“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 Dali
b. 5-11-1904; Spain
d. 1-23-1989; Spain

SALVADORE DALI BOOKS, VIDEOS

Salvador Dali: 1904-1989 by Robert Descharnes -

The Secret Life of Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali - Early autobiography, illustrated with over eighty photographs of Dali and his works. Republication of 1942 Edition.

Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dali - The second volume of Dali's autobiography covers 1952 to 1963 and stands as one of the seminal texts of Surrealism, revealing the most astonishing and intimate workings of an eccentirc polymath genius who became the living embodiment of the 20th century's most intensely subversive, disturbing and influential art movements.

50 Secrets of Magic Craftmanship by Salvador Dali -

The Persistence of Memory: A Biography of Dali by Meredith Etherington-Smith - Surrealist painter, author, filmmaker, lecturer, performance artist, charlatan, genius, clown, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) once asked himself, “Where does the deep and philosophical Dali begin, and where does the loony and preposterous Dali end?” This even handed but exactin biography, based on interview, unpublished letters, and previously unavailable archives, explores the relationship between his eccentric life and the hallucinatory imagery of he paintings that, like the soft watches, have become 20th-century icons. The author penetrates the artist's self-mythologizing facade to reveal the man behind the outrageous mustache and cryptic canvasses: his Catalan childhood: his relationships with Garcia Lorca, Bunuel, Breton, Picasso, Miro, de Chirico, Man Ray, Ernst and Eluard: Dali's fixations, phobias, and Surrealist pranks; and his bizarre marriage to Gala – muse, business manager, nymphomanic, gold digger, and finally tormentor. With sixteen color reproductions. (back cover)

Salvador Dali’s Dream of Venus: The Surrealist Funhouse from the 1939 World’s Fair by Ingrid Schaffner - A stunning collection of black and white and early Kodachrome photographs showing both the construction and the completion of the funhouse - from Dalí painting a melting clock to showgirls parading for their audience. Salvador Dalí's Dream of Venus reveals not only an eccentric work of architecture, but also a one-of-a-kind creation by one of the most fertile imaginations of the 20th century.

Dali Postcards: 24 Paintings -

Dali DVD (1986) - A major critical film biography of Salvador Dali. This film presents Dali's entire oeuvre--painting, sculpture, writing, fashion and film--in the context of his extraordinary life and international career. It has been constructed through a combination of specially shot location footage, archival film, feature film material, rostrum filmings of Dali's paintings and interviews with his friends and colleagues. The narration of the film has been drawn from Dali's own writings. In "Dali," the great Spanish painter is finally captured in all his inimitable glory!

LINKS FOR LEARNING: SALVADOR DALI

• Salvador Dali Biography
• Salvador Dali Audio Clip & Biography from the BBC
• Salvador Dali, National Gallery of Art
• Surrealism, WebMuseum Paris
• Destino- is a short animated film collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney. The project was begun in 1945 but dropped in 1946; it was resurrected by Walt Disney's nephew in 1999 and premiered in 2003.