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.
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 fantasylike and full of bizarre images.
Levitation: Floating objects, defying gravity
Still-Life, Fast Moving (1956)
by Salvador Dali
La Chateau des Pyrenees
by Rene Magritte
Dislocation:
Placing an object
in unusual or
unfamiliar
surroundings
Time Transfixed (1938)
by Rene Magritte
Scale Change:
Changing an object’s
usual size
The Elephants (1948)
By Salvador Dali
Meditative Rose (1958)
by Salvador Dali
Paysage aux Papillons (1959)
by Salvador Dali
Replacement: Replacing an expected
object with an unexpected one
Elective Affinities (1933)
By Rene Magritte
The Weaning of Furniture – Nutrition (1934)
By Salvador Dali
Juxtaposition: Joining two images in a very
unusual or impossible combination
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1934)
By Salvador Dali
Son of Man (1964)
by Rene Magritte
Salvador Dali
often used a
method in which
he softened or
“melted” images
to make them
dream-like and to
convey a
message.
Soft Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon (1941)
by Salvador Dali
Persistence of Memory (1931)
by Salvador Dali
What adjectives would you
use to describe this scene?
What makes this painting
surreal?
Do you see examples of…
dislocation?
scale change?
replacement?
levitation?
juxtaposition?
What do you think the soft
clocks symbolize?
What type of colors did Dali
use in the painting?
(dark/light; warm/cool)
What mood do these colors
create?
How did Dali use empty
space in this painting?
How does this painting make
you feel? Would you want to
visit this place?
Make your own surreal picture. Try to
use at least two of the surrealist methods.
Dislocation: Placing an object in unusual or unfamiliar
surroundings (a train coming out of a fireplace)
Scale Change: Changing an object’s usual size (an
enormous apple next to a man)
Replacement: Replacing an expected object with an
unexpected one (a car steering wheel that is a clock.)
Levitation: Floating objects, defying gravity (Islands
floating in the air)
Juxtaposition: Joining two images in an impossible
combination (a rock sitting on top of a fragile flower)