i was 15 when i first got introduced to Dali and even now after seeing many other painters i respect Dali's work immensely. the first work i saw was the persistence of memory... which is by far his most famous masterpiece... and i saw a couple of others but this one was not around then. 

this is Allegorie De Soie... which translates into Silk Allegory. somewhere it simply touched me. the way the butterflies are detailed with vibrant colours against the starkness of the grey-blue stones all moving towards one point in the universe and yet moving away in shadows. cuz for me while the butterflies seem to be moving towards the yellow gold in the middle, their shadows seem to be moving away.. and the presence of the butterfly woman [thats what i like to call her].. is pure poetry pulled backwards through a hedge.. it's a little jarring to see her standing there and i really want to know what he thought when he put her there but she somewhere just fits right.. like if she wasnt there the picture would have no meaning and would be incomplete.. she seems like the glue or rather the reason for the pull to centre of gravity. the need for convergence. it is silk poetry and even today when i see this painting i feel the goosebumps which was how i felt the first time i saw it. :)