THE LIFE OF SALVADOR DALI

By: Geoffery Masters

May 11, 1904 Salvador Dali was born on this date to Salvador

Dali Cusi and his wife Felipa Domenech Ferres. He was born in the small agricultural town of

Figueres, Spain.

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Figueres Spain – where salvador was born

1908 - 1910 Salvador was enrolled in a State Primary School,

under the teacher Esteve Traytor due to that the first option failed, his father

decided to enroll Salvador at the Hispano-French School of the Immaculate Conception in Figueres, where he learned French, the language that was to become his cultural vehicle

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The French Flag – A language that would become very important in Salvador's life

1916 In 1916 Salvador spent periods on the outskirts

of Figueres, at the Moli de la Torre estate owned by the Pichot family, a family of intellectuals and artists.

In the Autumn he began his secondary schooling at the Marist Brothers’ school and at Figueres grammar school. He also attended the classes taught by Juan Nunez at the Municipal Drawing School in Figueres.

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Moli de la Torre estate- Where Salvador discovered impresionalism

1919-1928 In 1919 he took part in a group exhibition at the Societat de

Concerts rooms in Figueres’ Municipal Theatre (which was years later to become the Dali Theatre-Museum.

In 1920 his father made it a condition that he go to Madrid to study at the Fine Arts School, in order to qualify as a teacher. Dalí accepted to do so.

In 1922 He took part in the Students Original Art Works Competition Exhibition of the Catalan Students’ Association, held at Galeries Dalmau in Barcelona, where his work Market was awarded the University Vice Chancellor’s prize

In 1928 he became internationally known when three of his paintings including the basket of bread were shown in the third annual Carnegie International Exhibition in Pittsburgh.

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Figueres’ Municipal Theatre where Salvador attended a group exhibition (now the Dali Theatre Museum)

1929 In 1929 Dali helped Luis Bunuel on the short film

Un chien andalou. He helped write the script and also played a significant role in the filming.

In august of 1929 he met his wife Gala, A Russian Immigrant.

Dali also joined a surrealist group in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris.

Meanwhile his relation ship with his father was about to rupture, his father disagreed with Dali marrying Gala and joining the surrealist group.

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Salvador Dali and his wife Gala

1931/1934 In 1931, Dalí painted one of his most famous works,

The Persistence Of Memory, which introduced a surrealistic image of soft, 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.

In 1934 Dali was introduced to America by art dealer Julian Levy

He was also expelled from the surrealist group in 1934

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The Persistence Of Memory one of Dali’s most famous works

1949 Dali spent his remaining years back in Catalonia. Late in his career he didn’t focus on painting

mainly, but experimented with bulletist works, optical illusions and he was one of the first artists to employ holography in a artistic manner.

In his later years, young artists such as Andy Warhol proclaimed Dali an important influence on pop art.

Dali was also fascinated with hypercube figures.

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An example of one of Dali’s hypercube works (crucifixion)

1960-1969 In 1960 Dali began work on the Dali Theatre and Museum,

in his hometown of Figueres. It was his single largest project and the main focus of his energy through 1974.

In 1968 Dali filmed a television advertisement for Lanvin chocolates

In 1969 he designed the chupa chups logo. Also in 1969, he was responsible for creating the

advertising aspect of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest and created a large metal sculpture that stood on the stage at the Teatro Real in Madrid.

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The front of the Dali Art Museum

1982-1989 On June 10, 1982 Dali’s wife Gala died, after

Gala died Dali lost much of his will to live, he deliberately dehydrated himself, possibly as a suicide attempt.

On January 23, 1989, while his favorite record Tristan and Isolde played, Dali died of heart failure in figueres at the age of 84, he is buried in the crypt of his Teatro Museo.

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The place Dali’s funeral was held