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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

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Salvador Dalí

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  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)

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