Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia. Dali studied art as a teenager at the Madrid School of Fine Arts and furthered at the Special Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving School of San Fernando. He experimented with several mediums before eventually associ...
1966. Pianos are a recurring theme in Dali's work, particularly in the 1930s. Donyale was one of his favourite models. So this must have been quite a fantasy scenario! Photo by Bill Claxton. Donyale Luna modelling a dress decorated by Salvador Dali 1966. Dali drew the pattern onto the...
It is important to note that despite all the difficulties which the famous couple faced, Gala was the person who created the artist who is well-known around the world. She was the person who showed Dali that it was crucial for him to build the relationships with patrons. “Dali created Th...
The Costa Brava area is not that well connected by train, but you can travel by train to a couple of cities from Barcelona, including Girona and Figueres. If you do not have a car, you’ll need to take a bus or taxi to reach some of the more out of the way attractions. Below is...
I’ve been an admirer of the collage art of Jeffrey Meyer for a couple of years now, so a few weeks after I received notice from him that his professional website/portfolio was back online, after an absence of some months, I “suddenly” had the idea that a brief conversation with Jef...
Untitled / Couple with Their Heads Full of Clouds Man with His Head Full of Clouds “Geodesical” portrait of Gala Morphological echo Forgotten horizon White Calm Three young surrealist women holding in their arms the skins of an orchestra ...
The work reflects his interest in trompe l'oeil illusionism and old master painting.Juan Abelló Collection, MadridFundación Federica García Lorca, MadridCollection of Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida "Without Gala," the artist once said, "Divine Dalì would be insane." His ...
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,”...
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,”...