Daliism
“Daliism”
Salvatore Dali was a Spanish artist who redefined a genre with new ideas and styles of painting. Dali’s work is often described as surrealist art, which is, according to Webster’s dictionary, “the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations.” It is also said that Dali had created his own legacy and following which lead to the creation of his own sub-genre “Daliism.” In order to describe his art one must first understand Dali’s life, origins, and development.
First of all, Salvatore Dali was born in Spain in 1904 to a prestigious and wealthy family. From his early years it was recognized that he had a natural talent for painting when he began his first lessons at ten years old. As his art education continued Dali became infatuated with drugs and alcohol which seemed to have drove him insane. As told in his biography by Frank Weyers,......
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