Picasso called Dali "an outboard motor that's always running." Dali thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics - and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting, approaching the subconscious with extraordinary sensitivity and imagination. This lively monograph presents the infamous Surrealist in full color and in his own words. His provocative imagery is all here, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe. A friend of the artist for over thirty years, privy to the reality behind Dali's public image, author Robert Descharnes is uniquely qualified to analyze Dali - both the man and the myth.
- ISBN10 3822838225
- ISBN13 9783822838228
- Publish Date 25 September 2007 (first published September 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 January 2021
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Taschen GmbH
- Edition Taschen's 25th anniversary ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 780
- Language English