The Ampurdan Dali Triangle. Figueres-Port Lligat Pubol
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“One Gala witnessed my rage, my disappointments, fleeting and short-lived ecstasies and fits of bitterness. Only she knows to what extent painting at that time became a wild motive for me to live and love Gala even more, for it was a reality, and the portrait I will paint from it will become my creation.
The Ampurdan Dalí Triangle is a fascinating journey to the country of Dali, the land where he grew up, surrounded by inspiring landscapes. You will have a fascinating walk around Cadaques, Figueras and Pubol with a visit to the Dali Theatre-Museum and the artist’s favorite secret corners.
Salvador Dali is inextricably connected with the landscape of his native places, it is an integral part of it. The artist said, “Cape Creus is me.” Therefore, to truly understand his artistic imagery, it is necessary to visit all three places that make up the Dalí triangle: the house in Port Liigate - the only permanent residence of the artist, where he conceived and created many of his works, filled with light and landscape of Cape Creus; Pubol Castle, presented to him by Gala, and, of course, the Theatre-Museum of Salvador Dali in Figueres.
The first corner is Port Lligat. Dali fell in love with Cadaques at first sight, passionately and irrevocably. In his youthful diaries, he writes about how he waited for the summer vacation, counting the remaining days over and over again, like a captive. The house-museum-treasure, which has no similar, is an amazing example of a surreal house. " It's the only place I feel at home. In any other place, I am only passing through.” Far from his habitat, the artist felt like a turtle without a shell. However, for an ordinary person to live in this intricate labyrinth would be unbearable. It seems that the house is decorated on the principle of “just a little bit”. This tour of the house with a surreal soul. I need to be in Port Lligat, to see the sailors, the color of the olive trees and bread, to feel the landscape with its inner conciliarity and peace.
The second corner is Pubol Castle, the secret kingdom of the muse. Gala is my only muse, my genius and my life, without Gala I am nothing. Pubol is Port Lligat in reverse: it is created to the taste of Gala. High-rise walls with stone coats of arms, Gothic windows and spacious halls are more consistent with the arrogant aristocracy of the Russian lady. Gala did not allow Dali to participate in the reconstruction and formation of the castle, she wanted to do everything herself: “The castle is mine, and do not go into your own business!” . The most "Dalinized place in Pubol, indisputably the territory before the entrance to the castle." The central and side alleys are deceived into the wilds of the garden, unexpectedly leading to thin-legged cement elephants.
The third corner is Figueres. The silhouette of the Theatre-Museum has become a symbol of international pop art. It will be an absolutely theatre museum. Those who come here will leave with the feeling that they had a theatrical dream. - S. Dali. This is not just a museum – it is a real theater with real actors, presented paintings, who every day play their own unique performance. In addition to the paintings, we will see the jewelry collection made by Salvador Dali. In 1999, the Gala Salvador Dalí Foundation bought Dalí’s jewelry collection from the American Owen Chetham Foundation, which, along with sketches, was placed in new halls with specially dimmed lighting. Dali believed that without audiences, jewelry work could not fulfill its mission of pleasing the eye, lifting the spirit, awakening the imagination and expressing beliefs. Thus, the viewer becomes the last creator who breathes life into them.
After the tour of the Ampurdan Triangle of Dali, you will look at Dali with different eyes!