Ward works principally as a ceramicist. The artist has explained the different elements which make up his medal honouring Salvador Dali: ‘The crutch signifies his sexuality, fantasies and his dreams; the broken chain represents the breakdown of the machine (the end of his life); the eye and the flies are a direct response to his writing on death; and the French baguette responds to his humour.’
Medal for Dali
Medal for Dali
By: Simon Ward, 1991
Medium: cast bronze
Size: 84mm
Cast by: Tallix Morris Singer
Issue: The Medal, no. 20 (1992)
Edition: 18