1. Perspectives in Art Milito
Salvador Dali
Perspectives in Art
Milito

2. Salvador Dali 1904-1989 Spanish surrealist artist
Diverse artist but mainly known for his paintings
From: Figueras, Catalonia, Spain
Moved around the world, including Paris & the USA
Went to fine art academies & had masterful technical skills
Became one of the most well known & most loved artists of all time

3. Lifestyle Eccentric in all aspects of life
Excessive & grandiose behavior & tastes
Extreme & iconic moustache
Pet Anteater & Ocelot (Babou)

4. European Draft Dodger
Lived through WWI & fled the Spanish Civil War & WWII
Friend was executed & sister imprisoned & tortured
Refused to fight the wars & pursued art instead & became one of the greats
Moved to Paris to escape impending danger & met other artists at the dawn of surrealism
The Face of War 1940
Autumnal Cannibalism 1936

5. His Wife… His Beloved… Gala Dali She was the love of his life
Russian divorcee
No children together
She was the love of his life
Often a muse for many of his artworks
Pushed him towards greatness
Galatea of the Spheres 1952
Madonna of port Lligat 1949

6. The Accommodations of Desire 1929
Style
“Surrealism is destructive, but destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.”
- Dali
Bazaar & out of place objects arbitrarily combined & placed into a scene creating juxtaposition
Dreamlike scenes that are out of this world but so realistically rendered
It captivates the viewer & allows them to clearly see the unseen & imagined
The Accommodations of Desire 1929
The Burning Giraffe 1937

7. Subject Matter His work often featured or was related to…
War, love, food, time, dreams,
His home landscape
Familiar female forms
The Hallucinogenic Toreador 1970
Swans Reflecting Elephants

8. Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man 1943
Common Dynamics
He usually kept
Realistically rendered yet distorted objects
Color Palate
Light blues & golds
Varying shades of browns
He loved to experiment with…
Hard & Soft Textures
Natural & Manmade Objects
Organic & Geometric Shapes
Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man 1943
Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening 1944

9. Destino by Dali / Disney 2003
Prolific Artist
One of the greatest & most well known artist ever
Created large amount of art over his lifespan
Had a wide range of subjects & mediums
Painting, collage, sculpture, film, animation, jewelry, fashion, food
Lobster Telephone 1936
Destino by Dali / Disney 2003
(production began in 1945)
The Royal Heart 1940
(Actually Beats)
Shoe Hat 1937

10. The Persistence of Memory (La Persistencia de la Memoria) aka The Melting Clocks
Salvador Dali (1931), Oil on Canvas (9.5”x13”)
*currently on display at the NYC MOMA

11. The Persistence of Memory
Landscape of the Catalan beach & cliff sides overshadowed by something/one featuring several bazaar objects in the foreground
Uses precision technical blending & brush strokes to clear crisp images
Pays close attention to blending, reflections, & details
Common Hard / Soft Object Motif

12. The Persistence of Memory
Dali uses a balance of
geometric shapes
cube platform
pocket-watch
organic shapes
Blob figure
Melted clocks
Cliff sides

13. The Persistence of Memory
Uses precision technical blending & brush strokes to clear crisp images
Reflections & Details
Add to realism
Shine on clocks & water
Individual eyelashes & ant legs
Creates emphasis though the use of high contrast values & clear imagery
Light
Pale tints of blues & yellows
Dark
Shadows & shading on objects

14. Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)
Salvador Dali (1936) Oil on Canvas (40”x40”)
*currently on display at Philadelphia Museum of Art

15. Premonition of Civil War
Influenced by a dream
Premonition painted 6 months before the Spanish Civil War
Features an old woman ravaged by war
She is dirty & naked representing the loss of position & self
Her figure is contorted & segmented representing the physical torture of war
She in skinny & the few spilled beans represent the starvation due to famine
Love, eating, & war are a common theme in his art

16. Premonition of Civil War
Dali uses a variety of textures
Soft
Puffy clouds
Course wispy hair
Hard
Smooth figures
Bumpy bones & beans

17. Premonition of Civil War
Dali uses a gradual change in value to create subtle changes in form
Cloud Puffs
Small changes in the amount of light on the clouds allow them to look 3D & more realistic
Muscles on Figure
Subtle changes in the skin tone signify the bulges of muscles & joints

18. Apparition of a Face & Fruit Dish on a Beach
Salvador Dali (1938), Oil on Canvas (45”x57”)
*currently on display at the Wadsworth Athenium, Connecticut

19. Apparition of a Face & Fruit Dish on a Beach
Features a fruit dish on a beach however it features several images in one like an optical illusion
There are some pears & other things arranged on the table with the coastline in the distance
Hidden objects & combinations of objects create larger sub images including a face & a dog

20. Apparition of a Face & Fruit Dish on a Beach
Dali uses a harmony through use of analogous colors
Neutral / Natural Color Pallet
Browns
Skin tones
Ground
Beans
Sky
Blues
Tints & shades of blue
Fades into greens & yellows

21. Apparition of a Face & Fruit Dish on a Beach
Dali uses a variety of shapes & forms combined to create a variety of interpretations
Objects & interpretations
Round clay pot – eye
Roast chicken – dog leg
Vase – forehead
Etc..

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