Dalí (Taschen Basic Art Series)

As Dalí himself explained, he painted with “the most imperialist fury of precision,” but only “to systematize confusion and thus to help discredit completely the world of reality.”Revolutionizing the role of the artist, the mustache-twirling Dalí also had the intuition to parade a controversial persona in the public arena and, through printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, and film, to create work that could be consumed and not just contemplated o

He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí: The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis. . He directed art reviews such as L'Œil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. Gilles Néret (1933–2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer and museum correspondent

About the Author Gilles Néret (1933–2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer and museum correspondent. He directed art reviews such as L'Œil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. . He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí: The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis

Five Stars BB1 Beautiful book. Amazon Customer said Recommend the book.. After reading "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali," this book was more acceptable to read and learn about him as an artist. Regardless of his big ego etc., he was an excellent surrealist painter. The book has good glossy photographs of his paintings along with explanations about them.. lynn gray said Five Stars. Perfect gift for someone special