Salvador Dalí was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer, and one of the most iconic figures of 20th-century art. Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí displayed extraordinary artistic talent from an early age and trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.
Dalí became one of the leading figures of the Surrealist movement, known for his precise, Old Master–style draftsmanship combined with bizarre, dreamlike imagery. His works explore the subconscious, sexuality, and the irrational with striking originality. Iconic paintings such as The Persistence of Memory (1931), with its famous melting clocks, cemented his status as a master of visual metaphor and psychological depth.
Throughout his career, Dalí worked across multiple media—painting, sculpture, film, jewelry, and printmaking—constantly pushing boundaries and challenging artistic conventions. His flamboyant personality, signature mustache, and public persona turned him into a celebrity, making him one of the most recognizable artists in the world.
Dalí’s legacy includes not only a vast and influential body of work but also the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, which he personally helped design as a monument to his life and art. Through his groundbreaking exploration of the dream world, Dalí transformed Surrealism into a global phenomenon and left an enduring impact on modern and contemporary art.
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