![]() While in school, Dalí began exploring many forms of art including classical painters like Raphael, Bronzino, and Diego Velázquez which is who he got his iconic curled mustache from. He reappeared at the academy in 1926 but was expelled permanently shortly before final exams for declaring that no member of the faculty was competent enough to examine him. He was arrested and shortly imprisoned in Gerona the same year for allegedly supporting the Separatist movement even though he was apolitical at the time and remained that way for most of his life. In 1923 he was suspended for criticizing teachers and allegedly starting a riot among students over the school’s choice of professors. He was influenced by metaphysics and cubism during this time. He stayed on campus, grew his hair long, wore sideburns and dressed like English Aesthetes in the late 19th century. They fought constantly over different issues throughout their lives until his father passed.Ĭontinuing on, Salvador enrolled at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid in 1922. The act did not cause the relationship between father and son to mend, but Dali still held respect for his aunt. While Salvador grieved, his father chose to marry his late wife’s sister. In light of the fact that he was 16 at the time, the loss greatly affected him. Sadly, in 1921 Dali’s mother passed away from breast cancer. He had his first public exhibition at the Municipal Theatre of Figueres in 1919. The following year his father organized an exhibition of all of Salvador’s charcoal drawings in their family home. While there he ran into Ramon Pichot, a local artist that often-visited Paris. After his first year of art school, he discovered modern painting in Cadaques while on a family vacation. ![]() He wore irregular clothes and long hair which caused him to stand out as the class eccentric. He wasn’t a serious student, he preferred to daydream. Upon recognizing his talent, his parents sent him to a drawing school at the Colegio de Hermanos Maristas and the Instituto in Figueres, Spain in 1916. His parents built him his own art studio in their summer home in the coastal village of Cadaques that his family often spent time in. At an early stage in his life Salvador began producing sophisticated drawings, both of his parents completely supported his artistic talent. He also had a younger sister named Ana Maria. Salvador Dali believed that he was the reincarnation of his brother when he was 5 his parents took him to visit his brothers grave, he told his parents about his belief. Dali’s older brother, also named Salvador, died of gastroenteritis. Their relationship deteriorated while he was young intensified by competition for Felipa’s attention and affection. The elder Salvador would not tolerate his tantrums and would punish him severely. Due to his ill-temper, he was subjected to acts of cruelty by more authoritative classmates and his father. As a child, he was precocious and intelligent but was prone to fits of anger against his parents and classmates. His father used a strict disciplinary technique while Felipa indulged in his art and premature unconventionality. His approach to child-rearing was the complete opposite of his mother, Felipa Domenech Ferres’ method. His father, Salvador Dali y Cusi, was a lawyer and notary, which is someone who is authorized to perform certain legal formalities, especially to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, and other documents for use in other jurisdictions. From an early age, he was encouraged to practice his art and eventually went to study at an academy in Madrid. ![]() His full name is Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali y Domenech. Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres Spain.
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