What's the story here? Was this just a one-day-kinda-perf-art-thing or did he really own this?
Salvador Dali and his pet anteater
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What's the story here? Was this just a one-day-kinda-perf-art-thing or did he really own this?
Salvador Dali and his pet anteater
Maybe. Maybe not. His life at times was performance and the anteater can be just a prop. This was way before Lady Gaga.
He was known to have a pet ocelot. Why not an anteater?
Salvador Dali used to complain that there wasn't enough surrealism in the world. He once said it was a shame that when you went to a restaurant and ordered a nice piece of fish the waiter never brought you a flaming phone book.
dali was certainly a "commercial" artist. he, but more his wife gala, was very focused on commercial success, pr, and selling his art!
Dali had some very good quotes and my favourite is "The difference between me and people who are mad, is that I'm not mad". On another note, I remember someone who played tennis with him, who said he had a marvellous way of going for the ball, without actually hitting it.
Dali his life was art. There's a fun Dali museum in Barcelona. He was also quite entrepreneurial.
OK. I'll bite...
What does Dali have to do with photography?
If you tell me his work was photographs of real things/people, I'll tell you you're nuts. :eek:
- Leigh
he would have loved "the flaming carrot"
Leigh, though I read he was was involved in short films at some point, tis a stretch, but think his impact on photography garners him a seat here. But if the mods wish, move to Lounge or more appropriate.
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