Salvador Dali Contemporary Surrealist Mrs. Fox

Surrealism 20th Century Art Movement Followed Cubism Artwork influenced by the psychological theories and dream studies of Sigmund Freud.

Surrealist’s Aesthetic Objective (Artist’s Goal): Portray bizarre dream-like imagery

Alittle About Dali… 1904-1989 Born in Figueres, Spain Most famous Surrealist Painter Described his work as Hand-painted Dream Photographs

Early Work – Formalist in Style Formalism: An 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 Canvas Person at the Window, 1925, Oil on Canvas

Influence on Dali: Cubism Artistic 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 Still Life by the Light of the Moon, Salvador Dali, 1927, Oil on Canvas Three Musicians Painting, Pablo Picasso, 1921, Oil on Canvas

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 Canvas

Interesting 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, Surrealism

Burning Giraffe, Salvador Dali, oil on panel, Surrealism

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