Salvador Dali Museum Research Paper

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Aesthetic Experience Essay: The Famous Artist Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueras, Spain (“Salvador Dali”). He became to be known as the most influential and the most famous painter known in the twentieth century. On January 23, 1989, in Figueras, Spain Dali had died from a cardiac arrest at the age of 84 (“Salvador Dali”). However, his paintings and artworks are still around and are located at the Salvador Dali Museum, in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The Salvador Dali Museum holds the largest collection of Dali’s artworks outside of Europe and the museum shelters the artwork with an eighteen-inch concrete wall (“The Building”). Two of the most famous and memorable artworks located in the Salvador Dali Museum are called The Hallucinogenic Toreador and Lincoln in Dalivision. These two artworks have influenced many new inspiring artists to paint and to express his or her self like the influential Dali himself, in which he has captivated many viewers who had visited the Salvador Dali Museum. …show more content…

The facility was smaller than expected by many on the tour group. However, the tour guide had a very nice explanation to each of the artworks. By visiting the museum to gain the aesthetic experience it has open many people point of views to how they can express his or her self through art. In conclusion, Salvador Dali is one of the most famous twentieth century artists. His artworks are located at The Dali Museum, in Saint Petersburg, Florida where it is sheltered and protected. Two of his most famous artworks are called The Hallucinogenic Toreador and Lincoln in Dalivision, in which it has inspire many to become an artist themselves. By visiting the museum many could obtain the aesthetic experience, in which they get to view one of the most greatest artist artwork in the twentieth

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