{"id":5330,"date":"2014-06-14T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2020-08-14T17:01:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T15:01:45","slug":"gaudi-vs-dali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gaudi-vs-dali\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaudi Vs Dali: Catalunya&#8217;s Greats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two of the most influential Catalan artistic minds in the last hundred years include Antoni Gaudi, architect and Salvadore Dali, painter. There are many reasons to hate and love both of them as their lives and art forms were both beautiful and provocative. Taking time to understand these influential figures in Catalan culture will allow you to make up your mind whether to love or hate these artists. By staying in Barcelona in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">old town apartment<\/a> you can explore these figures and their influences throughout the city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gaudi-vs-dali\/#_Antoni_Gaudi\" title=\"\u00a0Antoni Gaudi\u00a0\">\u00a0Antoni Gaudi\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gaudi-vs-dali\/#Salvador_Dali\" title=\"Salvador Dali\">Salvador Dali<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Antoni_Gaudi\"><\/span><strong><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/antonio-gaudi-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"antonio gaudi\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0Antoni Gaudi<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born in 1852 in Reus (or Riudom as it\u2019s not fully confirmed), his ancestors are thought to have been from the Auvergne region of Southern France. After moving to Barcelona to continue his studies, his artistic nature started to develop and in 1878 he graduated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/etsab.upc.edu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Barcelona Higher School of Architecture<\/a>, with barely passing grades. The director of the school told Gaudi, \u201cwe have given this academic title to a fool or a genius. Time will show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gaudi\u2019s earlier works were more influenced by an oriental style because of the influence he had during his official studies. The oriental movement in architecture can be seen in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gaudis-architecture-barcelona\/\">earlier works<\/a> such as Guell Palace, Guell Pavillions, and the Casa Vicens. His middle years were more shaped by the Gothic revival combined with the <em>modernisme <\/em>movement where structural form, function and artistic beauty were combined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-museu-gaudi-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casa Museum Gaud\u00ed in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gaudi-vs-dali-barcelona-sagrada-apse.jpg\" alt=\"gaudi vs dali barcelona sagrada apse\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/>His later years were given over to a more natural and personal style that took its inspiration from the natural world. His magnum opus was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sagrada-familia-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sagrada Familia<\/a> that has yet to be finished, even though he died in 1926. Several of his works have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and he has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church\u00a0and is generally accepted as a world-renowned architectural genius. Yet from his death until the 1970s he was considered persona non-gratis in architectural circles as his works were disdained for their excessive machinations. As a devout catholic and vegetarian it is hard not to love Gaudi as a person and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">his works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salvador_Dali\"><\/span><strong>Salvador Dali<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gaudi-vs-dali-barcelona-dali-antics.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"255\" \/>It may be easier to hate<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> Dali<\/a> than Gaudi, as his public antics often overshadowed the genius of his artwork. His eccentricities included outlandish public displays in costume or with his pet Ocelot (a type of small leopard). He often avoided paying restaurant bills by simply sketching artwork on the back of the check assuming the restaurant owner would rather have a piece of his artwork than his money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However as one of the most influential artists in the last 200 years known most famously for his paintings and artworks in the arena of surrealism of which he is best known for painting <em>The Persistence of Memory.<\/em> It is a surrealist painting depicting melting clocks and relates in dialogue to Einstein\u2019s theory of relativity, where time is fluid and not fixed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is probably easier to hate Salvador Dali <img class=\"alignright wp-image-5337 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/3505_m_salvador_dali-e1475425358815-300x220.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/>because of his eccentric behavior yet it cannot be denied he was an art genius. Consider this the next time you stay in an old town apartment in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have specific anecdotes or stories about these two great artists that can help others decide whether to hate or love them, please post below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Ticketbar-Widget\" data-widget-guid=\"62a278bc-ba81-4d68-afa3-50d0704564b5\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"5330\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 107.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">3.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">6<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the most influential Catalan artistic minds in the last hundred years include Antoni Gaudi, architect and Salvadore Dali, painter. 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