Works Outside Painting

Dali worked on several sculptures and other objects and he also contributed massively to theatre, fashion, and photography, among his other areas of interest. From the period between 1941 and 1970, Dalí created an ensemble of 39 jewels which were brilliantly intricate artworks. The most famous jewel “The Royal Heart” was made out of gold and encrusted with 46 rubies, 42 diamonds, and four emeralds which were made in such a manner as the centre had heart beat like feature much like the real heart. Dali contributed greatly in creating the scenario for the theatre production of Federico García Lorca's 1927 romantic play Mariana Pineda.

Dali had been interested in films since his childhood. He is credited for being the co-creator of Luis Buñuel's surrealist film Un Chien Andalou, a 17-minute French art film co-written with Luis Buñuel. Dali also worked with many other filmmakers which include Alfred Hitchcock for whom Dali created the dream sequence in the film “Spellbound”. He also worked on the Disney short film production “Destino”. In 1975 Dali completed working on the film, “Impressions of Upper Mongolia” where Dali narrated a story about an expedition in search of giant hallucinogenic mushrooms. The imagery of the film was based on microscopic uric acid stains on the brass band of a ballpoint pen on which Dalí had been urinating for several weeks.