SALVADOR DALI

Lucas Hunter

“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”

-Salvador Dali

EARLY YEARS Born May 11th, 1904 in Figueras, Spain. He had a younger sister whom his parents

spoiled. As a toddler, he wanted to be a cook Started painting at age 6 and fell in love with

it His parents sent him to live with their family

friend and artist Pitchot. Dali has a distinct and creative imagination

as a child, this inspired many paintings

CHILDHOOD Dali’s goal was to be unique and put his own

mark on the world. His uniqueness led to violence and cruelty

toward his friends. He enjoyed pain and was a mad and

tormented child Dali loved pain and got pleasure by feeling it Dali would stand on his head for a long

period of time to make him hallucinate This outlandish childhood is symbolized in his

paintings.

INSPIRATION Dali was inspired by his friends Picasso and

Freud Freud’s discoveries and theories of the time

influenced his paintings Freud was attempting to explain dreams and

unconscious desires at the time Picasso’s inspiration came early in Dali’s

career when he tried impressionism and cubism

SURREALISM Originated in Paris in 1924 Use a lot of deep symbolism in their art Paintings of things as if you were on drugs The surrealist movement ended with the

start of World War II Following this most surrealist artist left

Europe for America

PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY -1931

THE HALLUCINOGENIC TOREADOR. 1968-1970

THE MELTING WATCH- 1954

SHADES OF NIGHT DESCENDING - 1931

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LAST SUPPER -1955

LATER YEARS Dali left the surrealist movement in 1931 Some believe his praise of Hitler led to the

surrealist kicking him out He continued to be a well known artist

without actively participating in this group Last paintings date from 1983 Died on January 23rd, 1989

RESOURCES http://www.edali.org/salvador-dali-quotes.jsp http://www.surrealists.co.uk/dali.php http://www.duke.edu/web/lit132/dalibio.html http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/surr/hd_

surr.htm

http://www.salvador-dali.org/dali/en_biografia.html

http://www.philipcoppens.com/dali.html