inspired by dalí & the impressionists: monet, renoir, degas & more
In conjunction with our special exhibition, Dalí & the Impressionists, we invited you to share original artwork inspired by the Impressionism movement. Click here to view the online exhibit.
contest winners:
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Alice Pickett, Autumn Grasses
Matteo Caloiaro, South Lido Afternoon
Brooke Olivares, Beauty in the Garden
About the Contest:
The Dalí’s special exhibition, Dalí & the Impressionists: Monet, Renoir, Degas & More, explores Salvador Dalí’s profound engagement with the Impressionist movement, which was pivotal in his early artistic journey. An impressive selection of 22 French Impressionist works from the MFA, Boston, situated alongside 18 of Dalí’s earliest paintings, reveals surprising continuities between Impressionist and Surrealist perspectives. For this contest, we invite you to submit an artwork inspired by the Impressionism movement.
Dalí’s visual exploration of his homeland of Catalonia, Spain, became synonymous with the landscape of the surreal. Impressionists like Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley also developed their signature landscape style, using vibrant colors, atmospheric light and free-form brushstrokes to capture the French countryside.
Alongside landscapes, Impressionists capture life through still life and portraiture. From asymmetrical compositions and juxtaposed textures to vivid patterns, artists like Édouard Manet and Henri Matisse transformed traditional still life into a forum for technical innovation. Edgar Degas painted captivating self-portraits while also painting somber portraits of Parisian women. We welcome you to employ your artistic inventions for this contest and create revolutionary art in homage to Dalí and the Impressionists.
How it works:.
- Public voting will run March 18 – April 7, 2024.
- Winners will be contacted and announced by April 17, 2024. The first-place winner will receive the grand prize (including Museum admission tickets and merchandise from The Dalí Museum Store). The second and third-place winners will receive individual prizes of merchandise from The Dalí Museum Store.
- Following the contest, a selection of submissions will be included in an online exhibition on TheDali.org.
Entry Requirements & Judging Criteria
Artwork submitted must be original, created by the submitter. Art will be judged on the following criteria: originality, skill/technique, composition and lighting.
Eligibility Requirements
The Contest is open to residents of the 50 United States and its territories, as well as international entries who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. All entries must be original, created by the entrant, and cannot have been previously published, won another competition or contest or been used for advertising or promotional purposes.
Image Banner: Salvador Dalí View of Cadaqués from Playa Poal c.1920 Oil on canvas 11 1/2 in x 19, in The Dalí Museum, In the USA ©Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL 2023 / Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí (Artists Rights Society), 2023.