Salvador Dali
Today (when writing) I went to see the Salvador Dali, Liquid Desire show in Melbourne. I have long liked his worked, both for its range of subjects, including the religious ones and the surrealist and yet detailed portrayal of his subjects. We were there for about 2 hours, and I could have spent much longer there. I had no idea of the range of art forms he engaged in: film, sculpture, set design for ballets and film, jewellery, photography and of course painting.
I was fascinated to find out a bit about some of the influences, from being named after his dead brother and being treated as a reincarnation of that brother (who had died at the age of two) and his struggle to create his own identity. He was always “out there” and was always amazingly talented. He was greatly influenced by Freud, and the surrealist movement, but carved his own path. He scandalised his father by hooking up with the wife of another surrealist who was 10 years older. They were together for over 50 years and she was profoundly influential on his art, mainly through managing him. He was also influenced by the splitting of the atom and the works of Einstein. He created “nuclear mysticism” exploring how we are made up of atoms flying apart. In his youth he denounced his catholic faith as decadent, but re-imbraced it later on, which can be seen in his work at exploring the miracles using these theories.
I look forward to looking at his art with a greater depth of understanding of what he was exploring how it helps he explore my own faith, and my own subconscious and how that shapes my own creativity.
I was fascinated to find out a bit about some of the influences, from being named after his dead brother and being treated as a reincarnation of that brother (who had died at the age of two) and his struggle to create his own identity. He was always “out there” and was always amazingly talented. He was greatly influenced by Freud, and the surrealist movement, but carved his own path. He scandalised his father by hooking up with the wife of another surrealist who was 10 years older. They were together for over 50 years and she was profoundly influential on his art, mainly through managing him. He was also influenced by the splitting of the atom and the works of Einstein. He created “nuclear mysticism” exploring how we are made up of atoms flying apart. In his youth he denounced his catholic faith as decadent, but re-imbraced it later on, which can be seen in his work at exploring the miracles using these theories.
I look forward to looking at his art with a greater depth of understanding of what he was exploring how it helps he explore my own faith, and my own subconscious and how that shapes my own creativity.
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