Salvador Dali
Born: May 11, 1904 P.O.B: Catalonia, Spain Style: Surrealism Well Known for: being the most famous painter of the surreal style. He also made sculptures of figures from his paintings.His wild imagination has influenced several artists.He is famous for painting melting watches and elephants with thin brittle legs. His paintings reflect dreamlike scenes to the bizarre.
Dali’s Surreal Imagery
Persistence of Time
x33cm Oil on canvas Description: this painting has watches that are melting to suggest Einstein’s theory of time being relative and not fixed.The landscape is surreal with a sense of dreamlike symbolism. Ants are symbolic of death. Persistence of Memory
Title: The Enigma of Hitler Oil on Canvas
The Enigma of Hitler Description 2: One of his many controversial paintings that again reflects a dreamlike state. In this painting, Hitler is on the plate that is bare. The phone receiver is chewed off to demonstrate that the people must listen but not speak. The beans show substance. The bat shows ability to find your way in the dark. Umbrella represents protection from nature. When you have absence from nature, you commit horrible crimes against humanity.
Dali Extra Credit 1. Painting by Salvador Dali A. Title, Year, Med. 2. Painting by Rene Magritte A. Title, Year, Med