Dalì: Masters of Art

Although Salvador Dalís characteristically provocative behavior and bizarre pictorial language made him an outlier in high society, his body of work reflects his centurys most important innovations and concerns. This introduction to Dalís work features dozens of exquisite reproductions as it traces the artists development, life and career. Readers will learn how he was influenced by contemporaries Miró, Ernst, and de Chirico as well as by Raphael and Gaudí. It explores his early adoption of Surrealism, his fascination with the subconscious, and his antipathy toward war. It illustrates how Dalís return to the Catholic church and his interest in nuclear and atomic physics was manifested in his paintings; how he experimented in film and, later, even created holograms. By making Dalís often perplexing art accessible to audiences of every level, this engaging introduction helps readers understand why he remains one of the most influentialand imitatedartists of all time. See more