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Salvador Dalí
Figueres, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol GYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned fo…
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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol GYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres in Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments. Dalí's artistic repertoire included painting, sculpture, film, graphic arts, animation, fashion, and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays, and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric and ostentatious public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork. His public support for the Francoist regime, his commercial activities and the quality and authenticity of some of his late works have also been controversial. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art, popular culture, and contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. There are two major museums devoted to Salvador Dalí's work: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. Description above from the Wikipedia article Salvador Dalí, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
The Last Election
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2025
Enigma
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2024
Gaumont, the Étrange Anthology
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2023
Donyale Luna: Supermodel
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2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
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2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
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2019
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
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2019
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
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2018
Salvador Dalí: In Search of Immortality
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2018
Salvador Dalí. In Search of Immortality
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2016
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
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2016
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
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2015
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
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2015
Dali's Last Masterpiece
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2014
Dali's Greatest Secret
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2013
Jodorowsky's Dune
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2010
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
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2009
Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments
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2006
Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí
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2006
Salvador Dalí at Work
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2006
Filmmakers in Action
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2006
Who Gets to Call It Art?
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2004
The Dali Dimension
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2003
Destino
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2003
Gala
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2003
The End of a Mystery
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2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
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2000
Speaking of Buñuel
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2000
Buñuel in Hollywood
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2000
Babaouo
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1994
Eurovizija.LT
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1988
Imagine: John Lennon
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1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
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1980
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
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1978
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
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1976
Viaje a la Alcarria
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1976
Songs for After a War
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1976
Impressions of Upper Mongolia
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1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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1972
Le Grand Échiquier
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