1. Salvador Dali
Contemporary Surrealist
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2. Surrealism 20th Century Art Movement Followed Cubism
Artwork influenced by the psychological theories and dream studies of Sigmund Freud.

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. Wife Naked Watching Her Own Body, 1954, Oil on Canvas
Muchacha, 1925, Oil on Canvas

9. 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

10. Dali-inspired

11. Swans Reflecting Elephants

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

17. Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), Salvador Dali, Oil on Canvas, Surrealism

18. Burning Giraffe, Salvador Dali, oil on panel, Surrealism

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