February Inspiration of the month: Dali

Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2010 in inspiration | 0 comments

There are too many reasons to list why Dali rocks (see here with Man Ray). Here are just 4 and why if I sit there and think, that’s a bit of a crazy idea, I remind myself that society initially considered a lobster phone “art” with a capital “A”….probably not.

1. Expelled from Art School after stating that no one there was qualified enough to critque him.

2. Developed a signature mustache and once presented at a conference dressed as a deep sea diver (with helmet for added effect).

3. Dabbled in sculpture, writing and film outside of painting and illustrating collaborating with independent film maker, Luis Bunuel, horror maestro, Alfred Hitchcock and poet Garcia Lorca.

4. Became a massive influence on popular culture, fashion, theatre and film inspiring others such as Andy Warhol and Walt Disney.

5. Fearlessly explored the world around him. Dali used quantum physics as a theme for “The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory”, a reworking of his most commonly known painting of melting clocks “The Persistence of Memory”.