Salvador Dali’s Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus)

Salvador Dali called himself the first painter of the atomic age. In Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus), Dali explores his obsession with nuclear science, mysticism, and sacred geometry of the Renaissance. Dali created his cross using a four dimension cube, called a hypercube or tesseract. Dali claimed his surrealism period was merely a stepping stone, and that in his nuclear phase, he would be able to solve the mysteries of the universe. Carl Sagan’s explanation of a hypercube is the best I’ve found: Credits & References: Salvador Dali Foundation The Mystical Manifesto The Secret Life of Salvador Dali The Life and Masterworks of Salvador Dali The Shameful Life of Salvador Dali Salvador Dali by Robert Descharnes & Gilles Neret New York Times Archives