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Salvador Dalí. Surrealism. Salvador Dalí. Dalí was born in Figueras, a town in the Catalonian region of Spain, on May 11, 1904. Dalí--un artista joven. Dalí began to draw when he was 10 years old. At 15 years old, he had his first art exhibit.
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Salvador Dalí Surrealism
Salvador Dalí • Dalí was born in Figueras, a town in the Catalonian region of Spain, on May 11, 1904.
Dalí--un artista joven • Dalí began to draw when he was 10 years old. • At 15 years old, he had his first art exhibit. • When he was 16, Dalí went to Madrid to study at the School of Fine Arts.
His work at an early age • Painted when Dalí was six years old. Landscape Near Figueras, 1910
Painted when Dalí was ten. Landscape Near Ampurdan, 1914
His early work • Painted when Dalí was fourteen years old. Duck, 1918
Painted at 17 years of age Festival of St. Lucia at Villa Malla, 1921
Dalí, un estudiante travieso • While in Madrid, Dalí became known for his excentric outfits, such as a disproportionately large tie and a cape that dragged the ground. • Dalí did not get along with his teachers, and he was expelled twice. • He never took his final exams, because he didn’t think that any of the teachers were qualified to examine his work.
El bigote famoso de Dalí • In the 1920’s Dalí grew his famous moustache. • He grew it because of the influence of Diego Velásquez, a famous Spanish painter. • He wore this moustache the rest of his life.
El bigote famoso de Dalí Dalí, 20th century Velázquez, 17th century
Influencias artísticas • Dalí went to Paris in 1926, where he met Picasso, for whom he had a great deal of respect. • Picasso’s influence is seen in many of Dalí’s paintings. • In 1929 Dalí joined a group of surrealists living in Paris.
El surrealismo • The founder of surrealism was Andre Breton. • Breton thought that all the world’s problems were caused by rational thinking. • In Breton’s opinion, rational thinking is what led to World War I.
El surrealismo • Instead of rational thinking, surrealism focuses on the subcon-scious mind. • According to Breton, dreams and fantasy should be expressed without editing. Sleep, 1937
El surrealismo • Both Breton and Sigmund Freud influenced Dalí. • Some years after Dalí joined the group of surrealists, Breton rejected him, accusing him of supporting fascism, of excessive, selfish publicity and of financial greed.
En sus propias palabras • “At the age of 3 I wanted to be a cook. At the age of 5 I wanted to be Napo-león. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.” • “The difference between the surrealists and me is that I am a surrealist.” The Ghost of the Evening, 1930
El surrealismo de Dalí • Dalí began to paint a dream world in which normal objects became deformed and transformed in a bizarre and irrational way. • Dalí painted objects with a lot of detail and placed them in a bleak, sunlit landscape. Myself at the Age of Five When I Was the Grasshopper Child, 1933
The Persistence of Memory • The most well-known work of Salvador Dalí. • He painted it in 1931. • What do you think Dalí was trying to say through this painting?
¿How do the following works reflect Dalí’s surrealist style? Geological Destiny, 1933
¿Cómo reflejan estas obras el estilo surrealista de Dalí? Hairdresser Depressed by the Persistent Good Weather, 1934
¿Cómo reflejan estas obras el estilo surrealista de Dalí? Portrait of Gala with Two Lamp Chops Balanced on Her Shoulder, 1933
¿Cómo reflejan estas obras el estilo surrealista de Dalí? The Burning Giraffe, 1937
¿Cómo reflejan estas obras el estilo surrealista de Dalí? Apparition of the Town of Delft, 1936
¿Cómo reflejan estas obras el estilo surrealista de Dalí? Swans Reflecting Elephants, 1937
1940-1955 • After Breton expelled Dalí from the surrealist group for insulting him, Dalí spent time designing theater sets, jewelry and store interiors (In addition to painting) in the United States. The Angelus of Gala, 1935
La musa de Dalí • Dalí met his wife, Gala, while he was living in Paris. • Gala is seen in many of Dalí’s works. Melancholy, 1942
1950-1970 • Dalí began to paint religious themes. Crucifixion, 1954
1950-1970 • Dalí also painted themes from his childhood during this period of his life. • His brother died 9 months before Dalí was born. Portrait of my Dead Brother, 1963
1971-1989 • After the death of his wife, Gala, Dalí tried to commit suicide several times. • Dalí died in 1989 at the age of 84 in the town where he was born. Ready-to-wear Fashion for Next Spring: “Garlands, Nests and Flowers,” 1981
Su proyecto Two images in one using magazine photos, scissors and glue. Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea Which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Homage to Rothko, 1976
Su proyecto Two images in one using magazine photos, scissors and glue. Fifty Abstract Paintings Which as Seen from Two Yards Change into Three Lenins Masquerading as Chinese and as Seen from Six Yards Appear as the Head of a Royal Bengal Tiger, 1963
“There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.” --Salvador Dalí