil Bromhall