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SALVADOR DALI

Salvador Dali was said to be one of the most talented artists of his time, and I couldn't agree more. He was a successful painter, sculptress, graphic artist, cloths designer, jewelry designer, and book illustrator. He also wrote books and became very involved in theater work with one of my all time favorite directors, Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in 1904, his talent was discovered at an early age. A well-known Spanish impressionist painter, and an art professor at the Municipal Drawing School, Ramon Pichot, gave Dali his first art lesson at the age of ten. At age nineteen, his father bought him his first printing press. He attended the Royal Academy of Artin Madrid, and was expelled twice, he never actually took his final examinations. In his opinion, he was more qualified than those who should have examined him.

In his art, he employed a meticulous academic technique. By 1929, Dali had found his own personal style that made him famous. It was the world of unconsciousness that is recalled during our dreams. In fact he also described them as, "hand-painted dream photographs." This had been greatly impacted by Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro just one year before. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of the psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud. Dali often used recurring images, such as a burning graffiti and melting watches. When I mentioned Salvidor Dali to those who are unfamiliar to his work, "droopy clocks" seemed to ring a bell. I would probably say that the melting clock could be considered his trademark.

In 1934, Dali married Gala, which was probably one of the most important events in his life. She was ten years older than Dali, and when they met, she was married. They wed in 1932, she soon became his companion, his muse, his model in numerous art works, and his business manager. She managed his success in the 1930's with exhibitions in Europe and the US.

In 1933, Salvador hosted his very first one-man show in New York, supported by a loan of 500 dollars from Pablo Picasso.

According to everything I've researched, and aside from Dali's exquisite talents, I don't hink I would like him very much on a personal level. He seemed very stubborn. He caused attention of the media by plaing the role of the surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was nicknamed Avida Dollars (greedy for dollars). In his lifetime, the public described him as eccentric paranoid. Brentob, a forner good friend, turnedd away from Dali, accusing him for support of fascism, excessive self-presentation and financial greediness. He also spent a lot of time doing religious art, only to win the heart of the public, and become more famous.

In 1980, Dali was forced to retire due to palsy, a motor disorder, which causes a permanent trembling and weakness of the hands. He couldn't even hold a paintbrush steadily, this left him devastated. In 1982, Gala died. He went into a very deep depression due to these events. In 1984, he was lying in bed while a fire broke out, leaving him severely burned. Two years later, a pacemaker had to be implanted. On January 23, 1989, Salvador Dali died peacefully in his sleep of heart failure