Subvert Reality - Dalí (Color Illustration Version Copper Plate Printing)

Author: Editorial Committee of "Art Treasury of First Influence"
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
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Dalí was born in a small town in Spain, where his birthplace was only about 16 miles away from France. His father was a notary, and the family was well-off. He once built Dalí's first art studio by the seaside. After growing up, Dalí and his wife established their own family in a nearby port. The young Dalí studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Madrid. His talent was first discovered by the world in 1925 at his personal exhibition in Barcelona. During World War II, Dalí fled Europe and spent 8 years in the United States. This period was crucial in Dalí's life. In 1941, the Museum of Modern Art in New York held his first grand retrospective exhibition. After his wife's death, Dalí's health deteriorated. In a fire accident at his home in 1984, he was burned, further worsening his health. On January 23, 1989, Dalí died of heart disease and respiratory complications.
Dalí's works are whimsical and bizarre, almost unrelated to reality. His every painting seems to "subvert reality." Representative works include The Premonition of the Spanish Civil War, which depicts a scene that is absurd and terrifying; and The Temptation of St. Anthony, filled with strange hallucinations and a magical atmosphere.