Salvador Dali

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Salvador Dali

• Jay Anand
• George Morales
• Period 1

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Biography

• Born May 11, 1904 in Spain.
• Died January 23, 1989 in Spain.
• He did paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
• He was part of the cubism movement.
• He went to school at San Fernando School of Fine
  Arts in Madrid.
• - Some of his famous works include The
  Persistence of Memory, Ballerina in a Deaths
  Head, and The Temptation of St. Anthony.

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Timeline

• Born May 11, 1904 in Spain.
• In 1917 he had his first charcoal exhibition in
  his house.
• - 1921-1925 Went to Academy of Arts in Madrid.
• 1925 First alone exhibition at the Gallery of
  Dalmau.
• 1926-1928 Began to explore surrealism.
• 1928 First painting shown in the U.S.
• - 1934 Marries Gala Éluard
• -1950-65 He wrote several books (The secret life
  of Salvador Dalí).
• 1979-83 Theory of Disaster.
• - Dalí died January 23, 1989.

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Space Venus
Democratic societies are unfit for the
publication of such thunderous revelations as I
am in the habit of making.
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Woman Drawers
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach
it.
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Marbella 1933
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Puerto Jose Banus
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Space Elephant
Let my enemies devour each other.
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Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.
Never try to correct them. On the contrary
rationalize them, understand them thoroughly.
After that, it will be possible for you to
sublimate them.
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Elements of Art

• Each part of the sculpture has different
  textures.
• Value creates different amounts of light in
  different areas.
• The color is different in all the areas.
• Has multiple planes around the whole thing.
• - Shape helps draw a mental outline of the
  sculpture.

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Principals of Design

• The body is balanced and proportional in
  comparison to the whole sculpture.
• Seems complete when you look at it- unity.
• There are different shapes and textures around
  the whole thing.
• - Good movement and easy to follow.

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Critical Question
What influenced Dalis paintings and
sculptures? - Life Experiences - Influenced
by Rennissance masters - His eccentric
personality attracted more people -
Influenced by Picasso
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Purpose

• Liked to do things that would draw attention to
  himself.
• After he went to drawing school he had small
  exhibits
• with the help of his dad.

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Materials

• Wood
• Satin
• Bronze
• - Granite

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Works Cited
http//www.emuseumstore.com/category/126/2
http//www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/salvad
or_dali.html
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dalí
http//leland.sjusd.org/-dimerson
http//dalifineart.com/gallery/thumb_DSCBVENUS02.J
PG http//www.bigblocky.net/pics/sculptures/dali/
woman_drawers.jpg http//content.answers.com/main
/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/b/b0/220px-Dalí._Gala
.JPG
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Works Cited
http//salvadordalimuseum.org/store/files/t_2765.j
pg
http//www.rogallery.com/_RG-Images/Dali/Sculpture
/ Dali-Space_Elephant-3.jpg http//www.princetono
l.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/dali.htm http//e
n.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageDream_Caused_by_the_Fli
ght_of_a_Bumblebee_around_a_Pomegranate_a_Second_B
efore_Awakening.jpg http//www.smithsonianmag.com
/issues/2005/april/dali.php http//salvadordalimu
seum.org/history/timeline.html