Dali
Adam And Eve
Bronze, 5 x 21 x 52 cm
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About the artwork
In this exquisite artwork, Dalí illustrates the dramatic moment in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve, two classical figures in Greek and Roman style, were the first man and woman, forming part of the Bible story. Adam raises his hand in indecision, as Eve entices him to eat the apple from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
The image of the snake is coiled into the shape of a heart, a playful surrealist touch, juxtaposing the evil element represented by the snake and the heart shape that he creates, representing human love.
Dalí studied theology and had an uncertain relationship with Catholicism throughout his life. Dalí’s mother was a stout catholic, his father an atheist. After much exploration, Dalí never fully succeeded in abandoning his childhood faith.
About the artist
Born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain, Salvador Dalí’s
eccentric nature and talent for self-promotion made him the most famous
representative of the surrealist movement and one of the most widely recognised
artists in the world. Identified as an artistic prodigy from a tender age, Dalí attended the drawing school at the Colegio de Hermanos Maristas and the
Instituto in Figueres, Spain in 1916. In 1922, he enrolled in the Academia de
San Fernando in Madrid and received recognition during his first solo show
held in Barcelona in 1925. Dalí became internationally known after the third
annual Carnegie International Exhibition in Pittsburgh in 1928 and grew to
immense notoriety and fame. Today, his sculptures and paintings are exhibited
in the most prestigious museums in the world and part of many coveted private
and public collections.
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