Hi,
That’s an excellent point of discussion.
I am not a Dali expert, or even an art expert, by any means.
From what I have read in books and watched in documentaries about Dali, I believe that Dali himself was a very eccentric personality. Even other painters found it difficult to understand his art in the beginning.
He was a highly unconventional artist, and he painted in his own unique style right from the start of his career as a world famous painter. He even challenged his art teachers!
That said, Dali was of course highly aware of the principles of symmetry. However, he didn’t like to follow the conventional rules, and wanted to make his own one-of-a-kind creations. This was the only way for him to excel and earn a place in the world history of art.
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