I am a huge Simpsons' fan! While randomly looking for postmodern art references. I came across this one and instantly fell in love!
It is a remake of Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory". It is very postmodern with the use of pop art icons used in place of the clocks. It also embodies postmodern art with the use of a well known piece that has been reconfigured for modern humor.
Although this piece is on the fence, I think that it can be considered both fine art and graphic art. It plays a comedic role along side the meaning with Dali's original piece which carries the meaning that time is persistent and uses imagery in his piece to express life, sex, and death. The recreation with the Simpson's still holds the same emphasis on time I believe. The Simpsons is the longest running animated series in television history and I think to use the characters in place of the clocks symbolizes their duration through history and how they themselves can be seen as a persistent memory since many age groups are able to relate.
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