Facial proportions

A sketch of human facial proportions

Art Critique

                  "The Persistence of Time" is a famous painting by artist Salvador Dali. It was painted in 1931. It shows melting clocks in the middle of a deserted area. They are placed on  many random objects that don't exactly go together. It seems like the heat in the area is what is melting the clocks. There is sunshine in the background with a body of water and some mountains. 

   There seems to be mostly warm colors in the painting. There doesn't seem to be any sort of pattern with shape. The painting looks realistic with how the objects look but obviously it can  not be real. The contrast of the bright sun in the background stands out to me. The whole painting seems like it has a lot to do with nature so there isnt many bright colors.

   I  think the painting is trying to show the importance of time. The clocks melting depict somebody wasting their time. The clocks are just laying out in the sun and not being put to any good use. The painting could also be showing how weirdly time passes in a dream. The entire painting itself resembles a dream as items that don't go together and are just randomly placed around.

  Overall I think the painting is done very well. The craftsmanship and skill of the artist is obviously very  good. I think that the meaning really can make you think deeply about time and dreams. This is something I personally think about very often and am very interested in. The art can start up conversation and make people realize something.