'Dalí's Fantastic Universe': Art exhibition of surrealist artist in Beijing

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An exciting exhibition dedicated to the renowned artist and master of Surrealism, Salvador Dalí, is on at the YANG Art Museum in Beijing. From sculptures to Tarot collages, the works show his fantastic universe.

What has impressed visitors the most about "Dalí's Fantastic Universe: Art exhibition"? Definitely the master's bronze sculptures!

A collection of bronze sculptures are on display at the Yang art museum, including Salvador Dalí's masterpiece "The Persistence of Memory", the iconic limp watch draped over the branch of a dead tree.

And there's also "the Dance of Time II". Standing at three meters tall, the melted watch is also one of Dalí 's most well-known images.

HAN SHIYING, CURATOR DALI'S FANTASTIC UNIVERSE ART EXHIBITION "Over 20 pieces of sculptures are on show, and all of them are Dalí's representative works of Surrealism. Some of them are really huge and it took great efforts to transport them from Switzerland to China. Many of the pieces are being shown in China for the first time."

The exhibition includes 230 of Dalí's artworks. Besides bronze sculptures, tarot collages, surrealist furniture, glass sculptures and graphic works are also being presented. The museum organizer says that Dalí's artworks are highly accepted and appreciated by the visitors.

HAN SHIYING, CURATOR DALI'S FANTASTIC UNIVERSE ART EXHIBITION SOT "Dalí was one of the best surrealist artists in the world. His inspirations came from daily life, which made his artworks more relatable to people's aesthetic needs. Like his "Space Elephant", which is based on the animal we all know."

To help highlight the theme of Surrealism, the Yang Art Museum also use photovoltaic techniques to create an opposite space to better present Dalí's artworks.

"Dali's Fantastic Universe" art exhibition will run until the end of March. CGTN.