SALVADOR DALI

SALVADOR DALI

• Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work.
• His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.
• His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931.
• BORN: MAY 11, 1904, DIED: JANUARY 23, 1989, SPAIN FULL NAME: SALVADOR DOMINGO FELIPE JACINTO

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The Family

• The Dalí family in 1910: Aunt Maria Teresa, mother, father, Salvador Dalí, aunt Catherine
• (later became second wife of father)
• Sister Ana Maria and grandmother Ana.

TRAINING IN ART

• Dalí built a repertoire in the fashion and photography businesses as wetxll.
• He was also involved in creating textile designs and perfume bottles.
• Other designs Dalí made for her include a shoe-shaped hat, and a pink belt with lips for a buckle.
• In 1950, Dalí created a special "costume for the year 2045" with Christian Dior.

THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY

• In 1931, Dalí painted one of his most famous works, The Persistence of Memory, melting pocket watches.
• The general interpretation of the work is that the soft watches are a rejection of the assumption that time is rigid or deterministic.

ART PIECE

• Artist Salvador Dalí
• Year 1983
• Type Oil on canvas
• Dimensions 73 cm × 92.2 cm 28.74 in × 36.30 in
• Location Dalí Theatre and Museum, Figueres

LANDSCAPE NEAR FIGUERAS

• Artist Salvador Dalí
• Year 1910
• Type Oil on postcard
• Dimensions 14 cm × 9 cm (5½ in × 3½ in)
• Location private collection of Albert Field, Astoria, Queens

ART PIECE

• Artist Salvador Dalí
• Year 1913
• Type Oil on cardboard
• Dimensions 20 cm × 15 cm 7.87 in × 5.90 in
• Location Private collection, Astoria, Queens

PUBLICITY

• After his arrival in the United States, Dali engaged in heavy self-promotion.
• While many of his stunts were seen as antics by art critics, they were later interpreted as performances.
• His status as an extravagant artist was put to use in several publicity campaigns for Lanvin chocolates.

Politics and personality

• Salvador Dalí's politics played a significant role in his emergence as an artist.
• In his youth, he embraced both anarchism and Communism, though his writings tell anecdotes of making radical political statements more to shock listeners than from any deep conviction.
• This was in keeping with Dalí's allegiance to the Dada movement.

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