In “An Ode to Dali,” Debbie New conjures a mesmerising tribute to the enigmatic Salvador Dali, transcending mere portraiture to evoke a dreamscape of surreal wonder. Through veils of pastelled mist and shadow, Dali’s essence permeates the canvas, an icon of artistic exploration and boundless creativity.
At the heart of the canvas, Dali emerges, ethereal and weightless, suspended in a timeless dance between reality and illusion. His features, rendered with delicate strokes, exude an otherworldly magnetism, drawing viewers into the labyrinthine corridors of the artist’s imagination.
“An Ode to Dali” invites us to transcend the boundaries of ordinary perception, to embrace the extraordinary and the absurd. Here, in this enchanted realm of paint and pigment, the spirit of Dali lives on, forever immortalised in strokes of genius and the timeless dance of artistic expression.

In a mesmerizing nod to the surrealist genius, this Dali-inspired composition beckons viewers into the captivating realm of the Anthropocene – an epoch defined by humanity’s profound geological impact on our planet. It unfolds a narrative where future geologists, millennia hence, shall unravel the tales of the epoch’s dawning.
Within this painting, the Anthropocene emerges not merely as a concept, but as an enchanting enigma, drawing us into its depths with irresistible allure. It invites us to peer beyond the veil of perception, to traverse a threshold into a realm of profound insight and transformation – one where we understand and respect ecology and our inextricable interconnectedness. Once through this portal, there is no retreat, for it is a passage of irreversible metamorphosis.
Hovering at the boundary of this threshold, mutant creatures dance in curious choreography, their forms a testament to Darwin’s notion of our intertwined existence as mutated cyborgs – an assemblage of human and non-human elements. They linger, hesitant yet intrigued, sensing the gravity of crossing into the unknown, where the boundaries between self and other blur into obscurity.