The Great Masturbator (painting)

"The Great Masturbator" is a surrealist painting by Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, created in 1929. It features bizarre, dream-like imagery, including a distorted face merging with various forms such as a grasshopper and a melting clock, symbolizing desires and anxieties. The artwork reflects Dalí's exploration of sexuality, identity, and the subconscious, emphasizing the tension between pleasure and fear. The title evokes provocative themes, challenging viewers to confront their own thoughts about desire. This painting exemplifies the surrealist movement's goal of revealing the hidden aspects of the human psyche through fantastical and irrational imagery.