A Tribute To Dalí

Written by Alex Doppia Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:52

PARIS.- In tribute to the 20th anniversary of Salvador Dalí’s disappearance, from the 16th of October 2009 until the 20th of January 2010, Espace Dalí in Paris will become a showcase for gold pieces that the artist designed during the 1960s. The exhibition is curated by Mr. Alex Doppia and Mr. Beniamino Levi, major art collector and Dali’ world expert.

Dalí d'Or-Objets Montés (Dalí Gold-Mounted Objects) were created by Dalí in order to emulate royalty in all its excess and splendor. Each gold coin is inlaid with the effigy of the great Catalan artist together with his wife and lifetime muse, Gala. He was inspired to style his coins after the most extravagant of kings, Louis XIV, the "Sun King", who created his Louis d'Or collection of coins adorned with his own image. In a typically eccentric flourish Dalí went on to design twelve objects to be assembled from his Dalí d'Or coins. Using the coins which come in four different sizes and values, Dalí created fantasmagoric golden objects inspired by a mixture of sacred emblems, legendary animals and objects of every day use.

For the first time in France, the Espace Dalí also presents a unique collection of jeweled gold sculptures embedded with precious stones, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires, created in tribute to the artist. These exquisite jeweled sculptures are amongst the most famous iconographic images created by Dali’ during his lifetime.

Dalinian Pendants, the Tortoise Porte-Dali-Bonheur, the Soft Watch, the Triumphant Elephant, and the Space Venus are just some of the Dalinian gold creations that you will be able to admire during the "Dalí d’Or & Bijoux de Gala Exhibition".

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