Salvador Dalí
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| - | During the [[Spanish Civil War]] Dalí remained apolitical, striving to comprehend the war in its minutiae. His surrealist fellows, being predominantly [[Marxism|Marxist]], eventually maintained his expulsion from this group. At this, Dalí retorted, "Le surréalisme, c'est moi." [[André Breton]] coined the [[anagram]] "avida dollars" (for ''Salvador Dalí''), which more or less translates to "eager for dollars," by which he referred to Dalí after the period of his expulsion; the surrealists henceforth spoke of Dalí in the past tense, as if he were dead. The surrealist movement and various members thereof (such as [[Ted Joans]]) would continue to issue extremely harsh polemics against Dalí until the time of his death and beyond. | + | During the [[Spanish Civil War]] Dalí remained apolitical, striving to comprehend the war in its minutiae. His surrealist fellows, being predominantly [[Marxism|Marxist]], eventually maintained his [[expulsion]] from this group. At this, Dalí retorted, "Le surréalisme, c'est moi." [[André Breton]] coined the [[anagram]] "avida dollars" (for ''Salvador Dalí''), which more or less translates to "eager for dollars," by which he referred to Dalí after the period of his expulsion; the surrealists henceforth spoke of Dalí in the past tense, as if he were dead. The surrealist movement and various members thereof (such as [[Ted Joans]]) would continue to issue extremely harsh polemics against Dalí until the time of his death and beyond. |
| The 1937 painting "[[The Enigma of Hitler]]" contributed to Dalí's expulsion from the Surrealist movement. Since the early 1930s Hitler had fascinated Dalí, mainly because of the shape of his back. In 1934, he had to be stopped from painting a swastika armband on the figure of a wet nurse (the nurse is seen in this painting at the edge of the sea). The Surrealists saw Dalí's obsession with Hitler as evidence of his dubious moral and political beliefs, however, Dalí had long stated that he was apolitical, viewing wars and dictators alike as inevitable parts of human nature. | The 1937 painting "[[The Enigma of Hitler]]" contributed to Dalí's expulsion from the Surrealist movement. Since the early 1930s Hitler had fascinated Dalí, mainly because of the shape of his back. In 1934, he had to be stopped from painting a swastika armband on the figure of a wet nurse (the nurse is seen in this painting at the edge of the sea). The Surrealists saw Dalí's obsession with Hitler as evidence of his dubious moral and political beliefs, however, Dalí had long stated that he was apolitical, viewing wars and dictators alike as inevitable parts of human nature. | ||
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Salvador Dalí (May 11 1904 – January 23 1989) was a Surrealist Spanish artist and one of the most financially successful painters of the 20th century. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931.
Dali and surrealism
During the Spanish Civil War Dalí remained apolitical, striving to comprehend the war in its minutiae. His surrealist fellows, being predominantly Marxist, eventually maintained his expulsion from this group. At this, Dalí retorted, "Le surréalisme, c'est moi." André Breton coined the anagram "avida dollars" (for Salvador Dalí), which more or less translates to "eager for dollars," by which he referred to Dalí after the period of his expulsion; the surrealists henceforth spoke of Dalí in the past tense, as if he were dead. The surrealist movement and various members thereof (such as Ted Joans) would continue to issue extremely harsh polemics against Dalí until the time of his death and beyond.
The 1937 painting "The Enigma of Hitler" contributed to Dalí's expulsion from the Surrealist movement. Since the early 1930s Hitler had fascinated Dalí, mainly because of the shape of his back. In 1934, he had to be stopped from painting a swastika armband on the figure of a wet nurse (the nurse is seen in this painting at the edge of the sea). The Surrealists saw Dalí's obsession with Hitler as evidence of his dubious moral and political beliefs, however, Dalí had long stated that he was apolitical, viewing wars and dictators alike as inevitable parts of human nature.
Career
He was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking, bizarre, and beautiful images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. Born in Catalonia, Spain, Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage," claiming that his ancestors descended from the Moors who invaded Spain in 711, and attributed to these origins, "my love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes." Gibson found out that "Dalí" (and its many variants) is an extremely common surname in Arab countries like Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria or Egypt. On the other hand, also according to Gibson, Dalí's mother family, the Domènech of Barcelona, had Jewish roots.
Widely considered to be greatly imaginative, Dalí 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.
