Cesar Manrique and Salvador Dalí

 Visiting Jameos del agua I was reminded of Salvador Dalí. The turquoise pool, the palm tree all remind me of Salvador Dalí‘s work. The reflections of the lava tube in the pool with the albino lobsters all reminded me of Salvador Dalí. So convinced was I that Cesar manrique must’ve been inspired by Salvador Dalí that I looked them up. Cesar went to Art school in Madrid in 1945. It was the Art School of San Fernando. This Art School lists Salvador Dalí as a notable alumnus. So they both went to the same art school. It seems reasonable then that Cesar was inspired by Salvador or that both men had the same inspiration independently, having attended the same school of art. Salvador was there 23 years before Cesar, so his work came before Cesar’s.

This is the Dali poster I had on my wall as a student:

This is the pool in the lave tube at Jameos del agua:



And this is the turquoise pool at Jameos del agua


Do you see the similarity?

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Nerdy nitrogen

Ammonia

RSPB copy