Dalí Self Portrait Sculpture – Melting Face Surrealism Replica

Dalí Self Portrait Sculpture – Melting Face Surrealism Replica

This Dalí Self Portrait statue also known as the Dali Soft Self Portrait adapts the bizarre melting face from his 1941 painting into a detailed three dimensional sculpture. The figurine shows Dalí’s trademark turned up moustache, a drooping face supported by fragile sticks, and a chin that slides off the edge of the base. A slice of fried bacon sits at the front, adding a humorous and surreal twist to the design. This melting face sculpture captures Dalí’s fascination with unstable identity, soft forms, and playful illusion.

• Measures 4.75 in H x 3 in W x 3 in D. Weighs 0.2 lbs.
• Material: Hand painted resin with smooth airbrushed details.
• Includes color image card and multilingual information card.
• Part of the Parastone Museum Mouseion 3D Collection. PN SD01.

Transforming Dalí’s Painting Into a Three Dimensional Sculpture

Parastone converted Dalí’s painting into a full sculpture by imagining the sides and back that were never shown in the original artwork. Their team studied the unusual lines and drooping facial shapes to build a believable three dimensional figure. Like their adaptations of the Dalí Elephant and Rearing Horse, they created new surfaces while preserving Dalí’s surreal intent. The support sticks attach to the face just as they do in the painting, preventing the melting features from collapsing. This careful work lets the Dalí Self Portrait statue look like it stepped straight out of Dalí’s dream world.

Dalí’s Melting Face and Its Strange Construction

The Dali Self Portrait statue includes Dalí’s recognizable moustache, even as the rest of the face seems to slide downward. The cheeks and chin appear soft, giving the impression of paint turning into liquid. Dalí removed all mass behind the face, leaving no skull or head shape, a sharp break from traditional portrait sculpture. Thin support sticks hold the face upright, matching the wobbling supports in Dalí’s other surreal works. The chin spills over the edge, suggesting the instability of memory and personality. Dali upends traditional portraiture through his sophisticated twist of the established norms. He plays into the tenets of Surrealism in this melting face sculpture in an almost ridulous way.

The Unexpected Slice of Bacon

A fried bacon strip rests at the front of the sculpture, adding a comical and unexpected detail. Food rarely appears in sculpture, making this choice especially strange and memorable. Dalí enjoyed placing familiar objects into scenes where they did not belong to spark curiosity. The bacon works as a playful break from tradition in a piece already defined by melting forms and odd structure. The inscription “Soft Self Portrait” appears on the base, referencing the original title.

Dalí’s Surrealism and Postwar Ideas

Dalí used melting forms during the 1940s as part of his surrealist and mystical phase. He explored the idea that identity could shift, distort, or dissolve like soft material. After World War Two, he combined spiritual symbolism with scientific ideas from the Atomic Era. He called this mixture “nuclear mysticism,” a concept that shaped many of his paintings and sculptures. The Dalí Self Portrait statue reflects those ideas through fragile balance, collapsing shapes, and floating details. Pair it with the Dalí Portrait of Picasso Figurine from our Dalí and Surrealism collection for a coordinated surreal display.

A Fun and Unusual Gift for Surreal Art Fans

This melting face sculpture appeals to people who enjoy playful, unconventional modern art. The strange proportions, sliding features, and unexpected bacon make it a conversation piece. Its small size fits easily on desks, shelves, or studio tables. Pair it with other surrealist replicas from our statues collection or art history titles from our books collection.

For more reading from the web, we suggest:

• Overview of Dalí’s most famous surrealist works
• Salvador Dalí Foundation catalogue of paintings