Bibliograph

The Dalí legacy, how an eccentric genius changed the art world and created a lasting legacy, Christopher Heath Brown and Jean-Pierre Isbouts ; foreword by Frank Hunter

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The Dalí legacy, how an eccentric genius changed the art world and created a lasting legacy, Christopher Heath Brown and Jean-Pierre Isbouts ; foreword by Frank Hunter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-316)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Dalí legacy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1242046132

Responsibility statement

Christopher Heath Brown and Jean-Pierre Isbouts ; foreword by Frank Hunter

Sub title

how an eccentric genius changed the art world and created a lasting legacy

Summary

"In turns beloved and reviled, twentieth century art, painter, filmmaker, and designer Salvador Dalí set Europe and the United States ablaze with his uncompromising genius, sexual sadism, and flirtations with megalomania. His shocking behavior and work frequently alienated critics; his views were so outrageous, even prominent Surrealists tried to ostracize him. Still, every morning he experienced "an exquisite joy--the joy of being Salvador Dalí," and, through a remarkable talent that invited bewilderment, anger, and adoration, rose to unprecedented levels of fame--forever shifting the landscape of the art world and the nature of celebrity itself. In this stunning volume, rich with more than 150 full-color images, noted art historians Jean-Pierre Isbouts and Christopher Heath Brown discuss the historical, social, and political conditions that shaped Dalí's work, identify the impact of Modern as well as Old Master art, and present an unflinching view of the master's personal relationships and motivations. With their deeply compelling narrative, Isbouts and Brown uncover how Dalí's visual wit and enduring cult of personality still impacts fashion, literature, and art, from Andy Warhol to Lady Gaga, and seeks to answer why, in an age of shock and awe, Dalí's art still manages to distress, perplex, and entertain." -- Page two of jacket cover

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- The early years : 1922-1926 -- The years in the wilderness : 1926-1929 -- The persistence of memory : 1929-1934 -- New horizons : 1934-1945 -- The atomic era : 1945-1955 -- The mystic universe : 1955-1960 -- A return to the past : 1960-1968 -- The later years : 1968-1989 -- Essays: A new interpretation of "The persistance of memory" ; Illusion and meaning in Dalí's "The skull of Zurbarán"

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