“Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.”
— Salvador Dalí, Diary of a genius
“When I paint, the sea roars
Others splash about in the bath”
— Salvador Dalí
Others splash about in the bath”
“It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.”
— Salvador Dalí
What’s your favorite painting by Salvador Dali?
And why?
I would love to hear your stories.
A few of mine:
Portrait of my dead brother (1963)
Atmospheric skull sodomizing a grand piano (1934)
The great masturbator (1929)
The temptation of St. Anthony (1946)
The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (1959)
“I cannot understand why human beings should be so little individualized, why they should behave with such great collective uniformity. I do not understand why when I ask for a grilled lobster at a restaurant, I’m never served a cooked telephone.”
— Salvador Dalí(Source: brainpickings.org, via jbishop)
The Skull of Zurbarán (1956) by Salvador Dali
