Idylle atomique et uranique mélancolique

In 1945, under the impression of the August 6^th Hiroshima atomical weapon explosion, Salvador Dalí paintet his painting Idylle atomique et uranique mélancolique (Melancholische Atom- und Uranidylle).

This first atomical weapon, with the nice name “Little Boy”, caused a shock to Dalí. Under this influence, he painted also Apothéose d'Homère (rêve diurne de Gala) (Apotheosis of Homer) and others. With these paintings, he introduced a new technique which he called “nuclear” or “atomic” painting. In Leda atomica (1949) this technique found its climax.

Text partly from Descharnes & Néret (1992): Salvador Dalí.

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