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He's my favorite artist, and it's time I post something on him. I won't post a poll, for there are way too many different paintings of Dali that reflect different styles and viewpoints. But the genius, fantasy, and humanity of each of his paintings is undeniable.
My personal favorite is Premonition of Civil War. Its images of corporal mutilation are shocking, as are many of his paintings. But once you get over that, he produces a lurid image that is unbelievably delightful. One almost wants to take pleasure from the pain it shows. I laugh in twisted delight when I see it.
My second is probably the most tender Dali ever did. Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) was painted in Dali's later period, where some of his worst art was produced. But in this painting, he suceeded at a longtime goal of his: to combine science and religion. Despite not being particularly religious myself, I find it to be one of the most powerful, and moving, Christian iconography of the 20th century.

His name is Salvador.

Enigmatic Elements in the Landscape (http://www.storybytes.com/images/a-dali/fullsize/enigmatic-elements.jpg)

The Persistence of Memory

The most well known? I apologise for being so common.

http://www.quadrarte.it/DALI_Persistence_of_Memory.jpeg

He's my favorite artist.


You're in high school then?

The Persistence of Memory
The most well known? I apologise for being so common.

http://www.quadrarte.it/DALI_Persistence_of_Memory.jpeg

I'd have been impressed if you posted his other Persistence of Memory.

I'd have been impressed if you posted his other Persistence of Memory.

Do you mean this?

http://www.colorado.edu/Sewall/kit/The%20Disintegration%20of%20the%20Persistence%20of%20Memory%20(Salvidor%20Dal.jpg

Do you mean this?
http://www.colorado.edu/Sewall/kit/The%20Disintegration%20of%20the%20Persistence%20of%20Memory%20(Salvidor%20Dal.jpg

Excellent. :)

You're in high school then?
No. Why?

The Persistence of Memory

The most well known? I apologise for being so common.

http://www.quadrarte.it/DALI_Persistence_of_Memory.jpeg
It's fine. It'd never be popular if so many people hated it.

Again: you are all fans of his work, but you don't know the proper spelling of his name.

S A L V A D O R (Salvatore is Italian: this guy was a Catalan).

Again: you are all fans of his work, but you don't know the proper spelling of his name.

S A L V A D O R (Salvatore is Italian: this guy was a Catalan).
One of my favorite quotes of his: "What are the two things a person must do in order to be a great artist? One, to be Spanish. Two, to be Gala Salvador Dali!"


Don't have a favorite painting, though I am pretty fond of Unfinished Stereoscopic Portrait.

http://www.lkkc.edu.hk/it-school/homepage/mokyt/surrealism.dali.Young%20Virgin%20Auto-Sodomized%20by%20Her%20Own%20Chastity.Giovane%20vergine%20sodomizzata.jpg

I like another spanish artist.. Goya..

http://www.discovery.mala.bc.ca/web/martinar/Goya/Goya%20P1.jpg

http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/165bg.jpg

-Goya is best

I have two...



http://www.hawkandtomfiles.com/images/paradise10.gif

and

http://www.hawkandtomfiles.com/images/brother.jpg

I don't like Dali and I believe him to be overrated. I consider him to be the great historical Marylin Manson of painting: good at shocking people, but lacking substance, and emotional depth.

http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/165bg.jpg

-Goya is best

That rules so hard.

You're in high school then?
No. Why?
I think he means that most high school students (myself included) are fooled by Dali's work into thinking him an extremely talented and creative artist. As we age, we realise that 'Yes, he is good, but he's not that good, and in fact a tad over-rated'. And then move on to other artists.
Personally I love Picasso's work when it comes to abstract art. I also really like MC Escher (it's a maths thing). For modern art, I really dig Roy Leichtenstien's stuff (I grew up on comics) and more modern; Damien Hurst's work. Tracey Eminen is a talentless hack, might I add.

Great reply btw, NG!

I don't like Dali and I believe him to be overrated. I consider him to be the great historical Marylin Manson of painting: good at shocking people, but lacking substance, and emotional depth.

I agree, I think although his style is interesting and some of his art is good,
he is over-rated.

Vision Of Hell (http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~voh/dali.jpg).

I like Dalí a lot, seeing some of the Really Big Masterworkz0rs in person (Tampa...) helped. But I prefer Andy Warhol slightly more though.

He's my favorite artist, and it's time I post something on him. I won't post a poll, for there are way too many different paintings of Dali that reflect different styles and viewpoints. But the genius, fantasy, and humanity of each of his paintings is undeniable.
My personal favorite is Premonition of Civil War. Its images of corporal mutilation are shocking, as are many of his paintings. But once you get over that, he produces a lurid image that is unbelievably delightful. One almost wants to take pleasure from the pain it shows. I laugh in twisted delight when I see it.
My second is probably the most tender Dali ever did. Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) was painted in Dali's later period, where some of his worst art was produced. But in this painting, he suceeded at a longtime goal of his: to combine science and religion. Despite not being particularly religious myself, I find it to be one of the most powerful, and moving, Christian iconography of the 20th century.
Narcissus.
Also, Young Virgin Autosodomized by Her Own Chastity.

I think he means that most high school students (myself included) are fooled by Dali's work into thinking him an extremely talented and creative artist. As we age, we realise that 'Yes, he is good, but he's not that good, and in fact a tad over-rated'. And then move on to other artists.
Personally I love Picasso's work when it comes to abstract art. I also really like MC Escher (it's a maths thing). For modern art, I really dig Roy Leichtenstien's stuff (I grew up on comics) and more modern; Damien Hurst's work. Tracey Eminen is a talentless hack, might I add.

Great reply btw, NG!
Well, I'm older. Maybe I never left high school mentally, however. A lot of my friends wiish they were there :) .

http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/165bg.jpg

-Goya is best
Who's this? Kronos?

Vision Of Hell (http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~voh/dali.jpg).

I like Dalí a lot, seeing some of the Really Big Masterworkz0rs in person (Tampa...) helped. But I prefer Andy Warhol slightly more though.

St. Petersburg, Florida, not Tampa. Been there too. That's why my vote is for Hallucinogenic Toreador (http://cgfa.dotsrc.org/dali/dali25.jpg). It's much more impressive in person, considering the canvas is 14 feet by 9 feet.

Hawkintom']I have two...



http://www.hawkandtomfiles.com/images/paradise10.gif

and

http://www.hawkandtomfiles.com/images/brother.jpg
The second one is excellent, and is especially moving if you know a bit about Dali's childhood. You see, there was a Salvadore Dali that was born to the same family, and died shortly after birth. Being superstitous, the Dalis believed that their second son was a reincarnation of the first, and named him Salvadore. He was forever fascinated by his dead brother.

The second one is excellent, and is especially moving if you know a bit about Dali's childhood. You see, there was a Salvadore Dali that was born to the same family, and died shortly after birth. Being superstitous, the Dalis believed that their second son was a reincarnation of the first, and named him Salvadore. He was forever fascinated by his dead brother.
I'm getting tired of repeating myself: it's not Salvatore, it's not Salvadore, it's Salvador.