Sun & Moon: Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

-1904-1989

-World most recognized surrealist

Famous art works

-Sleep

-The persistence of memory

What is surrealism art?

-Developed from Dadaism

-Began during World War 1

-Ideas from subconscious and dreams

Example of Surrealism artwork by Dali

Sleep

Principles of "Sleep"

Contrast- Yellow and blue are the main contrasted colors in the artwork.
Balance- The head part obviously is bigger than the tail part, it supported by crutches to hold for it from falling down.
Flow- It’s eyes are led on the head to the parts held by the crutches, i.e., eyes, nose, lips, chin, and dripping neck.
Depth- it is emphasizing the head in the center, and other objects just make it look nicer.
Scale- A giant head in the middle compare with the dog and castle, its wants us to pay attention on the head.
Movement- The head is bigger than the neck/tail, and it is from left to right. It might showing the meaning of the dream or subconscious of the artist.
Unity- The face, dog, and the castle make the artwork look special and nice even though there are different category.

Element of "Sleep"

Color-The main color is yellow and the secondary color is blue.
Size- Compare with dog on the left hand side and the castle on right hand side, the face is the biggest object in the artwork.
Shape- The whole artwork looks simple but only the crutches part looks like a bit messy.
Line- There are only few kind of lines that used on this artwork which are curve line, soft line, and straight line.
Texture- Everything inside looks smooth but the crutches.

Other artwork by Dali