Salvador Dali in Andorra, a photo from Andorra la Vella, South

Photographer's Note

ANDORRA.- The Salvador Dali sculpture, the ‘Nobility of Time’ has been placed in Andorra’s capital city, in the Piazza Rotonda Andorra la Vella.

It was donated to the Andorran government by Enric Sabater, who was Dali’s agent, collaborator and confident between 1968 and 1982. The stunning five meter high sculpture has been placed in the city’s most prestigious and historic square, in the towns oldest quarter which dates from the twelfth century.

The bronze sculpture is one of the melted watch series of sculptures which was created by Dali to symbolise the passage of time. The soft melting watch is draped around a tree trunk; atop the watch face is a crown, synbolising time’s master over humanity.

Beniamino Levi, President of the Stratton Foundation and curator of over eighty Dali exhibitions worldwide, has expressed his approval of the donation and is delighted that the sculpture is now the main artistic attraction in Andorra la Vella.

“It is going to be one of the major attractions of the capital and of the country”, pointed out the town’s parish minister Antoni Armengol, who described the donation as akin to ‘a Christmas present in the summer’.

Andorra’s minister of Education Culture and Youth, Susanna Vela agrees that the sculpture is certainly , ‘a great point of attraction’.

The sculpture ‘ Nobility of Time’ has also been displayed in other European locations such as London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and most recently Courcheval, France.

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krzychu30 (8879) 2012-09-02 8:49

Witaj Barbaro,
jak widze nie tylko Barcelona obfituje w modernistyczne dziela sztuki wystawione na ulicach.Bardzo ladna i interesujaca rzezba.Do tego nie mozna nie zauwazyc pieknego polozenia Andory w dolinie z otaczajacymi ja dookola gorami.Znakomicie skomponowane zdjecie z super ostroscia i jak zwykle pieknymi,dobrze nasyconymi kolorami.Piekne miejsce i wspaniala praca.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Krzysiek

eldancer1 (17064) 2012-09-02 9:08

Wow! One of my favorite artists! Nicely captured with good lighting and dof with sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

rychem (9227) 2012-09-02 10:55

Salvador Dali popełnił dwadzieścia kilka wersji rzeźb tego jego podstawowego obrazu, jedna z nich jest także we Wrocławiu, a jej zdjęcie zamieścilem na TE

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Poland/photo1370149.htm

Ciekawy obiekt do fotografowania, dobrze pokazana wersja z Andorry,
pozdrawiam
Ryszard

tedesse (22122) 2012-09-02 11:37

Witaj!
Fantastyczny kadr przedstawiajacy rzezbe zegarka.
Super swiatlo, kolory i ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

pajaran (36246) 2012-09-02 11:53

Dobar dan.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst o skulpturi, Salvadora Dalija.
Lep pogled na skulpturu, zgrade i planinu.
Dobra ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepa skulptura sa satom.
Imajte lep dan za odmor.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Very interesting and good article on the sculpture, Salvador Dali.
Nice view of the sculpture, buildings and mountains.
Good sharpness, contrast and perspective, beautiful colors.
Good work and composition, beautiful sculpture of a clock.
Have a nice rest day.
All the best.
Paja.

carlo62 (12610) 2012-09-02 14:58

Ciao Barbara
bel tributo a Salvador Dalì, piacevole la composizione e ottima luce.
Saluti
Carlo

bona (10144) 2012-09-02 18:50

Hi Barbara,

nice capture of Dali`s sculpture. Very colorful photo. I like the people moviment of the scene.

Regards
Andre

aliabazari (10105) 2012-09-02 19:12

Hi Barbara's
Beautiful and fine art from famous artists Dali and his fellow Salvadvrh. With a nice mix of city and lovely people who are passing by. Exposure was excellent. Very well.
Thank you

jjcordier (62344) 2012-09-02 23:32

Barbara
Jolie lumière sur "la montre molle" de Dali et le beau paysage environnant. Un peu moins fan de la présence des personnes autour.
Amicalement
JJ

TopGeo (37994) 2012-09-02 23:46

Hello Barbara! Great daily life scene, great 'low' POV, very good framing and composition! Excellent perspective! Great light management, excellent choice of frame with great contrasts and street moving of city! Artist impresses you the Dali supremacy note! Thanks for sharing
Georgios

Nicou (97727) 2012-09-03 1:02

Hello

Fantastique compo et iamge de cette statue sueprbe qwuel rendu quelle forme une mervielle une superbe luminosité splendide.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Budapestman (82620) 2012-09-03 2:29

Hi Barbara,
a splendid street photo with attractive composition, the sculpture is superb detail and I like the beautiful environment. Great atmosphere, Tfs! Have a nice week! Kellemes hetet kívánok!
György

maria-v1981 (10403) 2012-09-03 4:10

Hello Barbara,
This is my favourite painting The Persistence of Memory. The place looks amazing because the light is splendid and the colours are so bright. The contrasts with the blue sky are just perfect.
Enjoy the day,
Regards,
Maria

vishaal (987) 2012-09-03 5:21

Hi Barbara,
A beautiful POV for this beautiful place. The "melting clock" is wonderfully depicted here. Wonderful light.
A wonderfully composed shot.
Regards,
Vishal.

Silvio1953 (98183) 2012-09-03 6:32

Ciao Barbara, great view of fantastic sculpture, beautiful composition, excellent clarity, splendid light and colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-09-03 7:46

Hello Barbara,
The clock seems to be made in "chocolate", was melted by the heat of the sun :) This is an interesting work of the artist. The photo is taken with the landscape skillfully in the background. The light, colors, sharpness and depth are excellent. Bravo.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

baddori (18988) 2012-09-03 10:43

Barbara
These holidays full of good weather and images.
Mountain sky clear and blue.
This work with great POV.
Go to the Pyrenees and Andorra visit the most.
GF

Angshu (51174) 2012-09-03 21:50

Hello Barbara
Interesting sculpture of Dali's masterpiece painting in good light! The BG of the hill & the pastel coloured house on the left creates a good backdrop. A good informative note as well!
Regards
Angshu

Fis2 (73114) 2012-09-03 23:02

Witaj Basiu!
Ciekawy pomnik i otoczenie tego miejsca.
Ladny kadr i kolorystyka.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

raszid62 (18204) 2012-09-03 23:31

Cze¶æ
Dali to jeden z mich ulubionych malarzy, te sp³ywaj±ce zegary wystêpuj± na wielu jego dzie³ach. Niektórzy uwa¿aj± ,¿e by³ on szaleñcem, wieki artysta musi byæ szaleñcem , ja tak uwa¿am.
¦wietna kompozycja w doskona³ej jako¶ci.
Pozdrawiam.
Józek

rbellemare (2087) 2012-09-04 2:34

Bonjour Barbara,

Very nice picture of this beautiful sculpture. The sharpness and the colours are great. Very nice composition.

Regards

Réjean

cornejo (18088) 2012-09-08 10:24

Hi Barbara, very good and nice photo of this interesting sculpture Dali in this interesting city, lovely image technically very good, excellent and interesting job very well done, congratulations my friend. Tfs.

Good afternoon and happy Sunday.
Best regards.
Angel.

jmdias (45804) 2012-10-01 8:08

bárbara

nice view of this sculpture of a famous artist. I liked the way you show us the urban landscape and the typical mountains of this small country. nice job.

hugs

jorge