lesson 65 Salvador Dali
Dali and his pet ocelot
Persistence of Memory 1931
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali (May 11, 1904- Jab 23, 1989 Figueres Spain
1, Salvador Dali was a Spanish "surrealist" artist renowned for his techincal skill, precise draftsmanship
and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
2.Persistence of Memory (La Persistencia de la memoria) is a painting by Salvador Dali that was
done in 1931. It is considered on of the most famous contemporary paintings.
3. The paintings was first shown in 1932. It has been in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
since 1934.
4. The painting typifies what critics call "surrealism". It is easy to recognise and is often used in
popular culture.
5. The painting was first to have a melting pocket watch, called a "soft watch". Some people thought
that the soft watch was inspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
4/ Dali said that the watches were not inspired by the the theory of relativity, but by Camembert
Cheese melting in the sun.
5.Describe the human in the middle of the painting
6. The clock at the bottom left is covered with ants. Dali often used ants in his paintings as a symbol
for death.,
7, However rendered realistically, the painting looks more like something a person might see in a dream
rather than awake.
8, The rocks to the right are supposed to be a tip of the Cap de Creus peninsual in north-eastern
Catalonia.
9.Many of Dali's paintings were inspired by the landscapes of Catalonia.
10. There is a strange shadow in the foreground of the painting, which is a reference to Mount Pani.
11. Surrealism is deeply inspired by psychoanalysis. Themes such as the unconscious, dreams,
time and death iare explored in the multidisciplinary movement.
12. Dali joined the Surrealists in 1929 after meeting some members of the group. Thanks to Miro
he was introduced to the woman he would eventually marry-Gala.
13, At the time when he paints "The Persistence of Memory". Dali is reconstructing himself both
personally and artistically.He is fully exploring his Surrealist period.
Dali and his muse Gala (his wife)
Galatea of Spheres 1952
Gala and Two Lambshops
14. Dali's wife and muse, Gala, whose real name was Elena Ivanovna Dkakonova, was considered
a mysterious and intuitive woman, as well as inspiring and perceptive.
15. Gala (1894-1982) was the one who organized exhibitions, supervised sales of Dali's paintings, managed with
journalists and photographers and arranged business agreements.
16. Dali had been used to Gala's presence in the studio where, years earlier, she would busy herself
reading to him as he painted.
17. Without Gala, Dali experienced an ever increasing personal loneliness.
18. In 1958 Dali and Gala got married at the Angels Chapel, near Girona. In 1968 Dali bought Gala
a castle in Pubol, Girona with the agreement that he could not visit without her prior permission.
19. Between 1971 and 1980, Gala would spend some time at her castle, always during the summer.
20.In 1929 Dali met Gala, the woman who would become his wife, muse, agent and collaborator.
21. When he married Gala he was a young 25 and just starting out as an artist. Gala (born in Russia) w
was 35 and married with a chid.
22. Gala had a daughter Cecile with poet Paul Eluard, but abandoned them both to move in with Dali
when Cecile was 11 years old.
23. Cecile went to stay with her paternal grandmother in Paris, and saw her mother Gala just once
or twice a year.
1938
1. What does the lobster mena to Dali?
Lobsters and telephones had strong sexual connotations for Dali who drew a close
analogy between food and sex throughout his work
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2. In the Lobster Telephone, he placed the crustacean's tail where its sexual parts are located, directly
over the mouthpiece.
3.What is the lobster metaphor for?
From a psychological interpretations to cultural symbolism, the lobster serves as a multifaceted
symbol of desire, paranoia, and social commentary.
4.The lobster is a classic motif for a memento mori-a symbol of both life and death.
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