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Dali had phenomenal technical skills at painting, superior to his contemporaries.  In [[Paris]] in 1929, Dali met [[Joan Miró]], Andre Breton and his Surrealist group, the Romanian Dadaist Tristan Tzara and Paul Eluard. It was here that Dali first met Gala, his future wife of nearly 50 years.  Politically, Dali supported the successful elimination of [[communism]] from [[Spain]] by [[Franco]].  Spiritually, Dali converted from [[atheism]] to [[Christianity]] after painting his "Vision of [[Hell]]."<ref>https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2021/05/17/fatima-vision-of-hell-helped-atheist-salvador-dali-return-to-god/</ref>  Dali's father was a hardened [[atheist]], while his mother was a devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]].

Dali had phenomenal technical skills at painting, superior to his contemporaries.  In [[Paris]] in 1929, Dali met [[Joan Miró]], Andre Breton and his Surrealist group, the Romanian Dadaist Tristan Tzara and Paul Eluard. It was here that Dali first met Gala, his future wife of nearly 50 years.  Politically, Dali supported the successful elimination of [[communism]] from [[Spain]] by [[Franco]].  Spiritually, Dali converted from [[atheism]] to [[Christianity]] after painting his "Vision of [[Hell]]."<ref>https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2021/05/17/fatima-vision-of-hell-helped-atheist-salvador-dali-return-to-god/</ref>  Dali's father was a hardened [[atheist]], while his mother was a devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]].

"Cutting-edge scientific theory ... was always a huge influence on Dali. Later in life he became fascinated by [[quantum mechanics|quantum physics]] and the [[Uncertainty Principle]] ...."<ref>https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2012/11/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-salvador-dali-2</ref>  Dali's early works were experiments with contemporary techniques, including [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] works like ''Self-Portrait'' (1921) and [[Pointillism|Pointillist]] works like ''Nude in a Landscape'' (1922-1923). ''Portrait of the Cellist Ricardo Pichot'' (1920) and ''Portrait of Luis Buñuel'' (1924) lean closer towards [[Post-Impressionism]], and ''Venus and Amorini'' (1925) is executed in the [[Cubism|Cubist]] style.  A Dali museum opened in 1982 in St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], and is the center of fine arts for that city.<ref>https://thedali.org/about-the-museum/</ref>

"Cutting-edge scientific theory ... was always a huge influence on Dali. Later in life he became fascinated by [[quantum mechanics|quantum physics]] and the [[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle|Uncertainty Principle]] ...."<ref>https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2012/11/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-salvador-dali-2</ref>  Dali's early works were experiments with contemporary techniques, including [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] works like ''Self-Portrait'' (1921) and [[Pointillism|Pointillist]] works like ''Nude in a Landscape'' (1922-1923). ''Portrait of the Cellist Ricardo Pichot'' (1920) and ''Portrait of Luis Buñuel'' (1924) lean closer towards [[Post-Impressionism]], and ''Venus and Amorini'' (1925) is executed in the [[Cubism|Cubist]] style.  A Dali museum opened in 1982 in St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], and is the center of fine arts for that city.<ref>https://thedali.org/about-the-museum/</ref>

In 1938, Dali traveled to [[London]], meeting with [[Sigmund Freud]] and painting a number of [[portraits]] of the famous psychologist. In 1946, Dali drew cartoons for [[Walt Disney]], and did work for the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''Spellbound''. In 1978, Dali became a member of the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.<ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/D/dali/dalibio.html Biography] Olga's Gallery</ref>

In 1938, Dali traveled to [[London]], meeting with [[Sigmund Freud]] and painting a number of [[portraits]] of the famous psychologist. In 1946, Dali drew cartoons for [[Walt Disney]], and did work for the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''Spellbound''. In 1978, Dali became a member of the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.<ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/D/dali/dalibio.html Biography] Olga's Gallery</ref>