Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Dali



Sorry it's been a bit, I've been a little occupied with school work and what not. Anyway; I'm sure the majority of my readers out their are familiar with the next artist I will be highlighting here, Salvador Dali.


Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), commonly known as Salvador Dalí (Catalan pronunciation: [səɫβəˈðo dəˈɫi]), was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres.
Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.[1][2] His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire includes film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media.
Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes"[3] to a self-styled "Arab lineage," claiming that his ancestors were descended from the Moors.
Dalí was highly imaginative, and also had an affinity for partaking in unusual and grandiose behavior, in order to draw attention to himself. This sometimes irked those who loved his art as much as it annoyed his critics, since his eccentric manner sometimes drew more public attention than his artwork.[4]


Below and above are some of his more famous works. Also here is a very interesting compilation found of youtube highlighting the different branches of his works.








27 comments:

  1. I love Dali. I have some of his paintings as posters in my room.

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  2. You gods that made me man, and sway in love.

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  3. I really enjoy his artworks. Keep posting good staff!

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  4. Wow, that is one seriously talented artist. His paintings and drawings are very stylistic and have meanings on so many different levels. Its a lot to take in during one glance. Thank you for sharing these brilliant pictures with us.

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  5. I've bought myself one of his poster for my room, hope it'll look as beautiful in real life.
    Nice and informative post.

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  6. The amazing art took my attention.

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  7. wow that was interesting to read

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  8. ive had a few of his pieces in my living room for quite some time now.

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  9. dali is fascinating and creepy at the same time

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  10. wow very cool. this is pretty trippy!

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  11. Good music, this man's a great artist.

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  12. i always loved his work! really puts our mind to perspective. the way he touches our subconscious through his work is amazing!

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  13. Maaan if you love Salvador Dali you must watch "Holy Mountain - Jodorovsky" it is soooo crazy movie, like Andalusian Dog :)
    +follow brother

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  14. this is so trippy.

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  15. Man I love Salvador Dalis paintings.

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  16. love me some dali. especially the work he did for hitchcock. nice title pic too lol. banksy?

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  17. Great surrealistic post, try to see my surrealistic music. :)

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