Salvador Dali
I'm not really sure why, but I've been really interested in this artist for a pretty long while now. The first piece from him which I saw was while in primary school, titled "The persistence of memory". I thought it was pretty cool so later on in life I made something similar to the melting clocks: a strawberry with a clock as a face being distorted by a whirling warp moving in a circular motion towards the center. Took me like 5 minuites, so nothing serious. I dare not post it here because I'd be banned from BL due to how badly it was drawn.
It's not like I'm fond of all the paintings he did, though, but some of them are astounding like the images below. Tbh, I don't understand them unless I read some analysis stuff, but they still manage to speak to my subconcious mind about stuff I can relate to, that I can nod and agree to. Yet some of his art really haunts my mind, others just serve as eye candy. It's kind of bothering his pictures are pretty much all influenced by his childhood. He picks elements from nature to traumatic events in his life, nature being the catalan landscapes and traumas grasshoppers, female genitalia etc.
Wouldn't be surprised at all if trauma is the biggest influence of his art. That would explain the disturbing look of his most paintings. It's as if he is fixed about these, that he just won't let go. Maybe because he finds it pleasurable, showing some traits of either masochism or sadomasochism.
My view of and opinion about Dali is very contradictionary. I get annoyed when people speak highly of him, but I also get a bit mad if people degrade him. I find myself content when there is a balance between the two, simply showing respect to this interesting man. I don't really show respect to him, but yet I kinda do. Really, it simply is that I like him as much as I hate him. If you are interested in knowing how he was like (I'm not really sure, he was pretty much a fulltime actor throughout his lifetime to get as much attention as possible) then there is an excellent interview. It consists of 8 parts, and I'll post the first one of the series here. I think this pretty much is Dali unmasked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGKKyTKVWbY&feature=related
Now for some of the Dali pics that I like
"Metamorphosis of Narcissus". I currently like this one the most. Kinda makes sense, lol, hence the title.
This one differs from his usual paintings. It shows some... goodness? in it
The image right here is a representation of his "Nuclear Mysticism" philosophy.
And finally this one is the most famous of his paintings, "The persistence of time", which I thought was a nifty painting as a kid.
What is your opinions, views, about Salvador Dali? What kind of people likes this dude? I really want to know, so please contribute.
the first one under the nsfw tag.
