Local Arts Society To Discuss Salvador Dali

Hybrid lecture will take place online and at Dryburgh Hall

Dali was both a designer and science enthusiast Dali was both a designer and science enthusiast

The next lecture hosted by the Arts Society South West London takes place on 14 February at 8pm.

It will be on the subject of Salvador Dali with the title ‘A Renaissance Artist in the 20th Century’ will be given by Julia Musgrave. Once again the society is hosting a hybrid meeting which can be attended both online and in-person at Dryburgh Hall in Putney Leisure Centre.

Dalí did not restrict his creative output to painting but was also a writer, poet, engraver, sculptor, architect, theatre designer, and jewellery designer.

He selected the materials to be used, focusing not just on the colours or the value of the material, but also on their symbolic meanings. Jewels such as ‘El cor reial’ (1953, The Royal Heart) have become iconic works and are considered to be as exceptional as his paintings. This lecture explores the work of Dalí the designer and science enthusiast – a Renaissance artist in the 20th century.

Julia Musgrave has a Graduate Diploma in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and an MLitt from the University of Glasgow. She is currently researching the involvement of Roger Fry and the Bloomsbury Group in the development of the Contemporary Art Society from 1910 to 1937. She teaches Art History at the City Literary Institute (City Lit) and is Co-Director of The London Art Salon and a Fellow of the RSA.

Non-members are welcome for a donation to the Arts Society SW London. For more information visit the society’s website.

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February 4, 2022