Salvador Dali

By brianabadia

  • The artist was born

    The artist was born
    Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born on May 11, 1904 at 8:45 am in the town of Figueres, in the Empordà region, close to the French border in Catalonia, Spain

  • I moved out

    I moved out
    In 1922, Dalí moved into the Residencia de Estudiantes (Students' Residence) in Madrid and studied at the Academia de San Fernando (School of Fine Arts)

  • Influence

    Influence
    Salvador Dalí has been cited as major inspiration from many modern artists, such as Damien Hirst, Noel Fielding, Jeff Koons and most other modern surrealists. Salvador Dali's manic expression and famous moustache have made him something of a Cult icon for the bizarre & surreal.