BIRDMAN

In this sculpture, Dalí combines two incongruous parts, substituting the head of a human figure with the head of a heron, sculpting a half-human, half-bird-like figure. Curves, drapes and hair emphasize the sculpture’s fluidity and sophistication. Dalí wishes to illustrate his vision of metamorphosis and his obsession with birds, and their anatomy.

For the body of the sculpture, Dalí took inspiration from the statue of Antinous (1543) from the Belvedere Gardens in Rome, now part of the Vatican collections.