Why do objects such as Salvador Dali’s Lobster-Telephone or Meret Oppenheim’s Objectgive us such visceral reactions?

  1. Why do objects such as Salvador Dali’s Lobster-Telephone or Meret Oppenheim’s Objectgive us such visceral reactions?
a. The artists want us to physically touch these objects and twist them into new shapes
b. The objects are difficult to look at because of the clashing colors
c. The artists combine two everyday objects and materials that come into close contact with the body and emphasize elements that are absurd and uncomfortable
d. The objects smell terrible
Why do objects such as Salvador Dali’s Lobster-Telephone or Meret Oppenheim’s Objectgive us such visceral reactions?
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