The artwork titled “Goddess Leaning on Her Elbow – Continuum of the Four Buttocks or Five Rhinoceros Horns Making a Virgin or Birth of a Deity” is a creation of the renowned Surrealist Salvador Dali, dated 1960. It is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 92.5 x 153 cm, that is symbolic in nature. This piece is part of the Surrealist movement and is currently held by the Generalitat de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.
The artwork presents a typical surrealist scene where the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary through unexpected juxtapositions and dreamlike alterations of reality. The composition is dominated by rounded forms and soft, flesh-like structures against a contrastingly clear and open sky, which stretches across the background of the work. Long, thin objects, possibly symbolic representations, perceptible on the horizon, contribute to the surreal atmosphere. The overall visual effect is one which evokes a sense of mystery and open interpretation, prompting the viewer to explore the depths of subconscious meanings and associations embedded within the dreamlike landscape and ambiguous forms Salvador Dali was renowned for incorporating in his work.
