Salvador Dali was a surrealistic painter.
The objects in Dali's paintings are normal objects placed in an unusual way or form, like melting clocks and crutches. Dali's paintings were realistic but hard to understand. Most his paintings were from his dreams. Salvador's older brother died & when Salvador was born his parents acted like he was his brother which made him confused as he was growing up.
Maybe his unique childhood inspired his need for attention and unusual ideas. He did a lot of crazy things as an adult to get attention. One time he gave a speech about his art while wearing a deep sea diving suit.
When he was growing up, Salvador's imagination made him a great artist.
The crutches in his paintings represented his wife, Gala.
She was his support system.
This is a picture that Dali painted of himself and his wife rising to heaven.
I bet that whole place was super wild! After visiting it, did you go to lunch at the Salvador Deli??!
ReplyDeleteWow. Poor Salvadore, I think he had a lot of problems, but I really like the one of he and his wife going to heaven. He really was very clever :) 10
ReplyDeleteVictoria, I can't believe how big that one Dali mural is! Are many of his paintings that big? I wonder if Dali ever came to America and dressed up for Halloween? Can you imagine what his costumes would be like?
ReplyDeleteIsn't he crazy and wonderful??? He makes you realize how important it is to stay true to yourself no matter how different you are! You guys are so lucky to see all of these cool things with your awesome parents!
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