Surrealism Surrealism ( beyond real )( beyond real )

The Life and History The Life and History ofof

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali““The only difference between me and a mad man is The only difference between me and a mad man is

that I am not mad”- Salvador Dalithat I am not mad”- Salvador Dali

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali

Salvador Salvador Felipe Jacinto Felipe Jacinto DaliDali was born was born in Spain in in Spain in 1904 1904 ( around the ( around the time of the invention of time of the invention of the car ). the car ).

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali

Salvador was a Salvador was a Spanish Spanish painter, painter, sculptor, sculptor, graphic graphic artist, and artist, and designer.designer.

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali

After passing through After passing through phases of cubism, phases of cubism, futurism, and futurism, and metaphysical painting. metaphysical painting. He joined the He joined the surrealists in 1920. surrealists in 1920. Soon he became the Soon he became the most famous surrealist most famous surrealist of the time.of the time.

Dali’s artworkDali’s artwork

He said he believed He said he believed that his paintings that his paintings came from an came from an unreal dream unreal dream space, which is space, which is understandable understandable because of the because of the hallucinatory hallucinatory things in them.things in them.

More about Dali… More about Dali… He is most famed around the He is most famed around the

world for his surreal & world for his surreal & symbolic abstract oil paintings symbolic abstract oil paintings as much for his outlandish as much for his outlandish behavior.behavior.

Dali loved attention & was Dali loved attention & was quite a showman. He wore a quite a showman. He wore a long curled up mustache. long curled up mustache.

He was notorious for not He was notorious for not knowing how to count money. knowing how to count money.

He loved to shock the public He loved to shock the public and traveled with his pet and traveled with his pet ocelots.ocelots.

More Dali FactsMore Dali Facts Had his first drawing lesson at the age of 10 & Had his first drawing lesson at the age of 10 &

his 1his 1stst Art Show at age 21. Art Show at age 21. He became internationally famous for his surrealist He became internationally famous for his surrealist

art~paintings filled with strange scenes and objects art~paintings filled with strange scenes and objects from his imagination or dreams. from his imagination or dreams.

His best-known work, His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, , was completed in August 1931.was completed in August 1931.

He moved to the US in the 1940’s as WWII tore He moved to the US in the 1940’s as WWII tore thru Europe.thru Europe.

In 1955 he moved back to Spain In 1955 he moved back to Spain He died in 1989 at the age of 85 He died in 1989 at the age of 85 ~THE END~THE END