Is art lost on today's youth? Not this study-abroad group.
Many of our students were enthralled by the Salvador Dali museum in his home town of Figueres, about 90 minutes from Barcelona. The surrealist painter sought to bring our dream life to consciousness, and he achieved fame in his lifetime thanks to his showmanship and marketer-muse-wife Gala.
Our guide, Jose, was terrific at helping us understand Dali and the symbols in his paintings, such as the crutches to depict the support he received from Gala. Several students lingered after the tour through the lunch hour to look at Dali's work in more detail.
We finished the day with a stop in Girona, a city noted for its well-preserved Jewish quarter and centuries-old streets. The city just happened to have its annual flower show, which is something of a contest to display flowers in an artistic way. The rain that hit our bus on the way to Girona left us alone in the town, providing a nice coda to an educational day.
See the pictures for more.
Many of our students were enthralled by the Salvador Dali museum in his home town of Figueres, about 90 minutes from Barcelona. The surrealist painter sought to bring our dream life to consciousness, and he achieved fame in his lifetime thanks to his showmanship and marketer-muse-wife Gala.
Our guide, Jose, was terrific at helping us understand Dali and the symbols in his paintings, such as the crutches to depict the support he received from Gala. Several students lingered after the tour through the lunch hour to look at Dali's work in more detail.
We finished the day with a stop in Girona, a city noted for its well-preserved Jewish quarter and centuries-old streets. The city just happened to have its annual flower show, which is something of a contest to display flowers in an artistic way. The rain that hit our bus on the way to Girona left us alone in the town, providing a nice coda to an educational day.
See the pictures for more.
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