Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Jack Leeper

Jack Leeper
Salvador Dali (In Voluptas Mors)
1951, Black and White

I selected this photo because it shows off Salvador Dali's weirdness in a beautiful way. When you look at this photo you see the shape of a skull but when you stare at it for a second you realize that its actually women's bodies that form the skull. I think that it is beautiful how the women bend and shape their bodies to form that image of a skull. It's creepy and weird but at the same time its beautiful and shows great skill. Having Salvador Dali pose on the side looking puzzled at what's going on also brings another element to the photograph which to me seems like he is almost thinking to himself what did i create. It seems like he looks like he did not know that this photograph was going to come out this and yet it's perfectly dark and mysterious that it ended up being so beautiful.