Salvador Dali
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Raymond Ward
Salvador Dali
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali was born May 11, 1904 in the town of Figurers, Spain. Dali experienced the loss of loved ones at a young age. His brother died nine months before Dali was born, and his mother died of breast cancer when he was only sixteen years old. He later credited these losses as an influence to his artwork later. His father, Salvador Dali i Cusi, was a lawyer and notary was known to have a bad temper. He took comfort in his mother and the household servant who encouraged his artistic venture. Dali also had a sister, Ana Maria, who was three years younger than Dali. Salvador Dali attended drawing school at the age of thirteen, where he would find his passion for the arts. And by fifteen years of age, he had his first public art exhibition in Figueres.
Later, Dali went to the Academy of Arts, in Madrid, where he would further develop and devote more time to art. Although known for his Surrealism artwork, Dali experimented with Cubism and Dada at the Academy, he would also try his hand at sculpture, photography, writing, film, and drawing. Salvador Dali was also quite dandy and distinctive in his dress sense, in the style of English aesthetes of the late 19th century. Dali had a habit of doing eccentric things which polarized opinions. His eccentric manner was a reflection of his art and vice versa. Though he was experiencing success at the Academy, he felt unchallenged by his instructors. His rebellious attitude led to his expulsion in 1926. Dali had complained that no one in his art school was sufficiently competent to judge him.
After being dismissed from the Academy, Dali travelled to Paris, where he would become friends with Pablo Picasso. Naturally, Picasso was a heavy influence on young Salvador Dali before ever befriending each other and some of Dali’s early work reflected that. But Dali never sought to imitate anyone, even Picasso, continuing to incorporate innovative avant garde styles into his...
Salvador Dali
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali was born May 11, 1904 in the town of Figurers, Spain. Dali experienced the loss of loved ones at a young age. His brother died nine months before Dali was born, and his mother died of breast cancer when he was only sixteen years old. He later credited these losses as an influence to his artwork later. His father, Salvador Dali i Cusi, was a lawyer and notary was known to have a bad temper. He took comfort in his mother and the household servant who encouraged his artistic venture. Dali also had a sister, Ana Maria, who was three years younger than Dali. Salvador Dali attended drawing school at the age of thirteen, where he would find his passion for the arts. And by fifteen years of age, he had his first public art exhibition in Figueres.
Later, Dali went to the Academy of Arts, in Madrid, where he would further develop and devote more time to art. Although known for his Surrealism artwork, Dali experimented with Cubism and Dada at the Academy, he would also try his hand at sculpture, photography, writing, film, and drawing. Salvador Dali was also quite dandy and distinctive in his dress sense, in the style of English aesthetes of the late 19th century. Dali had a habit of doing eccentric things which polarized opinions. His eccentric manner was a reflection of his art and vice versa. Though he was experiencing success at the Academy, he felt unchallenged by his instructors. His rebellious attitude led to his expulsion in 1926. Dali had complained that no one in his art school was sufficiently competent to judge him.
After being dismissed from the Academy, Dali travelled to Paris, where he would become friends with Pablo Picasso. Naturally, Picasso was a heavy influence on young Salvador Dali before ever befriending each other and some of Dali’s early work reflected that. But Dali never sought to imitate anyone, even Picasso, continuing to incorporate innovative avant garde styles into his...