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Afrin.Aliya.Gayatri.Nivedhya.Amal Rapheal
Birth date
May 11, 1904
Death date
January 23, 1989
Nationality Spanish
• Obsessive themes of eroticism, death, and decay permeate Dalí's work, reflecting his familiarity
with and synthesis of the psychoanalytical theories of his time. Drawing on blatantly
autobiographical material and childhood memories, Dalí's work is rife with often ready-
interpreted symbolism, ranging from fetishes and animal imagery to religious symbols.
• Dalí subscribed to Surrealist André Breton's theory of automatism, but ultimately opted for his
own self-created system of tapping the unconscious termed "paranoiac critical," a state in
which one could simulate delusion while maintaining one's sanity. Paradoxically defined by
Dalí himself as a form of "irrational knowledge," this method was applied by his contemporaries,
mostly Surrealists, to varied media, ranging from cinema to poetry to fashion.
STYLE
Dali wanted to revolutionize the art of the twentieth century. All of his initial efforts to improve
techniques that were already mastered did not gain him any significant fame. He tried to improve
many different styles of art, such as Impressionism, Pointillism, Futurism, Cubism, and Neo-
Cubism (Secrest 15). Nevertheless, he sought to fulfill the needs of his mental and social life through a
new form of art. This new style of art was Surrealism that allowed Dali to express all of his “erotic
desires” and at the same time change the way the world viewed art.
mad.”
WORKS
UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1927)