Today, my friend Maria and I went for a dose of culture. We saw a fantastic exhibition of works by the uncrowned King of Eccentrics, Salvador Dalí. It was much more extensive than we had anticipated, which was a pleasant surprise. We skipped virtually all the films/recorded material, and still, it took as two hours to do the full round.
I’d never been up close to a Dalí painting before, and I was astounded by all the miniscule details, which were suddenly revealed when squinting at the canvas from two inches away. Fortuitously, there were barely any barriers/cords obliging people to keep their distance. Totally worth the €8.70.
Unfortunately, though, they wouldn’t let us take any pics inside the exhibition, not even without a flash – what the hell is that about?!?
Taken from inside the museum – I love the way the street is reflected in the ceiling
I don’t know why I like this one. But I do. Humour me…
Side/rear view of the Reina Sofía. Looks a bit like a giant Ark…
This has nothing whatsoever to do with the Reina Sofía or Dalí. It’s a stunning “vertical garden” that we stumbled upon not far from the museum
Lady Of The Cakes 
So much to love about your day! Dali (and his crazy moustache), that great building and the amazing vertical garden. I’ve never seen that before!
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It was a great day 🙂 Maria told me that this was the garden’s second year. The year before, it was a total failure, because they hadn’t sorted out the irrigation system, and it all dried to a crisp!
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That garden is amazing!
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I liked your photos and Dali is one fantastic artist. The subjects may look crazy but the skill of the artist is amazing.
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Absolutely, and that was even more evident once you get very close to his stuff. I don’t know why his eyesight didn’t fail him at the age of 40 😉
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I read a book it may have been his autobiography, it disclosed his ideas on art. One thing it said was he did not draw the modle he laid wet threads of cotton all over her body then drew the threads. I can understand how all the contours would show.
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Interesting! I didn’t know about that
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Sorry I do not recall the name of the book I have not forgotten it is some where in my brain. Like the computer I do not know where I fieled it.
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What a gorgeous building the Reina Sofia Museum is, but a shame you weren’t allowed to take photos inside, even without a flash. I often fear for some valuable paintings when you realise just how close you can get to them.
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It is glorious, that building…
The paintings themselves were protected by a pane of glass inside the frame, so nutters-on-the-loose can’t do any damage with their bottles of acid or whatever. Sigh.
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It’s a sign of the times …. sadly.
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The vertical garden is part of La Caixa Forum which is a modern art museum (sponsored by la caixa–ha)… a little too modern for my personal taste…i.e. a toilet hanging on the wall etc. but the garden is pretty incredible!
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We went into the La Caixa building, but we were way too saturated from the Dalí exhibition to take in any more culture, never mind hanging toilets, lol.
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