1 / 14

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí. Surrealism at its best 1904-1989. Family Ties. Father- Lawyer, discourages artistic side Mother- taught art to Dali at age 3 Began formal training at age 11 2 nd Salvador (a reincarnation). Residencia de Estudiantes. 1922- San Fernando School of Fine Arts- Madrid

lee-sears
Download Presentation

Salvador Dalí

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Salvador Dalí Surrealism at its best 1904-1989

  2. Family Ties • Father- Lawyer, discourages artistic side • Mother- taught art to Dali at age 3 • Began formal training at age 11 • 2nd Salvador (a reincarnation)

  3. Residencia de Estudiantes • 1922- San Fernando School of Fine Arts- Madrid • Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Buñel • Known for eccentric looks and Cubist art • 1926- expelled before final exams

  4. Surrealism • 20th century literature and artistic movement to express the subconscious with use of fantastic imagery • Dreamlike, bizarre, striking

  5. Religious Surrealism

  6. Politics and Art • Disagreement over freedom of the arts (Franco) • Most surrealists part of leftist group- but Dali had no affiliation • Therefore, expelled from group • ‘I myself AM surrealism’ • Moved to US in 1940

  7. Dali and Gala • Wife, business manager, muse • Russian- married when her and Dali met • Reason for Dali and Dad to fall apart • Don Juan character • Her death weakened him

  8. TeatroMuseo de Salvador Dali • 1974 • Figueres- hometown • Bombed during Civil War, rebuilt to pay homage to Dali • Dali buried in crypt

  9. Other facts • Designed Chupachup label • Blank canvases signed shortly before death • Also worked with sculptures, fashion and photography

  10. Persistence of Memory (1931)

More Related