Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali

By: Josh Wise

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET

   Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain on May 11, 1904

  When he was young his parents told him he was the

reincarnation of his older brother who died 9 months
before his birth. This was something Dali believed.

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET
   He often describes his surrealistic work as hand-
painted dream photos.

  He was actually kicked out of the surrealist “party”

in Spain for dabbling in Dada and cubism, and was
quoted as saying “Surrealism is me”

  He was also expelled from a school of fine arts in

Madrid for telling his professors they weren’t
competent enough to judge his work.

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET
   In 1922 he met Helena Diakonova. A Russian
immigrant who was already married when they met
and was more than ten years older than him.

  She was by far his greatest influence because she

personified many of his dreams and fears.

  Sigmund Freud and Hitler were also great

inspirations to Dali.

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET
   He was credited with producing over 1500 works of
art.

  He had two museums dedicated to his work while he

was alive

  Later in life he became so obsessed with money, he

would sign blank pieces of paper and sell them to
artists to draw on and pass off as his art.

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET
   I choose Dali for the symbolism and emotion that he
painted into his works.

  And he was one of, if not the most, eccentric and

crazy artists in history.

  He died in his hometown of Figueres, Catalonia,

Spain on January 23, 1989.

Joshua Wise Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:09:25 AM ET