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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Salvador Dali in Texas

Monday, February 13, 2012

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Salvador Dali is once again being talked about at high end auctions. Museum exhibits continue to be announced globally. Dali seems to be gaining momentum as record prices and sales are being talked about in the news. Dali's wife Gala and the Surrealists Group are also being talked about as current or modern day artists and performers seem to be using quite a few of the Surrealists ideas to promote themselves in the 21st century music, film, tv and print publication worlds. As Dali is permanent fixture at the major museums of the world, you will continue to hear good things about this 20th Century Master.

Persistence of Memory

Dali's most talked about work, location: MOMA

Late in life, Dali continued to hand work in a variety of mediums.

Here we see Dali creating an original Wax form used to make

metal wall hangings called Bas Releif.

An impressive image from Dali's "Faust" series.

One of many interpretations of "The Angelus" by Millet

This was one of Dali's favorite works to pay homage to.

Dali always made a statement!

Quite a few modern day film actors have been asked to play

the role of Dali in upcoming films.

Dali was respected and admired by other well known artists and masters.

Andy Warhol met Dali many times as Dali lived at the St. Regis Hotel

from 1964 to 1974 and was often available to meet the public or

celebrities as Dali enjoyed sitting with people and having wine and

talking about science, religeon and art.

Dali in his studio. Notice the old style telephone that made

it into many of his works.

Quite a few celbrities have purchased Dali works at auction.

The sale at this specific auction also benefited charity.

Another well known actor playing the role of Dali in a Woody Allen film.

Dali and his wife Gala.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Surrealist Andre Masson Dali Picasso Miro

Andre Masson the well known Surrelalist was a master at "automatic writing" and printmaking, graphics and as a painter. Masson knew the other surrealists and was part of the Surrealist Movement along with Breton, Dali and others. Here is an example of an original lithogrpah hand signed by Masson in 1967

Atalante is a brilliant work of art with vibrant colors which represent the flavors of the Mediterranean. The word comes from the Ancient Greek "Atalanta" who is a character within Greek mythology.

The word has strong connotations with the sea.

It is a name for basin of the coast of Crete, and also the name of an island.

Here we have a front row seat to Masson's automatic drawing,

we can almost see how his hands would've moved as he composed this work.

At this time in his career Masson was working immensely with lithographs. He was well regarded in terms of his ability to produce prints. This is one of his fascinating examples of his artistry.