Look at
this painting,
then listen to the following short extracts from an interview with
Dalì: the first extract is related to the first
four questions, the second one to the remaining questions.
1st extract
Which part of Dali's career
does this painting belong to?
Impressionistic
period.
Pre-surrealistic
period.
Classic
period.
Surrealism.
What is the title of this
painting?
Dream.
Idea.
Surrealism.
Sleep.
What does Dalì
think about sleep?
Sleep
is only the theme of his painting.
Sleep
is the moment in which he conceives all his ideas.
Sleep
is the moment in which he recollects all the ideas conceived in the
evening.
Sleep
is a waste of time.
Which part of sleep is the
source of Dali's inspiration?
Dreams.
The
moment one falls asleep.
The
awakening.
Every
part.
Dali's art is expression
of...
His
feelings.
His
genius.
His
cosmogony.
Just
some stories.
Why does Dali compare his
art to nuclear physics?
Because
his paintings portray the modern society.
Because
his paintings denounce the nuclear energy risks.
Because
his paintings have been a prophecy of nuclear physics theories about
time and space.
Because
he often takes inspiration from nuclear physics.
Dali talks about another
painting during the interview without saying its title. Which is the
painting?