This startling early autobiography takes Dali through his late 30s and "communicates the snobbishness, self-adoration, comedy, seriousness, fanaticism, in short the concept of life and the total picture of himself (Dali) sets out to portray"--"Books. Superbly illustrated with over 80 photographs of [...]
Written by the foremost scholars for a general audience, Abrams' Masters of Art series has proved its popularity over the years, becoming the industry's best-selling art history monograph series. In each book, forty full-page colorplates are accompanied by commentaries discussing each individual wor[...]
This book presents the strange, humorous and wildly inventive paintings of Salvador Dali. The author helps children unlock the mysteries of Dali's artwork by explaining his use of detail, colour and illusion. Each double page spread in this book explores a single work to illustrate the ideas and inf[...]
En av alla tiders märkligaste självbiografier: Salvador Dalis bok om sig själv: Salvador Dalis hemliga liv. Vad sägs om öppningsraderna: "När jag var sex år ville jag bli kock. När jag var sju ville jag bli Napoleon. Och min ärelystnad har sedan dess hela tiden vuxit."[...]
"As far back as 1922 the great poet Garcia Lorca had predicted that I was destined for a literary career and had suggested that my future lie precisely in the "pure novel."" In Salvador Dali's only novel, the reader enters the bizarre world already familiar to us from his paintings. Dali describes, [...]
This work is a new edition of a classic. "Diary of a Genius" stands as one of the seminal texts of Surrealism, revealing the most astonishing and intimate workings of the mind of Salvador Dali, the eccentric polymath genius who became the living embodiment of the 20th century's most intensely subver[...]
States, nationalist movements, and ethnic groups in conflict with one another often face a choice between violent and nonviolent strategies. Although major wars between sovereign states have become rare, contemporary world politics has been rife with internal conflict, ethnic cleansing, and violence[...]
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most famous and controversial artists of the 20th century. Although he was prolific for more than sixty years-creating 1,200 oil paintings, countless drawings, sculptures, theatre and fashion designs, book illustrations, and numerous writings-the nearly unive[...]
Rare, important volume in which famed Surrealist expounds -- in his inimitably eccentric fashion -- on what painting should be, the history of painting, what is good and bad painting, the merits of specific artists, and more. Includes his 50 "secrets" for mastering the craft, including "the secret o[...]
Painter, designer, and filmmaker Salvador Dalí (1904?1989) was one of the most colorful and controversial figures in 20th-century art. A pioneer of Surrealism, he was both praised and reviled for the subconscious imagery he projected into his paintings, which he sometimes referred to as "e;hand[...]
Salvador Dali at Home explores the influence of Catalan culture and tradition, Dali's home life and the places he lived, on his life and work. Fully illustrated with over 130 illustrations of his famous work, as well as lesser known pieces, archive imagery, contemporary landscapes and personal photo[...]
"Maniac Eyeball is the third, final and most comprehensive volume of autobiography written by the late Salvador Dali. "Maniac Eyeball contains the frank and uncensored confessions of Salvador Dali, from his childhood and first adolescent sexual experiences to his emergence as a painter, surrealist a[...]
Art, Surrealism, autobiography all of Dali by Dali. Salvador Dali in his own words. With many, many numerous photographs and illustrations throughout. A beautifully designed book.[...]