2. Salvador Dali loved attention, and here are some unusual things that he did to get it.  Dali said that he received messages from outer space through his mustache.  He once arrived to an event in a limousine filled with cauliflower.  He held a lecture in a deep-sea diving suit.  Dali traveled with his pet ocelots. Dali was born in Spain in 1904.

3.  Salvador Dali was part of an artistic movement called Surrealism.  The artwork of Surrealists is inspired by dreams and the imagination.  Surreal artwork contains scenes that are fantasy- like and full of bizarre images.

4. Still-Life, Fast Moving (1956) by Salvador Dali Levitation: Floating objects, defying gravity Meditative Rose (1958) by Salvador Dali

5. Paysage aux Papillons (1959) by Salvador Dali Scale Change: Changing an object’s usual size The Elephants (1948) By Salvador Dali

6. Time Transfixed (1938) by Rene Magritte Dislocation: Placing an object in unusual or unfamiliar surroundings

7. Juxtaposition: Joining two images in a very unusual or impossible combination Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1934) By Salvador Dali Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach (1938) By Salvador Dali

8. The Weaning of Furniture – Nutrition (1934) By Salvador Dali Replacement: Replacing an expected object with an unexpected one Elective Affinities (1933) By Rene Magritte

9. Soft Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon (1941) by Salvador Dali Salvador Dali often used a method in which he softened or “melted” images to make them dream-like and to convey a message.

10. Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali  What makes this painting surreal? Do you see examples of… levitation? scale change? dislocation? juxtaposition? replacement?  What do you think the soft clocks symbolize?  What mood is created by the colors of this painting?  How did Dali use empty space in this painting?  How does this painting make you feel? Would you want to visit this dream-like place?

11. Make your own surreal picture. Try to use at least two of the surrealist methods. Levitation: Floating objects, defying gravity Scale Change: Changing an object’s usual size Dislocation: Placing an object in unusual or unfamiliar surroundings Juxtaposition: Joining two images in an impossible combination Replacement: Replacing an expected object with an unexpected one