Dali_Biography

Dali Biography May 15, 2005 “A true painter is one who can paint extraordinary scenes in the middle of an empty desert. A true painter is one who can patiently paint a pear in the midst of tumults of history.” -Salvador Dali "Salvador," as told by Dali, was “destined to rescue and save painting from the mediocre catastrophes of modern art.” Salvador Dali is considered the greatest artist of the surrealist movement and one of the greatest masters of art during the twentieth century, experimenting with numerous other creative forms: sculpture, screenwriting, jewelry, and different styles and genres of art. Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí I Domenech was born on May 11, 1904, as the son of a prestigious notary in the small town of Figueres, in Northern Spain. Salvador Dali is given the same name as his older brother, who died prior to his birth. Dali’s older brother Salvador passes away at the age of seven from an attack of meningitis. Dali wrote that they resembled each other like two drops of water, but with different reflections. The profound sadness experienced by their parents was transpired into an unconditional dedication towards their new child. His early childhood was dali, salvador, first, art, years, one, talent, surrealist, painter, paint, early, different, artist, age, young, year, world, true, styles, son, same, reality, passes, parents, paintings, painting, older, old, movement, memory, life, later, interpretation, greatest, found