The Dalí Renaissance

The Dalí Renaissance

Author: Michael R. Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Perhaps the best-known artist of the international Surrealist movement, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) transformed his dreams and personal obsessions into some of the most original and arresting images of the 20th century. While the Surrealist works from his early years are widely known and admired, Dalí's controversial late works--often inspired by science and religion--have been given a different reception. In this important book, experts provide a revisionist account of the last five decades of the artist's career. The Dalí Renaissance explores a wide range of topics from this period, including the artist's fascination with religion and popular culture, his Nuclear Mysticism lecture tour of the midwestern United States, and his influence on film, photography, design, and fashion. Based on an international symposium held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the volume also features an enlightening discussion between two of Dalí's former companions, Ultra Violet and Amanda Lear, that provides a glimpse into his personal life and working methods. Distributed for the Philadelphia Museum of Art


The Dalí Renaissance

The Dalí Renaissance

Author: Michael R. Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

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Record of the proceedings of "The Dalí renaissance: an international symposium", held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 10-11, 2005.


50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship

50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship

Author: Salvador Dali

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0486319806

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Sensible artistic advice and lively personal anecdotes in rare important work by famed Surrealist. Filled with Dali's outrageous egotism and unconventional humor, insights into modern art and his own drawings in the margins.


The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

Author: Salvador Dali

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-06-10

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0486319849

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This startling early autobiography takes Dalí through his late 30s and "communicates the ... total picture of himself (Dalí) sets out to portray" — Books. Superbly illustrated with over 80 photographs and scores of drawings.


Dali by Dali

Dali by Dali

Author: Salvador Dalí

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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"Dali's themes and philosophical reflections are illustrated in a chronological collection of his cosmic paintings"--Amazon.com description.


The Dali Legacy

The Dali Legacy

Author: Christopher Heath Brown

Publisher: Apollo Publishers

Published: 2021-03-23

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1948062674

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This immersive dive into the life and work of Salvador Dali unlocks the secret of this creative genius and reveals for the first time how his erotically charged paintings changed the world of modern art. In turns beloved and reviled, twentieth-century painter, filmmaker, and designer Salvador Dali set Europe and the United States ablaze with his uncompromising genius, sexual sadism, and flirtations with megalomania. His shocking behavior and work frequently alienated critics; his views were so outrageous, even prominent Surrealists tried to ostracize him. Still, every morning he experienced “an exquisite joy—the joy of being Salvador Dalí,” and because of his remarkable talent, Dali rose to unprecedented levels of fame—forever shifting the landscape of the art world and the nature of celebrity itself. In this stunning volume, rich with more than 150 full-color images, noted art historians Jean-Pierre Isbouts and Christopher Heath Brown discuss the historical, social, and political conditions that shaped Dali's work, identify the impact of modern as well as old master art, and present an unflinching view of the master's personal relationships and motivations. With their deeply compelling narrative, Isbouts and Brown uncover how Dalí's visual wit and enduring cult of personality still impacts fashion, literature, and art, from Andy Warhol to Lady Gaga, and answer why, in an age of shock and awe, Dali's art still manages to distress, perplex, and entertain. An unparalleled guide to Dali and a critical resource for anyone keen to understand the development of modern art, The Dali Legacy is complemented by a contextualizing foreword from Frank Hunter, director of the Salvador Dali Archives.


Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?

Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?

Author: James Elkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-11-23

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1135963568

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With bracing clarity, James Elkins explores why images are taken to be more intricate and hard to describe in the twentieth century than they had been in any previous century. Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles? uses three models to understand the kinds of complex meaning that pictures are thought to possess: the affinity between the meanings of paintings and jigsaw-puzzles; the contemporary interest in ambiguity and 'levels of meaning'; and the penchant many have to interpret pictures by finding images hidden within them. Elkins explores a wide variety of examples, from the figures hidden in Renaissance paintings to Salvador Dali's paranoiac meditations on Millet's Angelus, from Persian miniature paintings to jigsaw-puzzles. He also examines some of the most vexed works in history, including Watteau's "meaningless" paintings, Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, and Leonardo's Last Supper.


Surrealism

Surrealism

Author: Susie Brooks

Publisher: Compass Point Books

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 0756562414

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"The Surrealist movement turned the art world on its head with bold, strange works of art that celebrated the subconsious and the power of dreams, and delighted in defying convention. With celebrated artists, such as Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte, the Surrealists' legacy lives on today, influencing media from art and music to film and advertising"--