Surrealist, the dream
Popular belief has it that when one has a bad dream, one should not disclose it to others, for fears it might come true. What happens when others tell you that you have had a bad dream, then? I had a terrible dream last night, I did. It was utterly scary, and I was injured in it by a movie star. Do not smile, it was very frightful. The pain of the injury was horribly vivid, and my presence in the setting of my dream was perfectly physical, and yet I knew I was dreaming. Towards the end of the dream, that superstar was about to inflict more pain on my dream-foil, and I was desperate to get out of that situation. I wanted to end the dream so badly, and I eventually succeeded.
In the morning, someone told me I was grinding my teeth so excessively, and the sound of it kept sleep away from the person’s eyes. This remindes me of Dali, possibly my favorite artist of all times, a true original. He captures my dreams on canvas.
Salvador Dali: A flamboyant painter and sometime writer, sculptor and experimental film-maker, Salvador Dali was probably the greatest Surrealist artist, using bizarre dream imagery to create unforgettable and unmistakable landscapes of his inner world. His most famous work is The Persistence Of Memory.
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December 14th, 2005 at 10:09 pm
I’d say that the majority of dreams have fantastic imagery that doesn’t necessarily correspond with what is happening in the real life.
December 14th, 2005 at 10:51 pm
Unbelievable how the painting relates to the subject, very well put.
December 14th, 2005 at 11:35 pm
movie star ya keep on dreaming.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:18 am
My all time favorite artist, people at one point called me Salvador Hakim
“Salvador and Tololy, what a splendid combo.”
December 15th, 2005 at 6:46 am
It was the worst dream I’ve had in such a long time, very painful, and very real.
December 15th, 2005 at 7:44 am
I love this painting by Dali - the way time withers away, lying on a dead carcass in the sweltering heat. It’s as though time and the memories are competing to see which can outlast the other…
I have had dreams like that where I wake up utterly disturbed and hurt. Sometimes when it’s too overwhelming I try to take some quiet time for myself - no external stimulants, just me and my breath.
Interesting - I grind my teeth too, and I have to wear a guard at night now so I don’t hurt my jaw as much!
Relax, dear. Will send you good vibes.
December 16th, 2005 at 5:24 pm
I have been introduced to surreal art by a friend of mine who is a surrealist writer… that was when I came across Dali’s painting.
It keeps getting more and more fascinating.
Lulu, I loved your interpretation!
December 16th, 2005 at 5:49 pm
Lulu, I used to wear a guard as well! That’s yet another thing we have in common, amazing.
Rania, I am as fascinated as you are with surrealism. I love it so!
July 20th, 2007 at 6:25 am
[...] Even if it wasn’t for my twisted dreams involving elements of his surrealist works, Robert De Niro and a finger in an open bullet wound in my throat, honestly, you know I can relate to someone who said: Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. [...]