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Salvador Dali, born [[Felipe Jacinto]] (1904-1989) in Figueras (Spain), is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". He was a Catalan surrealist painter with a big curly moustache. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, Madrid, he moved to Paris and joined the Surrealists (1928), becoming one of the principal figures of the movement. His study of abnormal psychology and dream symbolism led him to represent "paranoiac" objects in landscapes remembered from his Spanish boyhood. In 1940 he settled in the USA, became a Catholic, and devoted his art to symbolic religious paintings. He wrote The Secret Life of Salvador Dali (1942), and collaborated with Luis Buñuel in the Surrealist films "Un Chien andalou" (1928, "An Andalusian Dog"), and "L'Age d'or" (1930, "The Golden Age"). One of his best-known paintings is "The Persistence of Memory" (known as "The Limp Watches", 1931, Museum of Modern Art, New York City).
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[[Salvador Dali|Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech]] (1904-1989)
  
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As a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid, he discovered [[Dada|Dadaism]] which remained an influence throughout his career. After moving to Paris he joined the [[wikipedia:Surrealism|Surrealists]], becoming one of the principal figures of the movement. In 1940 he settled in the USA, became a Catholic - which inspired his symbolic religious paintings.
  
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He wrote The Secret Life of Salvador Dali (1948), and collaborated with [[wikipedia:Luis Buñuel|Luis Buñuel]] in the Surrealist films [[wikipedia:Un chien andalou|Un chien andalou]], and [[wikipedia:L'Âge d'Or|L'Âge d'Or]].
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One of his best known paintings is [[wikipedia:The Persistence of Memory|The Persistence of Memory]].
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[[Salvador Dali]] is included in the [[:Category:Freak Out! (The List)|list of names]] on the cover of [[Freak Out!]]
  
 
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Revision as of 22:25, 28 October 2006

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech (1904-1989)

As a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid, he discovered Dadaism which remained an influence throughout his career. After moving to Paris he joined the Surrealists, becoming one of the principal figures of the movement. In 1940 he settled in the USA, became a Catholic - which inspired his symbolic religious paintings.

He wrote The Secret Life of Salvador Dali (1948), and collaborated with Luis Buñuel in the Surrealist films Un chien andalou, and L'Âge d'Or.

One of his best known paintings is The Persistence of Memory.

Salvador Dali is included in the list of names on the cover of Freak Out!

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