Salvador Dali

1904 1989

Cataluña - Spain

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obra 11 - 1931

Grups

Ana Catarina, nº1

Ana Filipa, nº2Ana Rita , nº3Ana Sofia, nº4

André, nº5

Ana Catarina, nº1

Ana Filipa, nº2Ana Rita , nº3Ana Sofia, nº4

André, nº5

Beatriz, nº6Carolina, nº7Catarina, nº8

Catarina Isabel, nº9Catarina, nº10

Beatriz, nº6Carolina, nº7Catarina, nº8

Catarina Isabel, nº9Catarina, nº10

Diogo, nº11Francisca, nº12Gonçalo, nº13

Guilherme, nº14Lara, nº15

Diogo, nº11Francisca, nº12Gonçalo, nº13

Guilherme, nº14Lara, nº15

Manuel, nº16Mariana, nº17Miguel, nº18Pedro, nº19Pedro, nº20

Manuel, nº16Mariana, nº17Miguel, nº18Pedro, nº19Pedro, nº20

Ricardo, nº21Rita, nº22Rita, nº23

Ricardo, nº24Rúben, nº25

Ricardo, nº21Rita, nº22Rita, nº23

Ricardo, nº24Rúben, nº25

Rui, nº26Tatiana, nº27Tomás, nº28Vasco, nº29

Rui, nº26Tatiana, nº27Tomás, nº28Vasco, nº29

Characteristics of Dali’s work

He uses:

butterflies watches elephants eggsThe human beingnudityskullshorses…

His work is:

colourfullivelydifferent unrealisticabstractcreativecheerful…

Group no.1 – Interpretation of painting no. 8

In this painting the dominant visual element is an open book. The background is a lovely blue that depicts the sky.

Roots come out of the ground and keep the book grounded to earth.

In the middle of the book there’s a butterfly holding a cocoon from which a new butterfly emerges. The book might represent life and birth with the butterfly being depicted in bright and lively colours.

In the middle of the pages we can see other wings, which might be from past butterflies that aided the birth and development of the butterfly that’s now in the foreground.

Because of what has been said we think that this painting might represent not only life but also knowledge.

Group no.2 – Interpretation of painting no.3

In the centre of this painting there is a vessel sailing the sea. The ships’ sails are made of butterflies.

There are naked men depicted standing on some rocks, holding butterfly nets. The predominant colours are blue and green, the colours of the sky and of the sea.

The shape of the clouds reminds us of waves.

The colourful butterflies might represent freedom, and in this painting they might also represent the sails. A ship without sails can’t leave port, just as we can’t live without freedom and the men depicted in this painting seem to want to capture freedom.

In our opinion, the theme of this painting is freedom and the fight to reach it.

Group no.3 – Interpretation of painting no. 6

In this painting the elephants are the main elements. In the foreground we have two elephants with a tuba as their head instead of the usual trunk.

Behind the elephants we can see a volcano. In the background we see the sky with very clear clouds shaped in a way that remind us of a music sheet.

By the elephants we see white swans.

The image has lively colours with a predominance of blues and browns.

The savannah is an orchestra, where the animals represent the music and the plants are the instruments because they help playing the songs. Another music reference is that if we look at the deer, we can see that the antlers were depicted as a harp.

The theme of this painting is the joy that music bring us.

Group no.4 – Interpretation of painting no. 9

The main theme in this image is a human face, a deformed one, with a big nose, no hair, and an ear made out of cloth. It looks like a balloon being held on by stilts.

In the horizon we can see a village, a boat and a dog. In this painting the sky is dark blue.

The face depicted has a mournful expression, and it seems as if it is unconscious ..

Group no. 5 – Interpretation of painting no.1

This painting depicts naked human figures and animals. It shows three elephants and two horses with exaggerated long legs moving. They carry monuments on their backs.

These long figures suggest movement, commotion.

In the corner of the image we see a man with a cross being used to scare the animals.

The horse in the foreground has such a marking expression that it is almost as if we can hear its neigh.

The theme in this painting is the sharing of the world, by both animals and humans who cross the clouds living together and sharing the world.

Group no.6 – Interpretation of painting no. 7

Dali’s painting shows a skull and the figurine of a ballerina that is a part of the skull itself.

The predominant colour is black. Both the colour and the image make us draw the conclusion that it is meant to depict death.

We find it a weird and shocking painting.

A peculiarity we found interesting is how well the ballerina is meshed with the skull, what makes it look like as if the skull’s teeth are a part of the ballerina’s skirt.

The ballerina’s position might represent joy and life, since it gives us a sense of movement, dance.

We think that the theme is about life not only the bad things but also the good ones. It’s not just sadness, but also joy.

Our surrealist creations

Class: 5th ITeachers: Ana Maria Rainho, Cláudia Braz and Helena Pires Directed by Manuela BaptistaEscola Básica de Rio Tinto nº2 (Basic School of Rio Tinto nr2) Portugal