"THE SURREALISM IS ME", said Salvador Dali once, with the conviction that only true exceptionally talented and creative individuals can express. This enigmatic painter possessed a unique personality. He emerged as the leader of the Surrealist movement, yet he was expelled due to differences within the group. These noticeable differences came from Sigmund Freud's influence over him; his explorations of his own fears and fantasies through symbolic images like time irrelevance, critical paranoia and double imagery transformation. Later he shifted from personal obsessions to scientific, historical and religious themes.
Dali was and eccentric and a genius in all aspects, including his personal life. He falled in love with Gala, a married woman, and went to inordinate lenghts to attract her. Taking his best shirt he tored it, exposing his navel. Then he shaved his armpits and knees, painted them blue, shaved them again until they bleeded, and finally rubbed a mixture of fish glue, manure and water all over his body. When he was ready to meet her, he changed his mind and clean himself up before running and collapsing at her feet laughing histerically.
Besides his eccentricities, nobody can deny his influence over the next generation of painters. Most of today's works have a touch of surrealism, a dreamy reminder of Salvador Dali's great contributions to art. And now you have the opportunity to inmerse into his world by visiting the following sites about Salvador Dali. Clicking the picture will take you to four different places. And the links below represent additional sites to visit.
