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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali
Dali was a
Surrealist painter.
He wanted his art to illuminate and teach people to think about things differently.
Surrealism-
Art that is
"Super real"
or beyond reality.
What do you see?
-ants
-fly
-shape on the beach
-steps
-olive branch (symbol of hope and peace)
-sand and watches (symbols of passing time)
Salvador Dali's art was inspired by his thoughts and dreams. He was also interested in modern science.
All of the watches are stopped at different times to create a sense of timelessness.
Born at 8:45 AM
on May 11, 1904
in Figueres, Spain
Salvador Dali was inspired by Pablo Picasso, a fellow artist from Spain.
Other inspirational artists, such as René Magritte and Max Ernst painted art that may be seen as "nonsensical," (doesn't have to make sense) or art that is from one's subconscious.
*Dreamlike, symbolic, and or irrational.
Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali
Salvador Dali
"The Persistence of Memory"
1931
Oil on canvas-9.5 X 13 inches
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Dali..
painted, worked on films and books,made collages and even designed perfume bottles.
The Surrealist Artists' Movement began in the 1920's
"People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings." Salvador Dali
Metamorphosis- change something into something else
Dali was known as "quite a character." He once said that he received messages from outer space from his mustache antennae.
juxtaposition- placement of two objects
that aren't normally together
Step One
Step Two
dislocation- items where they
normally don't belong
First started painting and drawing at
age 10
Dali liked to remember his dreams, so that he could be inspired to make art from them.
Dali studied at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Art in Madrid.