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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
salvador dali.. :)
Salvador dali is a man best known for his striking, bizarre, and beautiful images in his surrealist
SALVADOR DALI
Salvador dali is a man best known for his striking, bizarre, and beautiful images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.
Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography.
He is widely considered to be greatly imaginative, and had an affinity for doing unusual things 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. The purposefully sought notoriety led to broad public recognition and many purchases of his works by people from all walks of life.
Below are some of his works that inspired me:
The rose-Salvador Dali
Image courtesy of http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:FC4MOd3yTQ-L6M:http://www.leninimports.com/salvador_dali_gallery_the_rose.jpg
Dali's depiction of "Wood Of Suicides" from "Inferno"
Image courtesy of
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/exhibitions/Dante/Dante%20Exhibition%202006%20temporary%20folder/Images/Item24v1plate13.jpg
Senicitas-Salvador Dali
Image courtesy of http://www.leninimports.com/salvador_dali_senicitas_postcard_1_med.jpg
Allegorie de Soie-Salvador Dali
Image courtesy of http://www.leninimports.com/salvador_dali_allegorie_de_soie.jpg
Lonesome-Salvador Dali
Image courtesy of
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/exhibitions/Dante/Dante%20Exhibition%/Images/Item24v1plate14.jpg
Butterflies-Salvador Dali
image courtesy of http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3gxyTJ2x0X7jjM:http://silent.rave.org/jpockele/treasures/Salvador_Dali-Paysage_aux_Papillons.jpg
Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography.
He is widely considered to be greatly imaginative, and had an affinity for doing unusual things 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. The purposefully sought notoriety led to broad public recognition and many purchases of his works by people from all walks of life.
Below are some of his works that inspired me:
The rose-Salvador DaliImage courtesy of http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:FC4MOd3yTQ-L6M:http://www.leninimports.com/salvador_dali_gallery_the_rose.jpg
Dali's depiction of "Wood Of Suicides" from "Inferno"Image courtesy of
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/exhibitions/Dante/Dante%20Exhibition%202006%20temporary%20folder/Images/Item24v1plate13.jpg
Senicitas-Salvador DaliImage courtesy of http://www.leninimports.com/salvador_dali_senicitas_postcard_1_med.jpg
Allegorie de Soie-Salvador DaliImage courtesy of http://www.leninimports.com/salvador_dali_allegorie_de_soie.jpg
Lonesome-Salvador DaliImage courtesy of
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/exhibitions/Dante/Dante%20Exhibition%/Images/Item24v1plate14.jpg
Butterflies-Salvador Daliimage courtesy of http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3gxyTJ2x0X7jjM:http://silent.rave.org/jpockele/treasures/Salvador_Dali-Paysage_aux_Papillons.jpg
I rather liked the way he arranged his thoughts and feelings and composed it into a painting which has so much soul and depth. He also managed to portray emotions through extensive symbolism.
For instance, the hallmark soft watches that first appear in The Persistence of Memory suggest Einstein's theory that time is relative and not fixed. The idea for clocks functioning symbolically in this way came to Dalí when he was staring at a runny piece of Camembert cheese during a hot day in August.
"I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly."
—Salvador Dalí, in Dawn Ades, Dalí and Surrealism.
I chose Salvador Dali as I feel that he is an eccentric man who is no doubt largely interesting and dares to be portray his quirky thoughts and feelings to the public. He enjoys painting and drawing because it is his passion and it is also an outlet where he can let his inner self shine.
I deeply feel that behind the eccentric yet artistic being, lies a tortured genius who has a lot of stories and emotions to share with the world.
Somehow I feel that I share some similar traits to Salvador Dali in the sense that we are both random such that people think of us as eccentric, and that to truly express ourselves, we turn to painting to express our feelings and as an outlet for our emotions.
I am also very much inspired by his ability to bring the art of surrealism and symbolism into life, and I hope that I can accomplish that in my next painting. :)
eNigMa posted at 2:57 AM
For instance, the hallmark soft watches that first appear in The Persistence of Memory suggest Einstein's theory that time is relative and not fixed. The idea for clocks functioning symbolically in this way came to Dalí when he was staring at a runny piece of Camembert cheese during a hot day in August.
His paintings also create a sense of phantom reality.
He uses animals to symbolize emotions.
Foe example, various animals appear throughout his work as well: ants point to death, decay, and immense sexual desire; egg to the prenatal and intrauterine, thus using it to symbolize hope and love and finally, the snail is connected to the human head and locusts are a symbol of waste and fear.
He also views elephants as a distortion in space as its spindly legs contrast the idea of weightlessness with structure."I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly."
—Salvador Dalí, in Dawn Ades, Dalí and Surrealism.
I chose Salvador Dali as I feel that he is an eccentric man who is no doubt largely interesting and dares to be portray his quirky thoughts and feelings to the public. He enjoys painting and drawing because it is his passion and it is also an outlet where he can let his inner self shine.
I deeply feel that behind the eccentric yet artistic being, lies a tortured genius who has a lot of stories and emotions to share with the world.
Somehow I feel that I share some similar traits to Salvador Dali in the sense that we are both random such that people think of us as eccentric, and that to truly express ourselves, we turn to painting to express our feelings and as an outlet for our emotions.
I am also very much inspired by his ability to bring the art of surrealism and symbolism into life, and I hope that I can accomplish that in my next painting. :)
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