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 This Winged Swan For Bacchanale Ballet Statue (1939) by Salvador Dali is a sculptural adaptation of the theater backdrop painting from the ballet "Bacchanale".
During his years in America, Dali did not limit his activities solely to painting. He designed advertisements, wrote an autobiography, worked on cinema and designed for theater and ballet productions. His first design for the ballet was Bacchanale (originally named in German "Venusberg), for which he also wrote the scenario and designed the costumes. It was a Metropolitan Opera production, choreographed by Leonide Massine for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The ballet was set to the music of Richard Wagner, whose insane patron, king Ludwig II, was portrayed in the scenario.
ABOUT THIS SCULPTURE REPRODUCTION: This statue adaptation of the Winged Swan from the Bacchanale was originally a stage backdrop for the ballet production. It has been reproduced by the renowned European manufacturer Parastone Mouseion 3D Collection and is certified on the underside by the Dali Foundation.
Material : Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Statue replica is from the highly collectible Parastone Mouseion 3D Collection.
Included : Full color card with image of original artwork. Description card about artist and artwork. Both cards are in four languages. Dimensions : 7 in. x 4 in. x 3 in.
ABOUT THE ART PERIOD - SURREALISM: Dali
sublimated his life in his art of painting. Relying on great
craftsmanship, acquired in all sorts of art experiments, he lifted
surrealism, in an inimitable self-willed manner, to exceptional
heights. He photographed, as it were, associatively what was enacted in
his mind. Incited by, at the time, new psychological insights he tried
to fix his subconscious with images, and to visualize his dreams in all
their inscrutable symbolism. It was for this purpose that he developed
his famous "paranoid-critical" method. To us, one dimensional mortal
souls, only the paintings and other expressions remain as fascinating
witnesses to a literally unbelievably intense and active life. Perhaps
we are so drawn to them because not only do they allow us to have a
look inside Dali's subconscious, but they also are a mirror reflecting
our own souls.
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