The Fine Art Thread

[nimda]

Some of my favorite pieces by Salvador Dali



Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man (1943)



The Persistence of Memory (1952-1954)



Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938



Microphysical Madonna, 1954



Young Virgin Auto-Sodomized by Her Own Chastity, 1954
This painting also made it to Playboy collection, LA

[sSsflamesSs]

Wow, admin, those are really awesome.

That last one is especially intense, haha.

[Anonymouse]

Admin those are some nice choices. Dali is indeed amazing considering he painted his dreams. In any event, that last painting of the womans ass and the penis shaped object didn't elude me.

[Arvestaked]

Unfortunately, I really hate Dali.

[sSsflamesSs]

Originally posted by Arvestaked Unfortunately, I really hate Dali.

Why?

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by Arvestaked Unfortunately, I really hate Dali.

He isn't my all top favorite, but I admire some of his stuff, since there is a certain mystique to it.

However, that's the beauty of fine art, it's open to interpretation. I don't really much dig those paintings you submitted of flat lifeless paint.

[nimda]

I like a lot of Dali's works, these are just a few, and it's very hard to choose between what to show.

Throughout history many hated Dali, especially other Artists. the reason mainly was that, at least in my opinion, while most Artists live poor - die poor, Dali was able to sell his art with great success during his life, and he lived a very extravagant rich life. So because of his love of money many thought of him as a sellout.

His stuff is violent, sexy, bizarre ..... it's great!

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by admin I like a lot of Dali's works, these are just a few, and it's very hard to choose between what to show.

Throughout history many hated Dali, especially other Artists. the reason mainly was that, at least in my opinion, while most Artists live poor - die poor, Dali was able to sell his art with great success during his life, and he lived a very extravagant rich life. So because of his love of money many thought of him as a sellout.

His stuff is violent, sexy, bizarre ..... it's great!

Well, that's just inconsequential xxxx. It's more like they hated him for tapping in to that niche of being able to sell his work.

In any event, he's "ok", but my real love lies with the impressionists, and the post impressionists, or rather as they are known, the expressionists, such as Van Gogh, and Munch.

[nimda]

... gotta love a guy who ate paint ...

[Anonymouse]

Indeed.