I read somewhere that he was against the use of psycedelics (even though he had never tried them). Anyone have info with sources on this. It's too late here for me to care . I once saw a bible at a museum near UC Berkeley that he illustrated. It was insane.
I would love to see that bible. And if he never tried pychs, think what he would have been like on those!!!
he was an ass, and he was responsible for that damned melting clock I can't get out of my dreams (who is also an ass) but he painted some cool shit, him and disney worked together (walt) on a cartoon that the current iteration of disney finished
It's Dali man, He was the Lorca or Sheakspear of Painting! Dude its Dali. Hes like the Babe Ruth or Jannis or Hendrix Of painting. Who else could make trees look like elephants and swans
My favorite piece is the one that from far away it looks like a large dog's head, but up close, it's a whole costal town. I cannot find a picture of it, nor can I remember it's name. And to whoever asked earlier, yes, Dali did use psychedelic drugs. I'm not positive on whether or not he used them frequently or not, but he did use them.
From what Ive heard Frued's Dream Analogy was being researched at the same to Dali was doion his thing. So Dali practiced Frueds methodology of Dream R.E.M Sleep cycles where he slept in three hour intervals, cause I guess thats how we remember our dream best. Then he painted what he remembered. Or so I heard
Hmm. One Thing that is noticable about Dalí is that he seems to have a lot of amateur admirers, but most serious modern artists don't really like his work. People get annoyed at someone who painted the same since the age of 23, til his death. He wasn't making any serious political statements. Instead he believed that he could reach the subconcious through strange associations of Images. Some of his pictures are just mastubatory fantasies. I don't know. His art is frustrating to people. His work is beatiful and visually arresting, but ultimately hollow. I'm not saying i'm right though. I've noticed that when people become more educated about art, they lose interest in him. However...I've also heard that we cant yet understand the implications of his later works because we're still too close to when it was made. Apparently, its about to under a major re-evaluation, maybe we'll understand it better afterwards.
I've read a lot of nonsense about the guy from several people who didn't know him personally. STOP TRYING TO CONVINCE YOURSELVES YOU HAVE A FIRM GRIP ON REALITY! The world is full of mysteries and the mystery is a world unto itself!
Amazing artist... I love his work.... I want to get several prints (an frame them) of his to hang in my apartment
So...hold on. What exactly are you trying to say? That Art should only be appreciated and studied by those who knew the artist personally?
There are so many things wrong with that statement. Im intitled to my opinion. All I said was that his paintings are visually stimulating, but light on serious content, and all very similar. That's why he's popular with the public, his paintings are mentally undemanding.
I'm not sure you could call his paintings "mentally undemanding." they are often not just pretty pictures. They deal with the subconcious mind and are pretty heavy on the symbolism. Now Monet, that is mentally undemanding
Yeah, I must agree with seamonster. Dali didn't talk about politics or shit like that throgh his works. He spoke of the human conciousness.
Well, monet is actually pretty important in the development of non-objective painting, although it wasnt realised for years. I wouldnt really call him a light-weight.
