There are many reasons why I chose this image, but from when I very first saw it this image caught my eye. The reason that is image caught my eye has nothing to due with the nudity in it, but the way the artist makes the painting flow from one object to the other. He uses many techniques that we discussed in class to guide the viewers eye through the painting and succeed in allowing the viewer to appreciate everything.
First of all, through the rule of thirds, my eye started out on the left side of the painting and was able to easily travel through the painting because of the way Dali links the objects that he uses. He also makes good use of visual rhythm by repeating the image of the tiger once. The way this painting flows is very unique because he connects the images by having them come out of each other's mouths.
The way this painting makes use of lines is very interesting because the image starts of at a spherical object which morphs into a fish that has a tiger jumping out of its mouth which also has a tiger jumping out of its mouth. The last tiger has a gun right in front of it which leads you to look at the nude woman at the bottom of the image. Lines are also used well to show the elephant in the back of the image by making its legs extremely long.
Dali also uses affinity of the tigers to create repetition and to extend the image out to point to the middle of the picture and guide you to other images. Like I mentioned before, this guides your eye through the image to make sure none of the parts in the painting are left not to be looked at. Although this painting makes use of affinity, this painting is very subjective because nothing else but the two tigers seem to relate.
Overall, I like this painting very much because it is very abstract and odd. Dali is a genius at guiding your eye through the image which helps me appreciate every part of the painting.
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