These sculptures are based on the melting clocks in Spanish Surrealist Savador Dali's (1904 -1989) 1931 painting 'The Persistence of Memory'. (pictured below)
Years ago, I stumbled upon an exhibition of Dali's sculptural works whilst in Europe.The exhibition included sculptural versions of his melted clocks (pictured below).
I thought I would try something like this with my grade 5/6 class who are studying Salvador Dali this term. You can also see this sort of lesson here on Artsonia.
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We rolled out clay, cut out an imperfect oval shape and then decorated it with a border, clock hands, a winder and engraved numbers into the face. I then had the students press their clay into a plastic bowl, or drape it over the bowl so it would dry in a melted looking shape. We also added a small hole in the top for a hanging device.
Once fired, students painted their melted clocks in colours of their choice and applied a clear varnish.