Salvador Dalí

BIOGRAPHY

Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904–1989) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and writer, widely recognised as the foremost exponent of Surrealism and celebrated for his impeccable academic technique and eccentric personality.

He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, where he refined his rigorous technical virtuosity before being expelled for his rebellious and iconoclastic attitude.

This solid classical foundation, combined with his profound fascination with Sigmund Freud’s theories of psychoanalysis, enabled him to revolutionise 20th-century art by transferring the delusions and obsessions of his subconscious onto canvases populated by his most iconic symbols: melting clocks representing the relativity of time; majestic elephants with infinitely long, slender legs embodying the fragility of power; and arid landscapes and coastal scenes directly inspired by the rugged rocks of his beloved Costa Brava.

His prolific career, shaped by science, Freudian psychology and the influence of his muse Gala, forever blurred the boundaries between artistic genius, media provocation and the world of dreams.

SALVADOR DALÍ

ARTWORKS

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