The beauty and charm of the Mediterranean along the shores of the Costa Brava has been a place of inspiration for many artists over the years. Salvador Dalí, with his unique perspective and surrealist style was no exception. The artist left his mark in various places around Catalonia, such as Cadaqués and Figueres, where today his presence can still be felt and part of his work can still be enjoyed. We invite you to discover them by following this route, which also encompasses some pieces from the Dalí, Jewelry by Joidart collection, a set of Mediterranean jewelry that opens a new window to the artist’s creative universe. Will you join us?
Figueres: Dalí’s origins
Figueres, Salvador Dalí’s birthplace and today home to the impressive Dalí Theatre-Museum, is the first stop on this Dalí Route. Among the more than 1,500 works of the artist that can be viewed in this space, there is the famous ‘Lips Sofa’, the main feature of Dalí’s portrait of Mae West. Based on this wild idea of the artist, we have designed a small collection of original earrings, necklaces, and rings.
Cap de Creus and Portlligat: Mediterranean inspiration
The next stop on this route takes us to the sea shore, specifically to Portlligat, an old fishing village where we can still visit the house where Dalí lived and worked. The rocky formations and marine landscapes of this hidden corner of Cap de Creus feature in the majority of his works, one of the most popular of which is ‘The persistence of memory’, whose famous clocks have inspired these earrings, and necklaces; and ‘Swans reflecting elephants’, which we have reinterpreted in pieces such as these rings.
Dalí’s hut: greener Mediterranean art
A deep love for the Mediterranean is something that we share with the artist. Not only are we talking about the sea and its intense blue hue, but we are also talking about the pine trees and the green profile of the coast. Dalí’s hut can be found in a setting of such characteristics. It is an almost secret cabin where the artist would escape to and paint. Defined by its peculiar inclined white door -a very Daliesque feature-, it can be located by following the Camí de Ronda coastal walk from Cala del Castella, in Palamós.
Púbol and the Gala Dalí Castle: romance and decadence
Moving inland again, the last stop on this route is the town of Púbol, where the Gala Dalí Castle is located: a gift from the artist to Gala. Romance and decadence still permeate every corner of this medieval building, where Dalí materialized his boundless creative effort with only one person in mind; his wife.
Now it is your turn: embark on this artistic route and let yourself be swept away by the magic of these special places while also paying tribute to the artist by wearing one of the pieces from our collection.
