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Temptation of Saint Anthony
One of his later works, Dali made claims that he had converted to mysticism.  The Atomic era influenced his thinking and is evident in this painting.  A depiction of a naked Antonius stands against a mounted horse with long legs that defy the law of gravity.  Saint Anthony tries to refuse earthy temptations.  Symbolizing lust and greed, floang elephants approach on outsized, thin legs.

Portrait of Picasso
Dali incorporated all elements that spoke to the origins of Picasso.  In this painting, the bust of Picasso is mounted atop a  pedestal, a symbol of consecration.  A large rock rests on Picasso’s head to symbolize the responsibility and influence of his art.  Picasso’s face is depicted as a goat hoof and the headdress of the bust of Lacy of Elche which pays tribute to Picasso’s origins.

Self-Portrait with Fried Bacon Surrealism Statue
An ode to Dali’s “soul’s glove”, not the soul or the inner self, this self-portrait portrays his face with ants and fried bacon.  It was created during Dali’s eight-year-exile in the United States  Dali fled Spain during the Spanish Civil War.  During this time he painted from the inside out, and it appeared that he reversed  his “paranoid-critical method.”  This painting symbolizes the Surrealist giving himself up as nourishment for the soul, providing in his own words the most “delicious delicacies.”

Geopolitical Child Watches Birth of New Human
Depicting a fiery earth, a new human is born and is emerging from a plastic egg while a child looks on seeking the protection of its mother; the painting symbolizes new order, a fresh start and a perfect world.  

Poetry of America Cosmic Athletes
Challenging man to think about the dangers of conflicts within the modern world, this painting symbolizes the new human with a golden man balancing an egg on his finger.  The juxtaposition of the commonplace and fantastic again emphasizes Dali’s paranoid-critical method, a subconscious association of those things that are not related in the real world.

Burning Giraffe Woman with Drawers
This painting signifies Dali’s internal conflict with his country during his exile from Spain amidst the Spanish Civil War.  Open drawers line the leg of a gaunt blue woman with extended arms, believed to represent the “open drawers” of man’s subconscious.

Dream Caused Flight of a Bee
This painting is of Dali’s wife, Gala nude and sleeping.  With long and thin legs, an elephant walks across the sea’s horizon carrying an obelisk.  Near her body, two water drops and a small pomegranate are supsended in the air.  Above a larger pomegranate, emerges a fish that spits out a tiger from which another tiger emerges.  Ahead of the second tiger, a rifle’s bayonet makes contact with the women’s right arm.  The work shows the influence of Freud’s theories on the meanings of dreams and some believe is an interpretation of the Theory of Evolution.}