Dalí

Dalí

<div id="description_text_headlines"> <div> <strong>The infamous surrealist: A genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head</strong></div> <div>  </div> </div> <div id="description_text"> Picasso called Dal­ "an outboard motor that€s always running." Dal­ thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head.<br /> <br /> Painter, sculptor, writer, and film maker, <strong>Salvador Dal­</strong> (1904-1989) was one of the century€s greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics - and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of <strong>Sigmund Freud</strong> and psychoanalysis to the art of painting. Dal­ brought extraordinary sensitivity, imagination, and concern for precision to bear upon submerged levels of consciousness.<br /> <br /> This lively biography presents the infamous Surrealist Dal­ in full colour and in his own words. His provocative ideas are all here, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe. And the fantastic phenomenon that was Salvador Dal­ is grasped entire and placed in its various contexts.</div> <div>  </div> <div id="series_text" style="display: block;"> <strong>About the Series:</strong><br /> Each book in TASCHEN€s Basic Art series features:<ul> <li>a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance</li> <li>a concise biography</li> <li>approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions</li> </ul> </div>