A Brief Biography Of Salvador Dali - 1712 Words

On May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain, a boy named Salvador Dalà ­ was born. People today know him as a famous painter who symbolized surrealism. Throughout his life, the experiences that he confronted within his journey set him on the path of success. The way his family raised him and supported his craft, joining the surrealist movement and even the people he had in his life helped shaped the man he was and how he acted until his death. After Dalà ­Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s forced retirement, on January 23, 1989 at the age of 85, Dalà ­ passed away due to heart failure. Dalà ­ was the second born of three into the family of Salvador and Felipa Dome Dalà ­. However, he grew up as the first born due to his older brother dying due to gastroenteritis. Even though he was†¦show more content†¦It was during this time when he was introduced to the style of Surrealism. Then in 1929 he met Diakonova, also known as â€Å"Gala†, who turned out to become his wife in 1934. Even though Freud’s theory is considered to be eccentric and outdated in today’s society. However, some parts of his theory still hold true in the present and to people’s lives. One of Freud’s components of this theory was the Oedipus complex and castration anxiety. The Oedipus complex is the unconscious desire to have the mother and get rid of the father. It is during this complex when castration anxiety occurs within the son and the superego starts to develop. Castration anxiety is the fear that his penis will be cut off by the father. Dalà ­Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s father was a notary who held political and social power, not only within his job but also within the family dynamic as well. Dalà ­Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s father had such a bad temper that Dalà ­ was afraid of him and sought comfort from his mother. Because of this, he and his father competed for his mother’s attention and love. Another example in Dalà ­Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s life of the Oedipus complex is the way his mom and dad treated him. Before Dalà ­ was born, his parents had another son and named him Salvador Dalà ­. Yet, he died during infancy and nine months later they had another son and named him Salvador Dalà ­ as well. Throughout his childhood, his parents treated him like he was the son they had lost. An example Dalà ­ has talked about is when he was 5 years old, his parent took him to his brother’sShow MoreRelatedMona Lisa and Last Supper3080 Words   |  13 Pagesfew other works of art are as romanticized, celebrated, or reproduced. The painting shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is described as an enigmatic smile. Title of the painting The title Mona Lisa stems from the Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonardo da Vinci, published 31 years after Leonardos death. In it, he identified the sitter as Lisa, the wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo. Mona is a common Italian contraction of madonna, meaning my lady, the