Dalí with his ocelot, Babou, 1965, photo by Roger Higgins, public domain Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (1904 – 1989) is one of the most celebrated artists in history. His fiercely technical, highly unusual paintings, sculptures, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Federico García Lorca
Via YouTube June 5, 1898 - Federico García Lorca: ' ''To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.'' 84 years ago he was murdered by a fascist firing squad, but Federico García Lorca remains true to his famous … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Visionary Artist, Salvador Dalí
Courtesy of Salvador Dalí Foundation May 11, 1904 - Salvador Dalí "Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure – that of being Salvador Dalí." He was born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol. Salvador … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Salvador Dalí’s Amazing “Alice In Wonderland” Illustrations from 50 years ago reprinted for special 150th Anniversary Edition of the Book
"Advice From A Caterpillar" Salvador Dalí’s work is trippy anyway, so the pairing of Dalí and Alice In Wonderland writer Lewis Carroll, must have seemed like a perfect match in the 1960s when Random House publishers commissioned Dalí to illustrate an exclusive edition of … [Read more...]
Exhumed Corpse of Salvador Dali Shows His Legendary ‘Stache Still Looks GREAT
Spanish astrologist and tarot reader Pilar Abel has long maintained that she is the lovechild of legendary Surrealist artist Salvador Dali and her mother, a domestic helper in the Spanish fishing village Port Lligat. Abel was told by her grandmother that Dalí was her father … [Read more...]
ICYMI: Stories And Links You’ll Be Gossiping About All Weekend!
We couldn't believe the things we read this week: [Read more...]
#Flashback1946: Watch Disney’s & Dali’s Incredible Surrealist Animation, “Destino”
In 1945 Walt Disney hired Salvador Dalí to design a surreal animated short to be part of a packaged film in the vein of Fantasia. Disney chose Ray Gilbert and Armando Dominguez’s ballad Destino because of the title —the Spanish word for “destiny”. Dalí split his time between … [Read more...]
17 Animals That Look Like Humans
By now, we've all seen the cat that looks like Adam Driver and, of course, the alpaca that … [Read more...]
#TBTFashion: The Gayest Men’s Looks, Space-Age Hairdos, a Dali Runway & Predictions From 1939
Hard to imagine today, but before TV and the internet, … [Read more...]
Happy Movember!: Celebrate With the 19 Most Memorable Moustaches of All-Time
It's Movember again! The Movember Foundation challenges men to grow moustaches during Movember (formerly, November) to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health … [Read more...]
