"There are some days when I think I"m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction." This was the attitude that Salvador Dali passed every day with. He was renowned as one of the greatest surrealist painters of his era and years after his death, his prominent reputation is still recognized. When he first began his art, he depicted images that were nothing like anyone had ever seen before. Since Surrealism began as a form of writing, no one had seen it expressed through painting. Dali was the first to do this. Salvador Dali"s creations opened up the future of Surrealism in the world of art.

             Born on a spring day in May of 1904, in Figueres, Spain, Dali entered into the world as the son of Salvador Dali y Cusi and Felipa Domenech. His first introduction to modern painting was in 1916 while on summer vacation. From this moment on, he was hooked. Only one year had passed when he started to study drawing under Professor Juan Nunez at the Municipal School of Drawing in Figueres. In his drawings, he focused most of his energy on experimenting with impressionism and pointillism. By the young age of fourteen, Salvador was already an artistic sensation but he still had the demeanour of a typical teenager. .

             A tragic event occurred in 1921; Felipa passes away leaving Salvador and his father traumatized. This incident in his life causes Dali to be a victim of depression, which led to him getting in trouble on more than one occasion. In 1923, he was suspended from the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts for leading a student rebellion against the school authorities. But unfortunately, it didn"t stop here. A year after this occurrence, he was imprisoned for 35 days for alleged subversion. .

             A few years passed and Dali soon realized that he could express his rebellion and desire to revolt through his artwork. By 1925, he shined; he was recognized in all of Figueres as the young and talented Catalan painter.