The Creative Life of Salvador DaliBorn: May 11, 1904 Died: January 23, 1989
Figueres, Spain
Home of Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domenech
Cadaques
Early Experiences
People at school think I'm eccentric and wear weird clothes.
Educational Experiences
No one here is competent enough to examine me.
Bibliography: Biography.Com Editors. (2014, April 2). Salvador Dalí Biography. Biography.Com. https://www.biography.com/artist/salvador-dali
Influential People
I've studied classical, impressionism, futurism, cubism, dada, and surrealism.
Dali's parents supported his artistic talent from a young age. His parents built him an art studio before he went to art school. By 1919, he had his first public exhibition, at the Municipal Theatre of Figueres.
Critical Events/Life Experiences
The persistence of MemoryBy: Dali
Salvador attended drawing school at Colegio de Hermanos Maristas and the Instituto in Figueres, Spain in 1916, and in 1922 Dalí enrolled at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid. Dali was suspended in 1923 and eventually expelled from the academy in 1926.
Family Experiences
Best Friend and Wife
Dali's wife, Gala, was his inspiration and Muse. Salvador Dali also was influenced by Sigmund Freud, Picasso, Diego Velazquez, Joan Miro, Paul Eluard, and Magritte.
By 1930, Dalí had become a famous figure of the Surrealist movement, which he was later expelled from. Dali created a reality from his dreams and subconscious thoughts called the, "paranoiac-critical method." In 1942, he wrote an autobiography called, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí. From 1960 to 1974, Dalí was dedicated to creating the Teatro-Museo Dalí in Figueres.
1931
Teatro-Museo Dalí
Dali had an older brother that died when he was five years old and a younger sister. His dad was strict and cruel with him while his mother was gentle and indulging. His mother died when he was 16 and was devastated by this. In 1980, he developed a motor disorder and was unable to paint anymore, and two years later his wife died. Dali died not long after in 1989 in the city where he was born.