Visit at the Salvador Dali Museum

For those who receive our emails since the very beginning, you are already aware that we are unconditional amateurs of Dali.

Last week we were on vacation close to St Petersburg in Florida. For sure we made our pilgrimage to Salvador Dali Museum. And, like every time, we were excited as soon as we entered this museum dedicated to the great master. Like it or not, this artist, painter, sculptor and… left an indelible mark in the history of visual arts.  

But this outrageous artist proves to be up to his reputation with these words he left to the posterity: 

 “The true painter must be able, with the most usual things to have the most unusual ideas.”

-         Salvador Dalí, 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, p.120

We always take the guided tour because each time we learn something new about the artworks presented, or the iconography of the artist, or different elements that cannot be seen at the first glance. Moreover, several artworks had been changed since our last visit allowing us to see some originals for first time (rotation is done on a regular basis; they have more than 2,100 works in inventory). Above all, what I discovered this time is the beauty and the richness of his colours.  

Mathematics and sciences having always been of importance for Dali, it is not surprising that he was inspired by them, should it be through his composition, or in his technique. 

Browse on the museum site and look at the various works presented, you might then understand why we are always so excited (or maybe not, it depends so much on everyone taste and what everyone sees in there!). 

April 11, 2009