The story of Salvador Dali’s persistence of memory, the narrative is told through various stylistic elements. The story takes place in the setting of the art work, the barren land scape with mountains and a lake in the distance, there is also a blue platform that is in the distance to the left. The setting is emphasised by the difference in colour and shade of the foreground from the background.
The clocks have been interpreted many different ways. The clocks tell the narrative of the persistence of memory as it shows the connection between the artwork and time. That the audience interprets what the artist shows them according to time. Clocks are often seen as a constant. The melting clocks alter this perception as the clocks are warping time itself. The use of the clocks tells an important part of the narrative.
The third element that is used is the white figure which has human characteristics, a nose, a closed eye, but the rest of the figures form has no structure and fades into the background. The figure shows the audience an important part of the narrative and it shows the frailty of life that as time goes on and warps even humans will fade until they are not even recognisable.
The clocks have been interpreted many different ways. The clocks tell the narrative of the persistence of memory as it shows the connection between the artwork and time. That the audience interprets what the artist shows them according to time. Clocks are often seen as a constant. The melting clocks alter this perception as the clocks are warping time itself. The use of the clocks tells an important part of the narrative.
The third element that is used is the white figure which has human characteristics, a nose, a closed eye, but the rest of the figures form has no structure and fades into the background. The figure shows the audience an important part of the narrative and it shows the frailty of life that as time goes on and warps even humans will fade until they are not even recognisable.