“Salvador Dalí Sculptures in Warsaw”.

“I am Surrealism”.

Salvador Dalí

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“Salvador Dalí rzeźbi”“Salvador Dalí Sculptures” will be the title of the art exhibition, opening this Friday, January 24th, at the Art Box Experience in Warsaw, featuring five sculptures from the Dalí Universe collection. This venue currently hosts the Dalí Cybernetics exhibition, where Dalí’s surreal imagination merges with cutting-edge technologies, offering visitors a truly surreal and quintessentially Dalinian experience.

“We are extremely proud to announce the opening of the exhibition ‘Salvador Dalí Sculptures’, which aims to showcase the three-dimensional works of the Master of Surrealism in the splendid city of Warsaw. This captivating and historic city provides the perfect setting for such a special year for Dalí Universe, marking the 25th anniversary of the first use of its brand in the art world”, said the marketing department of the Dalí Universe.

The exhibition’s title emphasizes the desire to present to the public five sculptures that Salvador Dalí conceptualized during his life, driven by his fascination with exploring the third dimension, particularly through the medium of bronze.

Visitors to the “Salvador Dalí Sculptures” exhibition will have the opportunity to discover a lesser-known side of the Catalan artist: his passion for translating some of his most iconic painted images into bronze.

Featured pieces include “Profile of Time”, “Vestige Atavique après la pluie”, “Esclave de Michelin”, “Lilith et la Double Victoire de Samothrace”, and “Masque Mortuaire de Napoléon.” These five selected works will guide visitors through an extraordinary journey into Dalí’s exploration of three-dimensional art.

The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to delve into Salvador Dalí’s multifaceted personality from a fresh and diverse perspective. Painter, sculptor, draftsman, and writer are just some of the many facets of the Catalan artist, considered by many a true genius of art history. Even today, Dalí continues to fascinate audiences and inspire contemporary artists.

In this sense, Salvador Dalí was an artist in the broadest and richest sense of the term. His imagination revealed the personality of an individual who portrayed his personal universe, from childhood memories to his lifelong explorations, through various forms of art, materials, and media.

Among the highlights of the exhibition, “Profile of Time” stands out as a remarkable bronze sculpture that perfectly translates into three dimensions the essence of Dalí’s famous 1931 painting “The Persistence of Memory”.

In “L’Ésclave de Michelin”, Dalí placed a replica of a Michelangelo statuette within two Michelin truck tires, one serving as the base and the other encircling the figure’s waist. This irreverent gesture toward bourgeois cultural expectations explores the idea that art and beauty are, in some ways, enslaved by the mechanical and technological constraints of modern society.

Another notable work featured in the exhibition is “Masque Funéraire de Napoléon”. The French general and political figure was an early obsession for Dalí, inspired by childhood memories of his mother serving mate tea from a pitcher adorned with Napoleon’s visage. In the sculpture, the mask rests atop a rhinoceros base, a recurring symbol in Dalí’s art.

The exhibition also includes “Lilith or Double Victory of Samothrace” and “Atavistic Ruins after the Rain”, two captivating yet lesser-known works that provide deeper insights into the artistic personality of the Master of Surrealism. In “Lilith or Double Victory of Samothrace”, Dalí reveals his passion for classical Greek art. Inspired by the second-century B.C. sculpture Nike of Samothrace, Dalí fused two identical winged figures to create Lilith, a mythical female demon or “winged spirit” from ancient Hebrew lore.

Similar to “Profile of Time”, “Atavistic Ruins after the Rain” demonstrates Dalí’s passion for translating his painted works into bronze. Based on a 1934 painting of the same name, this work takes viewers from reality to a dreamlike, supernatural realm.

The exhibition “Salvador Dalí rzeźbi” – “Salvador Dalí Sculptures” will open to the public on January 24th and run until Sunday, March 23rd 2025.

James Sanders, Project Manager for Dalí Universe, will be present at the inauguration. “Salvador Dalí was not just a painter but a multifaceted artist in the truest sense of the word”, said Sanders, adding: “Dalí himself declared, ‘Painting is an infinitely small part of my personality’”.

In Warsaw, visitors will have the chance to explore and admire the extraordinary personality of Salvador Dalí through a selection of sculptures from the Dalí Universe Collection. These works illuminate the recurring imagery, obsessions, fantasies, creativity, and talent of the Surrealist genius who boldly declared: “I am Surrealism!”