Salvador Dalí "Spellbound"

From: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Limited Edition: 25 Exhibition: Dalí: Painting & Film Material: Printed 2-ply vinyl Dimensions: 35" x 96" (88cm x 243cm) Hanging Hardware Included Summary From LACMA's "Dalí: Painting & Film" exhibition come banners featuring a painted eye which Dalí created as a set piece for Alfred Hitchcock's 1945 thriller Spellbound. Hundreds of Dalí's eery human eyes float through Gregory Peck's surreal dream in the film, leaving Ingrid Bergman to sort out their Freudian meaning. Painted with Dalí's signature technical prowess, the dripping eye on these 25 banners watches over a calm landscape of muted blues and greys. Description The recent exhibition Dalí: Painting and Film explored the closely intertwined relationship between Salvador Dalí's painted images and "moving" pictures. As a lover of film as well an occasional screenwriter, filmmaker and art director, it is not surprising that Dalí would embrace this new medium in his own unique way. In 19