Salvador dali detailed biography

Salvador Dali is internationally renowned as the flamboyant face of Spanish Surrealism. A master of self-promotion, his character was as colorful and eccentric as his art.

Salvador dali detailed biography

His career expanded over six decades and encompassed an extraordinary range of media from painting, sculpture, film, and photography to fashion design and graphics. He was fascinated with the uncharted depths of the unconscious human mind, dreaming up mystical, imaginary motifs, and barren, desolate landscapes.

Salvador Dali: Life in Catalonia

Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali I Domenech in 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Dali’s parents led him to believe he was the reincarnation of his older brother, who had died just 9 months before he was born.

A tempestuous and unpredictable child, Dali was prone to outbursts of rage with family and friends, but he showed an early aptitude for art which his parents were keen to encourage. His artistic eye was part