There was one painting by Salvador Dali that reminded me of Tennessee Williams’ play The Rose Tattoo. The painting is called “Meditative Rose” and can be seen at:
http://www.expo-shop.com/2_2.cfm?&id=-294407721&oth=1&artist=-1279959675
In this painting I noticed that the rose is the central focus of the piece. It is floating in the sky above what looks to be a small village. There is also the image of two human figures standing right underneath the rose as it dwells in the sky.
This reminded me of the play in the way that the image of the single rose acted as the main symbol throughout the duration of the play. Everything that happened revolved around some type of rose image, whether it was the rose in Serafina Delle Rose’s hair or the color of the shirt that was made and worn a few different times. The color of the rose signified many things in the play including love, passion, longing and desire for things that couldn’t necessarily be possessed. Much like the rose in the picture the rose was something that was often meditated upon in the play.
The two figures standing under the rose reminded me of the end of the play when Serafina has fallen in love again and can shout it to the world. She is not afraid to withhold her feelings any longer and can express herself freely. The figures in the picture meditate on the rose as a source of freedom much as Serafina did in the end of the play. The rose (color of the shirt she gave to her male friend) was her source for letting herself open up and not be afraid anymore. She learned that it was alright to get over her deceased husband and move on with her life—she no longer needed to dwell in the past.
Overall, this painting, as well as The Rose Tattoo, both centralize around the image of the rose. The rose is what is meditated on and looked to for inspiration.
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