The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (975 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CRW605S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Not the book in the photo Mark A Harvey The book itself is great. My disappointment is that the book I received is not the one in the photo. I know, I knowbook by its cover but the book in the photo has much more bookshelf character.. Wow! Solo Artist I thought I liked Salvador Dali before I read this book, but now I think I love him! I wish more artists would have written their own biographies. This book is very personal and filled with crazy anecdotes that you won't believe but know really happened because Dali was really that crazy! It is like trying to describe a dream, a dream you feel a spectator to yet are the center of attention at the same time. Dali's words will have you wondering if you actually are still dreaming.. Personal Dali This really is a treasure. I won't spoil the book. Just read it if you love Salvador Dali, one of the best Spanish painters since Goya!
“Dali’s paintings reveal in the most powerful form the basic elements of the Surrealist imagination: a series of equations for dealing with the extraordinary transformations of our age. Let us salute this unique genius." -- JG Ballard
A pioneer of Surrealism, he was both praised and reviled for the subconscious imagery he projected into his paintings, which he sometimes referred to as "hand-painted dream photographs."This early autobiography, which takes him through his late thirties, is as startling and unpredictable as his art. As a whole, he communicates the snobbishness, self-adoration, comedy, seriousness, fanaticism, in short the concept of life and the total picture of himself he sets out to portray."Dalí's flamboyant self-portrait begins with his earliest recollections and ends at the pinnacle of his earliest successes. It is superbly illustrated with over 80 photographs of Dalí and his works, and scores of Dalí drawings and sketches. His tantalizing chapt