Genre: Nonfiction--Art History
Completed: 16 June 2009
Summary & Review:
This book provides a look at the extensive career of Salvador Dalí, mainly following a chronological path along the artist's life and work with numerous color reproductions of his paintings.
Many people don't know a lot about Dalí other than that he painted weird melting watches and was a surrealist, so this book gives a decent basic introduction to him and his...unique...work. I thought the book was well written and I really appreciated all the color images, but in all honesty, Dalí is just not one of my favorite artists. I think he was a pioneer, and if he had only shied away from the excessive erotic, obscene, and scatological themes I could appreciate his art more because at times he has incredibly innovative and intriguing compositions like The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (The Dream of Christopher Columbus) of 1958-9 (below).
Rating: 5.0
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