Salvador Dali was an incredibly bright man, who constructed some of the greatest works in the field of Surrealism. He was born on 1904 in Figueras, Catalonia. Despite a childhood filled with anger and cruelty, Dali was still able to produce advanced pieces of art at an early age. He managed to convince his father to allow him to go study in Madrid in 1921 and was heavily influenced by several different styles. In 1928, during a visit to Paris, France, Dali had his first exposure to the Surrealist movement. By 1929, Dali had turned to Surrealism and it was during this time period that he began to really develop as an artist and advance his own style of painting.   What Surrealism essentially does for its viewers is that it portrays a picture in which a modern event, thought, or concept is put on paper, fused with the artists subconscious spin on the topic. This creates images unique and revealing far beyond any literal materialistic beauty the physical world can offer.  His paintings would involve objects that were carefully drawn but at the same time, positioned in a strange contrast with other objects which made many of his paintings seem if they were tilted upward (Chilvers).  It is important to understand that Dali started as a sort of Modernist Artist, and Surrealism really developed from  that particular style, as the artists added a bit of a personal twist to the work. In his own case, Dali utilized Surrealism, specifically in Soft Construction With Boiled Beans, as a means of participating in the Spanish political system, which had otherwise locked him out. This magnificent construction of the physical world’s concepts fused together with the subconscious mind of an artist with strong views on the subject in front of him is the epitome of Surrealism, and it portrays the importance of this style through Dali’s speaking out against Spain’s political system using only his artistic talent. 

Soft Construction With Boiled Beans is most typically regarded as Dali’s perception of the coming Spanish Civil War. It fuses politics and real world issues as Dali saw them with ideas from his subconscious mind, making Soft Construction with Boiled Beansone of his more eccentric works. It was through this painting and surrealism that Dali contributed to the Spanish political system. The image itself is a body literally tearing itself to pieces, portraying Spain’s internal strife. Even details such as the clear background shifting to a discolored sky had a purpose, which was to exemplify the drastic change taking place at the time.   The boiled beans in this painting represent that this amount of horror and carnage is something "one could not imagine swallowing …without the presence of some mealy and melancholy vegetable” (Wach).Soft Construction With Boiled Beans, “combines frenzy and ecstasy” specifically in the face of the construction, portraying an image of confusion and mistrust in his country. Dali used Surrealism as a tool to display his feelings on politics, and among these works, Soft Construction With Boiled Beans was one of the most complicated yet compelling pieces of his lifetime.