Surrealism

Salvador Dali

Contemporary Surrealist

Mrs. FoxSurrealism 20th Century Art MovementFollowed Cubism Artwork influenced by the psychological theories and dream studies of Sigmund Freud.

Surrealists Aesthetic Objective (Artists Goal): Portray bizarre dream-like imagery

Alittle About Dali1904-1989Born in Figueres, SpainMost famous Surrealist PainterDescribed his work as Hand-painted Dream Photographs

Early Work Formalist in Style

Formalism:

Person at the Window, 1925, Oil on CanvasAn aesthetic and critical theory which places emphasis on the structure of a work of art. Focus on the effective organization of the elements of art through the use of the principles of design.

Basket of Bread, 1926, Oil on CanvasStill Life by the Light of the Moon, Salvador Dali, 1927, Oil on Canvas

Three Musicians Painting, Pablo Picasso, 1921, Oil on Canvas

Influence on Dali: CubismArtistic movement in the early 20th Century (made famous by Picasso)characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes with several views visible at once

Another Influence Dadaism: Art based on Nonsense comprised of found objects

Wife Naked Watching Her Own Body, 1954, Oil on Canvas

Muchacha, 1925, Oil on CanvasInteresting Facts-Dali was intensely afraid of grasshoppers

-He had a brother who died 9 months before his birth named Salvador Vincent van Gogh had a brother who died prior to his birth and his name was Vincent

Dali-inspired

Swans Reflecting Elephants

Portrait of a Passionate Woman (The Hands): Salvador Dali, Oil on Canvas, Surrealism

Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), Salvador Dali, Oil on Canvas, SurrealismBurning Giraffe, Salvador Dali, oil on panel, Surrealism

Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali, Oil on Canvas, Surrealism