Dalí Drawings on Display in St. Pete

 

Where Ideas Come From: Dalí’s Drawings
Through October 22, 2023

When the temperatures around Tampa Bay heat up, head inside to cool off in downtown St. Petersburg’s Dalí Museum. On view through October 22, the exhibition Where Ideas Come From: Dalí’s Drawings showcase more than 100 of his works on paper. It’s the first time in more than 35 years that some of the works have been shown to the public. Due to their fragile nature, many of these Dalí paper works will rarely be displayed again. So, now is your chance to view these treasures.

The exhibition is organized chronologically from 1916 to 1974. See the progression of Dalí’s works of various media including pencil, pen, charcoal, watercolor and gouache through the four distinct periods of Dalí’s life.

“Drawing is perhaps the most direct way to bring what is in the mind through the hand and into the world — a critical part of the creative process and one that Dalí was committed to throughout his life,” said Hank Hine, the executive  director of The Dalí Museum.

The Early Period shows student sketches, book illustrations, poster designs, self-portraits from Classicism to Cubism and ultimately anti-art. Surrealism showcases a new museum acquisition: Drawings for “Bacchanale”, Ludwig II of Bavaria (1939). Nuclear Mysticism, Classicism and Religion  highlights some of the most recognizable works including Tres Picos, The Sacrament of the Last Supper (1955) and Christ of St. John of the Cross (1951). The Late Period includes diverse selections with small studies of The Hallucinogenic Toreador (1969 – 1970) and Galacidalacidesesociribunucleicacid (Homage to Crick and Watson) (1962-1963). The section concludes with a self-portrait of Dalí created in 1974.

The exhibition was curated by Peter Tush, the curator of education at The Dalí Museum. Along with the exhibition, a catalog of all 166 drawings will accompany the exhibition and serve as a companion to the Dalí Museum’s old paintings catalog published in 2021.

 

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Where Ideas Come From: Dalí’s Drawings
On view Through Oct. 22
The Dalí Museum
One Dali Blvd. St., Petersburg, FL 33701
Visit www.TheDali.org
for ticket information.

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