Anyway, on Wednesday we were all about Salvador Dali. Our driver and guide picked us up at the hotel in the morning, and we headed to Figueres, a small town about an hour from Barcelona. It is the birthplace of Dali. That's about all. But because of Dali, the town is filled with art, design, and architecture. The museum there houses a wonderful collection of his surprising work.
Dali was many things, but first - and foremost - he was an innovator. For example he painted his portrait of Abraham Lincoln using pixals...something that really wasn't going to be an everyday thing for years to come. When you look across the museum at the painting, you see sort of a crazy mash-up. But when I bring my phone up to take a picture, it all comes together:
Squint and you sort of see Lincoln, but what else?...His wife Gala's backside.
There are a lot of other great works in this museum - some early, some late. Many beautiful paintings of Gala, as well as some of his crazier objects d'art. What I didn't know was that he also designed fabulous jewelry!
From Figueres, we continued to Cadeques, where Salvador and Gala lived.
If I lived here, I'd paint too.
Final thought. Twenty years ago, Tom Hanks totally could have played Dali in the movies...
Thursday, we have an early morning flight (really really early) to Granada. More later!
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ReplyDeleteThat was an incredible day!I love the work of Dali. The house that Dali and Gala built was quirky and beautiful and is in a fantastic location.
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