Inspired by DreamsInspired by Dreams

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali

Dali’s LifeDali’s Life

Salvador Dali was Salvador Dali was born May 11born May 11,, 1904 1904 in Figueres, Spain. in Figueres, Spain. He studied art at He studied art at the Fernando the Fernando Academy of Fine Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. He Arts in Madrid. He came to be known came to be known as the leader of the as the leader of the Surrealist Surrealist Movement. Movement.

SurrealismSurrealism

a style of art and a style of art and literature developed literature developed principally in the 20th principally in the 20th century, stressing the century, stressing the subconscious or subconscious or nonrational nonrational significance of significance of imagery arrived at by imagery arrived at by automatism or the automatism or the exploitation of chance exploitation of chance effects, unexpected effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc. juxtapositions, etc.

The Key Components of SurrealsimThe Key Components of Surrealsim

automatismautomatism::involves writing and involves writing and drawing with as little drawing with as little conscious control as conscious control as possible.possible.

▪ ▪ DreamsDreams were also of were also of great significance, as great significance, as these were considered these were considered a chief route to the a chief route to the primal self, encased primal self, encased by what they believed by what they believed to be an artificially to be an artificially constructed cultural constructed cultural consciousness. consciousness.

The Key Components of SurrealismThe Key Components of Surrealism

Creating odd and often Creating odd and often thought-provoking thought-provoking juxtapositions was another juxtapositions was another core Surrealist technique, core Surrealist technique, with fragments coming with fragments coming together in unconventional together in unconventional contexts. contexts.

In fact, the more various In fact, the more various puzzle pieces differed from puzzle pieces differed from one another -- and the one another -- and the greater the sense that the greater the sense that the newfound relationship was newfound relationship was genuine -- the more genuine -- the more profound the conveyed profound the conveyed message was believed to message was believed to be .be .

The Key Components of SurrealismThe Key Components of Surrealism

Surrealism goes Surrealism goes above and beyond above and beyond mundane reality; it mundane reality; it reforms and reforms and transcends it. transcends it.

The RumorThe Rumor

It’s said that It’s said that Salvador Dali Salvador Dali invented a invented a machine that machine that would wake him up would wake him up from a deep sleep from a deep sleep so that he could so that he could immediately begin immediately begin painting what he painting what he was dreaming was dreaming about. about.

Time to Write!Time to Write! Look at the following painting and write using Look at the following painting and write using

flow-of-consciousness for 5 to 10 minutes. (This is flow-of-consciousness for 5 to 10 minutes. (This is a practice in surrealist writing. Flow-of-a practice in surrealist writing. Flow-of-consciousness means to think as little as possible consciousness means to think as little as possible and let what ever your brain feels or thinks flow and let what ever your brain feels or thinks flow out of your hand and into the paper. It doesn’t out of your hand and into the paper. It doesn’t have to make sense or have correct grammar or have to make sense or have correct grammar or even complete sentences. Let the painting inspire even complete sentences. Let the painting inspire you as Dali’s dreams inspired him.)you as Dali’s dreams inspired him.)• The amount of time given for this assignment will be The amount of time given for this assignment will be

measured by the amount of participation I see. If you are measured by the amount of participation I see. If you are all working diligently you will get the full amount of time; all working diligently you will get the full amount of time; however, if you begin to act up I will cut the time short. however, if you begin to act up I will cut the time short.

• After we write, we will share our creations. After we write, we will share our creations.