It's the birthday of surrealist painter Salvador Dali, born in Figueras, Spain (1904).
He was influenced by the theories of Sigmund Freud, and he made what he called "hand-painted dream photographs." He painted distorted human figures, limp pocket watches, and burning giraffes. He was a born performer who relished an audience, and he found that audience when he moved to America in 1940. He had a perfectly waxed, upturned mustache, and he wore a cape and carried a cane.
He said: "In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob."
-from The Writer's Almanac-
4 comments:
Me like Dali, hubs does too :)
interesting image, though i doubt it's a dali. bet it's a dali-styled painting done by another artist. the photoshopped (?)elephants all in the same position are a clue. what site did you get the image from?
Sal knew how to mess with your mind...yes he did
I bet he had a really cool drug dealer. Cheers P-Man!!
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