Salvador Dali

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The Beautiful Mind Of
Salvador Dali
By Cree Reeves
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The Life of Dali

• Salvador Dali was born May 11, 1904 in Figueras,
  Spain.
• Early in his life, Dali studied art in Barcelona
  and Madrid where he learned many painting styles.

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Surrealism

• Between 1929-1937 Dali used his method of seeing
  images from his subconscious mind to create the
  works that made him the worlds best known
  surrealist artist.
• This style of painting involved Catalian scenery
  from his homeland, with images of everyday
  objects being presented in an obscure, unusual
  way.

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Dalis Early Influences

• One of Dalis biggest influences was Sigmund
  Freuds writings on something called
  subconscious imagery.
• Another major influence of Dalis was his
  affiliation with the Paris Surrealists. This was
  a group of artist who investigated aspects of the
  subconscious mind.

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Examples

• In this painting, as in many, Dali depicts fried
  eggs. The reason for this is Dali claims to
  remember being in the womb and seeing Eggs on
  the Plate Without the Plate, 1932

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Allegorie De Soie
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Apparition of the Face of Aphrodite
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Apparition Of Face Friut
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Later On ...

• Later on in Dalis life he became a true
  renaissance man.
• In addition to painting, Dali was also a jewelry
  maker, a photographer, interior designer, film
  maker, and author.
• His most well known book is The Secret Life of
  Salvador Dali

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Comparison of Early Work, and Later Work
Afterward in Dalis life, he escaped some of
his Surrealism ideas and went more towards a
life Like approach and made depictions of, The
last supper and many views of Jesus.
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Compare Contrast

• The first painting is surrealist, with many
  abstract shapes and no real plot or religious
  implication.
• The second painting, being from later on in his
  life, shows mosses in a bible scene and isn't as
  abstract, its more realistic.
• But both the paintings are still very colorful
  and vivid, as Dali liked them to be.

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