Savremena’s students often enjoy their enlightening visits to different kinds of exhibitions and cultural events. As true art connoisseurs, they could not miss this unique opportunity to see the works of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, Salvador Dali, which is why they visited the Magnificent Worlds of Salvador Dali exhibition last week.

Surrealist depictions from the Bible and the Divine Comedy

During the visit to the exhibition, the students were able to explore over 240 graphics made by Dali, all of which are from his most prolific creative opus – “The Divine Comedy“ and “The Biblia Sacra“, “Dali’s Horses”, as well as the „Homage to Leonardo da Vinci“.

In order to relate the concept of surrealism and the works of one of the movement’s most notable representatives, art teacher Ana Manojlović made sure to introduce the students to Dali’s intriguing personality, his lifestyle and above all the techniques he used in creating his masterpieces.

Students inspired by Dali’s genius

In the words of the students, the works of the surrealist genius were truly inspiring, spurring them to recreate the scenes from famous literary works in their own imagination. Thanks to their broad knowledge and understanding of Biblical motives, students were able to understand Dali’s works depicting important details from the most read book of all time.

Given that our students will soon be learning about humanism and the Renaissance, where they will cover Dante’s Divine Comedy, Dali’s representation of the classic will serve as an additional interpretation of the author’s seminal work.

The significance of cultural events

By carefully examining Dali’s graphics, students learned about the subject matter of the Bible and the Divine Comedy in a truly unique way, which is what gives the exhibition its educational character.

It is the visits to cultural events like this one that complement the knowledge and skills students have attained and develop their appreciation for the importance that such events have for their education.

More pictures from the exhibition in our gallery.