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What type of symbolism did Salvador Dalí use?
Salvador Dalí employed extensive symbolism in his work. The elephant is a recurring image in Dalí's works.
What did the elephant as a a recurring image in Dalí's works mean?
The elephant is a distortion in space, one analysis explains, its spindly legs contrasting the idea of weightlessness with structure.
Did Salvador Dalí use any other forms of symbolism besides the elephant as a distortion in space?
The egg is another common Dalíesque image.
What did the egg, another common Dalíesque image represent?
Salvador Dalí connects the egg to the prenatal and intrauterine, thus using it to symbolize hope and love;

Question: How did Dali come up with these symbolism ideas?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Salvador Dalí come up with these symbolism ideas?