Salvador Dali: Portrait of My Sister(1923)

New emphasis on shapes and form and the development of abstract and free form art may also be an important indication of the rejection of conventional ideas and skepticism surrounding World War. In this painting Dali seems to be using art elements similar to that of Picasso. The painting creates a double image where the face of the young girl melts into the image of a nun with disproportionately large hands.The background is dark and grey with muted tones. The colors and change between light and dark subtly create form and shape. Dali may be using the painting to refer to the sexuality of his sister and the books may refer to a more intellectual nature.(Chap. 28)