Salvador Dali, born in Spain in 1904, was one of world's most famous
Surrealist artists. His work is popular amongst modern society as well
as art enthusiasts and often interweaves bizarre and thought-provoking
ideas with abstract images, many of these symbolising dreams and
fantasies. His paintings explore the connection between reality and
fantasy, and he once described his own work as "hand painted dream
photographs".
His exploration of fantasy and subconscious is pronounced clearly in
"The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper", painted in 1955. The painting
shows Dali's depiction of The Last Supper. Jesus is centred at the
table with his twelve Disciples kneeling devoutly, with heads bowed,
in perfect symmetry, as if two groups of six were mirroring each other
on either side of Jesus. Above Jesus we see a transparent image of his
own body. Dali painted this image to be interpreted by the individual
in different ways. It represents both the literal Jesus; about to be
betrayed and facing his arrest and crucifixion, and the spiritual
Jesus; the belief in God and the faith that is present with
Christians. A person with a non religious view would most probably see
this as the literal sense of Christ, where as a Christian or otherwise
religious person would be more likely to see both the literal and the
spiritual representations.
In the background, we are able to see a calm lake surrounded by barren
hills. A mystical 'aura' of light rests in the centre of the
landscape. Again, the interpretation of what this represents lies
within the individual. It could merely be part of the beautiful
Palestinian landscape, or it could be a holy aura of light emanating
from Jesus, to represent his divinity. Dali presents us with a
conflict of the literal reality and the religious mysticism, knowing
that "only the eye of faith can pierce the veil of understanding".
Situated in front of Jesus on the table are a broken loaf of ordinary
brown bread and a glass of red wine. The Bible tells us how Jesus gave
his disciples the blessed bread and the wine to represent his body and
his blood.
"This is my body, which is for you. Do this in memory of me"
1 Corinthians 11:24
In this painting, Dali gives us a sense of spirituality. He achieves
this using the viewers' imaginary contribution rather than the actual
representation of his images. To...
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...nterpret it their self and form their own
conclusions based on this. There are also a few biblical references to
the arts in Christianity.
"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and
make music in your heart to the Lord"
Ephesians 5:19
Additionally, when people are listening to a piece of religious music
or to a certain extent viewing a piece of religious art or drama, they
can sometimes encounter a numinous experience, similar to that which
somebody may feel upon entering a greatly religious building or
beautiful place. Many people have experienced this while listening to
the 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's 'Messiah'. In my opinion, the
arts are one the best ways to express a religious idea, as I strongly
believe that some things that can not be described verbally can be
spoken through music or art.
It seems to me that although conventional methods of worshipping a
religion are successful in many ways, the arts can be a more effective
way to express religious reasoning and help people to form their own
conclusions about religion without encountering bias from people who
already have strong religious, or anti-religious, views.
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