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1. GREAT
MASTERS OF
PAINTING
SALVADOR DALI

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Luis Miguel Goitizolo
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4. Salvador Dali was born as the son of a
prestigious notary in the small town of
Figueras in Northern Spain. His talent as an
artist showed at an early age and Salvador
Felipe Jacinto Dali received his first drawing
lessons when he was ten years old. His art
teachers were a then well known Spanish
impressionist painter, Ramon Pichot and later
an art professor at the Municipal Drawing
School. In 1923 his father bought his son his
first printing press.

5. The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Gallery: Salvador Dali Museum,
St. Petersburg, FL, USA

6. By 1929 Dali had found his personal style
that should make him famous - the world of
the unconscious that is recalled during our
dreams. The surrealist theory is based on
the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund
Freud. Recurring images of burning giraffes
and melting watches became the artist's
surrealist trademarks. His great
craftsmanship allowed him to execute his
paintings in a nearly photo-realistic style. No
wonder that the artist was a great admirer of
the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael.

8. Dali caused the attention of the media by
playing the role of a surrealist clown. He
made a lot of money and was
contemptuously nicknamed Avida Dollars
(greedy for dollars) by Andre Breton. It's no
wonder, he used to be everyday news for his
unconventional behavior.
At André Breton’s claim that he must be
barred from the Surrealist movement (which
in fact he was) for his deplorable attitudes, he
retorted: "The only difference between me
and the Surrealists is I am a Surrealist."

10. Dali loved to take images from the past, particularly art
masterpieces from the past like Venus de Milo or Mona Lisa
and use these to convey a point.

11. Salvador Dalí
on
FaceBook Page

12. I have said it before but will happily say it again.
Dali's range of technique is staggering. Not just that it is
wide but that he excelled in every one of them.This
watercolour self-portrait is extra ordinary. Simple,
accomplished, balanced and above all very easy to live
with. It makes me smile. again, his work inspires me to
experiment.
Thank you Miguel.

13. If Dali could envisage something
then he could paint it.
Some images are really attractive,
some thought provoking and some
disturbing.
What more would an artist desire?

14. Salvador Dali - The Truck (We'll be arriving later,
about five o'clock) (oil on canvas, 1982)

15. Salvador Dali - Searching for the
Fourth Dimension
(oil on wood,1979)

16. Salvador Dali is the only known
artist who had two museums
dedicated exclusively to his works at
lifetime.
1.Dali Museum in St. Petersburg,
Florida
2. Dali Museum-Theater in
Figueres, Spain

17. Eggs on a plate - without the plate

18. In 1980 Dali was forced to retire due
to palsy, a motor disorder, that
caused a permanent trembling and
weakness of his hands. He was not
able to hold a brush any more. The
fact that he could not follow his
vocation and passion of painting
and the news of Gala's death in
1982 left him with deep depression.

19. Salvador and Jose' Dali, father and
son
The final voyage

20. The Surrealist Phenomenon - SALVADOR
DALI
on
Adlandpro

21. Many thanks to
Luis Miguel Goitizolo
Dieter Wanczura
Art News Report
The Dali Museum
and ALL the members of Adlandpro who
love talking about art