Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 to parents Salvador Dali Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres. Dali was born in Figueres, a small town outside of Barcelona, to a wealthy family. His father was a prominent notary which may have lead to his firm parenting. On the other hand his mother was gentle and often indulged in Salvador’s extraordinary behaviors. Also Salvador’s mother was a faithful catholic while his father was atheist, the combo definitely played a role in Salvador’s views on faith.
Salvador’s talent became evident to his parents at a young age and they both supported it. At around age six Salvador’s father decided to enroll Salvador in the Hispano-French School of the Immaculate Conception. This school is where Salvador had learned French. French later on became the primary language he would later use as an artist.
Some of Salvador’s first works were at Cadaques where his family had a summer home. This is where Salvador Dali had met his first mentor Ramon Dichot at age 10. Cadaques was the place where Salvador’s parents later built his first art studio where the two would work. He later had his first public exhibition, at the Municipal Theatre of Figueres.
Salvador’s 1920s life was a maturing stage for the young artist to say the least. Salvador went so many directions in his art, beliefs and life during this …show more content…
He created these paintings in 1931 and much is to be said about them. The paintings were first shown at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1932. Firstly some historians say that his inspiration for the melting aspect of the clock was actually from melting cheese. Another fact is that he also expressed his belief in Einstein’s theory about time being relative and not fixed. Also the location of the painting refers to the rocks represent a tip of Cap de Creus peninsula in north-eastern Catalonia. The melted clocks seemed to also look more like melted
Salvador’s talent became evident to his parents at a young age and they both supported it. At around age six Salvador’s father decided to enroll Salvador in the Hispano-French School of the Immaculate Conception. This school is where Salvador had learned French. French later on became the primary language he would later use as an artist.
Some of Salvador’s first works were at Cadaques where his family had a summer home. This is where Salvador Dali had met his first mentor Ramon Dichot at age 10. Cadaques was the place where Salvador’s parents later built his first art studio where the two would work. He later had his first public exhibition, at the Municipal Theatre of Figueres.
Salvador’s 1920s life was a maturing stage for the young artist to say the least. Salvador went so many directions in his art, beliefs and life during this …show more content…
He created these paintings in 1931 and much is to be said about them. The paintings were first shown at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1932. Firstly some historians say that his inspiration for the melting aspect of the clock was actually from melting cheese. Another fact is that he also expressed his belief in Einstein’s theory about time being relative and not fixed. Also the location of the painting refers to the rocks represent a tip of Cap de Creus peninsula in north-eastern Catalonia. The melted clocks seemed to also look more like melted