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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Paranoic-critical method and other weird inventions/ theories

Also known as paranoiac critical method, was developed by Salvador Dali, which represents spontaneous visual play, also known as "double image". Dali explained that if a person stimulates paranoia, he/she creates associative transformations. It also removes rational view of the world with irrational. This method is typical representation of surrealism.

The most common example for explaining this phenomenon:

When you look at clouds you can see different shapes: flowers, people, animals. Others can be persuaded to see the same.

Any object can be viewed from this perspective - Dali believed.

In a nutshell, there must not be any value in the meaning of reality as it may mean anything at all. (Marcel Jean)

Dali was widely using this method in his paintings.

Taken from http://www.languageisavirus.com/articles/articles.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1099110809&archive=&start_from=&ucat=#.U0WA9lW-3To

Here is an interview with Dali about the paranoiac critical method:


Most of Dali`s paintings are connected with his dreams. Here is another interesting method created by Salvador Dali:

Salvador would put a plate on the floor and fall asleep with a spoon in his hand. When falling asleep his hand became relaxed and dropped the spoon on the plate. The sound would wake Dali up, saving dreams in memory and then he painted them.

Dali believed you can bring dreams from unconscious level to conscious.

from http://www.creativitypost.com/create/salvador_dalis_creative_thinking_technique




Other inventions:

Lobster phone



Merlyn Monroe room


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