Teatre-Museu Dali in Figueres Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is my second post of this fascinating museum. Besides my first post, I have also a WS of this place.

The painting on the wall is as famous as it is puzzling, as perception of the viewer changes with the distance from the canvas. When seen closely, we can devise the figure of a naked woman seen from behind in front of a not so clear sea view with an yellow and orange sky surrounded by rectangles. If we move farther, it becomes a blurred face and if we move even farther it starts resembling the face of the Abraham Lincoln. Its long and unusual title tells us about that effect: "Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea Which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln - Homage to Rothko". You can read about the technique used in this article, which has a photo of the painting that features both the close-up vision and the "seen from the distance" vision.

WS: Closer view of the painting.

The rest of the note is copied from my previous post.

Salvador Dalí doesn't need any presentation and I guess the same goes to this fascinating Teatre-Museu Dali located in his birth town, which was designed in great part by him. It occupies the theatre where he made his first first public exhibitions. The building was bombed during the Spanish Civil War and it was rebuilt to house the museum, which opened in 1974.

Dali's tomb is in the basement, despite he wanted to be buried next to his wife Gala, in the nearby castle of Púbol, where she lived the last years of her life.

Location (latitude, longitude): 42.2682,2.95943

lucasgalodoido, jwmunro, bakes888, jhm, feather, xuaxo, paura, JCG, Bluejeans, parbo, leonorkuhn, axiotea, Silversnow has marked this note useful

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lucasgalodoido (16525) 2009-07-02 19:25

Olá José,
impressionante essa GA que conseguiu aqui, as cores e os detalhes do museu ficaram ótimos! Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

jwmunro (6851) 2009-07-02 19:46

Hello Jose -

Interesting painting to say the least. Dali painted some strange stuff in his life time, IMO a bid on the weird side. A nice photo Jose which is well balanced and excellent light management.

Thank you for sharing.

John

bakes888 (18045) 2009-07-02 23:12

Hi José. Very interesting pose and well captured photos. Excellent colours and sharpness and the people give the scene good life. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Rafer (4066) 2009-07-03 3:09

Como no iba a puntuar esta luminosa y bien compuesta imagen del millones de veces fotografiado y visto museo de mi ciudad..Un dia de estos, cuando no halla millones de turistas, entraré y a ver que saco de mi cámara...saludos

Yves-triga (3156) 2009-07-03 3:54

hello jose,
very nice pov of this museum,very beautifull.
i need to go there just for see that.
well job
yves

jhm (81561) 2009-07-03 4:31

Olá José,

The people give exactly the scale of these building, when we see the big building against the small people
Excellent colours and sharpness and the people give the scene good life, this care for a excellent composition, lovely colours and very good light management.
You play nice with light and shadows.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

feather (49848) 2009-07-03 8:59

Dali is not exactly my cup of tea, but I can't deny the genius of some of his work. Now I have seen the WS, I can also make out the naked woman on this one further away, just as I can also see Abraham Lincoln in the closer view in the WS. Just as surreal is the naked man holding up the drapes. Is the window tilted inwards, or is it WA distortion or even your artistic licence? Whatever your artistic taste it must be an interesting place to visit.
Kath

Morac (19813) 2009-07-03 10:50

Bonsoir José,

J'aime le coté fascinant et délirant de cette composition superbement coloriée.
Amicalement
Marc

thor68 (5529) 2009-07-03 11:09

yeah, cool, just visited the dali museum in st. petersburg (florida) not too long ago; my visit to
this special place in figueres was in 1989, so i do not remember too much anymore. that is why i enjoy
this capture very much, love the architecture and the representation of dali´s work.
great job & best wishes, thor.

xuaxo (5609) 2009-07-03 11:52

Olá José,
Gosto mais desta do que da anterior. Interessante essa pintura e sua técnica.
Não gosto de ver cortadas as pernas de algumas pessoas, mas se não acontecesse a umas aconteceria a outras.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

coco (27528) 2009-07-03 12:11

Hola Jose.

Un trabajo excelente. Me gusta el uso del gran angular pese a que la pequeña distorsión que provoca puede parecer un poco torcida la foto.
El lugar y la nota son también muy interesantes.

Carlos.

paura (37658) 2009-07-04 1:13

José,
O que aflora aqui é a boa composição gráfica da fotografia, resultando num agradável visual. Lindo trabalho.

Abraço

Paulo

AiresSantos (41142) 2009-07-05 0:12

Ola Jose
Muitas e interessantes fotos de Espanha.
Excelente vista deste Museu de Teatro. Uma perspectiva muito ampla com imensos detalhes e uma boa nota explicativa
Um abraco e Bom Domingo
Aires

ellelloo (4626) 2009-07-06 6:10

Hello José,
An excellent shot from this interesting museum. You have controlled the exposure very well and the colours and contrast are good. An interesting note too! Thanks for the WS as well. Well done!
Greetings,
Lasse

JCG (24733) 2009-07-06 22:20

José,

C'est vrai que cet endroit est un vrai terrain de jeu pour le photographe. Ces grandes baies vitrées qui laissent passer la lumière sont vraiment appréciable pour valoriser toutes ces oeuvres uniques. Ce tableau est bien étonnant, au début j'avais cru que tu avais délibérément flouté un visage... Mais non, c'est ce que l'on peut constater sur ton WS. Dali était un grand artiste exhubérant dont je préfère nettement l'oeuvre à celle de Picasso... Bien vu José, merci.

Avec mes amitiés et à bientôt,

Jean-Charles

Greg1949 (8499) 2009-07-07 4:20

Jose, fine and appropriate shot for the master artist. Just looking at the room it appears like one of his works and the lines are very abstract as opposed to angular. Nice work.

Greg

Bluejeans (31417) 2009-07-07 10:15

Oi amigo ,
Este museu e lindo sem duvida vale a pena visitar os detalhes e esta janela grande de vidro com bastante luz ,as pessoas dão uma boa noção de escala o tecto esta bem alto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

parbo (10936) 2009-07-07 12:26

Olá José,

Skillful usage of wide angle in this big volumed area, just splendid interior view. Powerful lights from giant glass facade and dome are wonderful in your well taken photo while visitors adding life there.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

tober (3862) 2009-07-10 16:54

Hi Jose, you are displaying the hidden treasures of the neighbouring country. This one is so stylish with your excellent use of 10-20, which harmonizes the beauty of art and geometry. Congratulations, Tolga

leonorkuhn (13303) 2009-07-12 16:26

Olá José,

A imagem anterior, tão interessante, me remeteu a esta, igualmente surpreendente.
Excelente composição, o interior não foi prejudicado pela intensa luz do exterior. Em ambos, a nitidez e as cores estão excelentes. A foto em WS complementa perfeitamente o detalhe da distância, a imagem dentro de outra imagem que o pintor idealizou.

Uma boa semana para você
Leonor

axiotea (15861) 2009-07-14 0:50

Olà José
J'ai eu l'occasion (il y a pas mal de temps de ça) d'aller voir une expo sur Dali au centre Pompidou à Paris et je m'étais régalée ;)
Cadrage pas facile, mais toutefois assez réussi et de belles ombres/lumières bien saisies dans cette grande salle!
Merci pour les photos dans le ws, liens intéressants...notamment l'article de M.Bach!
Amitiés
Marilyn

ilDottore (3920) 2009-07-16 8:14

Hi Jose,
Just wonderful architectural piece.
Excellent composition and fantastic light and colours.
Greetings from Dublin.
Chris

Urs (2373) 2009-07-17 17:59

Dear Jose

That's a great place and a very fitting museum for Salvatore Dali. There is so much light, what he most probably would had loved! Good composition including the visitors what had a lot the atmosphere. Sharpness and colors looks fine. Due to the huge glass wall, DOF is excellent. Well done

best regards
Urs

jmdias (18635) 2009-07-18 16:05

zé

consigo ver a bunda da gala mesmo ao longe e o perfil do lincoln também. muito legal este saguão iluminado pelo sol e cheio de arte, deve dar muitas vistas legais para fotos e detalhes deste tipo. bela imagem mostrando tudo

abraços

jorge

Silversnow (2057) 2009-07-31 12:18

Another great shot of this place, the use of the wide angle really adds up a lot of atmosphere in showing the layout and visitors. Great POV.