Monday, June 7, 2010

Chapter II - Salvador Dali

I don't have many 'heroes' or inspirations in life, but Salvador Dali is someone I really admire and look up to. If you dont know him, he was a Spanish artist who specialised in surrealism. He lived from 1904 - 1998 and was renowned for his eccentric and enigmatic personality. For some reason, i began to respect him and the things he said over his lifetime. He was so intelligent, different and so far ahead of his time. For this he was criticised by many people. This is his wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD

These are some of my favourite quotes:

"Surrealism is destructive, but it only destroys what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision."
"The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents."
"Those who do not want to imitate anything produce nothing."

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