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Salvador Dali
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el nino enfermo | the sick boy;painted at age 10, bird in cage in corner, sitting at the dining table with medicine/spoon/ cup. boats and water in background |
| Un perro andaluz | an andalusian dog; silent surrealist film, made with luis bunel, silent black and white film, no plot, people surrounding cut off hand in street, etc... |
| destino | animated film made with walt disney, never finished but disney finish for him, statue falls in love with real girl, 2 faces make ballerina |
| estudio para cincuenta cuadros abstractos que vistos desde dos yardas se convierten en tres lenin disfrazados de chino y vistos a seis yardas forman la cabeza de un tigre real | 90 abstract paintings seen from 20 years is converted into 3 lenin disquised by Chinese and seen from 6 yards, an eye of a tiger |
| el unicorn feliz | the happy unicorn; unicorn looks like cloud in the sky, 3 trees growing out of its back, flower growing out of its horn, head darker than rest |
| galatea de las esferas | wife of the spheres; wifes face pieced together with spheres |
| cisnes que se reflejan como elefantes | swans that reflect like elephants; swans in pond/ reflect on water to look like elephant, dead trees, man in mountain |
| gala contemplando el mediterraneo, que vista desde veinte metros se convierte en el retrato de abraham lincoln | gala thinking of the med sea, seen from 20 meters is abe lincoln; naked gala, blurred on outside, out of focus looks like abraham lincoln |
| rinoceronte vestido con puntillas | rhino dressed in lace; copper/metal sculpture, sea urchins surround it, rhino in lace |