Salvador Dali was an artist of prodigious creativity and boundless energy.Even though he seemed to be obsessed with money in his pursue to create the Dali brand, yet his art work was based on true talent and inspiration.
For Dali America seemed to be intriguing and exciting new world. Once settled in America in 1940s Dali issued his own Declaration of the Independence of the Imagination and the Rights of Man to His Own Madness, declaring that “the difference between me and a madman, is that I am not mad”.
America became a new home for Dali, where he developed many of his best-known works. Critics claim that in America Dali “realised wide-range creativity which he could not find in Europe”.
Just like Columbus, Dali discovered a New World, he depicted its prosperity in the “Allegory of an American Christmas” (1934), its emerging power in the “Geopolitical Child Watching the Birth of the New Man” (1943) and finally he conquered a New World with his talent and creativity.
Dali had influenced not only an art world but other creative industries, including cinematograph, design and fashion. He became one of the most celebrated artists in the world. His works can be seen in a great number of specialized Dali museums spread around the World, among which are:
The Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg Florida USA, Dali Theater and Museum in Figueres Catalonia Spain and Espace Dali in Paris.
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February 22nd, 2010 → 1:46 am @ Kasatka
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