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Dali (1904-1989) sublimated his life in his art of painting. Relying on great craftsmanship, acquired in all sorts of art experiments, he lifted surrealism, in an inimitable self-willed manner, to exceptional heights. He photographed, as it were, associatively what was enacted in his mind. Incited by, at the time, new psychological insights he tried to fix his subconscious with images, and to visualize his dreams in all their inscrutable symbolism. It was for this purpose that he developed his famous "paranoid-critical" method. To us, one dimensional mortal souls, only the paintings and other expressions remain as fascinating witnesses to a literally unbelievably intense and active life. Perhaps we are so drawn to them because not only do they allow us to have a look inside Dali’s subconscious, but they also are a mirror reflecting our own souls.
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Soft Self-portrait With Fried Bacon (1941) by Salvador Dali
from Soft Self-portrait With Fried Bacon (1941). Dali painted this self-portrait during his eight-year-exile in the United States, where he had fled from the Spanish civil war. The, sometimes, childlike enthusiasm and the drive of the American society appealed to Dali and he had a most productive period there. Under this influence he appeared to reverse his "paranoid-critical" method. Now he painted more from the inside out, as his comment on his self-portrait indicates. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 4.75 in. x 3 in. x 3 in. SD01, $34
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Portrait Of Picasso (1947) by Salvador Dali
from Portrait Of Picasso (1947). Shocked by the dropping of the atom bomb, Dali took a different mystical turning after the Second World War. He combined this new approach with a fanatical interest in the classical art of painting. One year after painting the Portrait of Picasso he described in his "Fifty magical secrets" how surprised he was that people were able to split a nuclear, "but nobody had any knowledge of the substances and the secret juices in which the brothers Van Eyck or Vermeer from the Dutch town of Delft used to dip their paintbrushes. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 5.25 in. x 3.25 in. x 1.5 in. SD06, $36
NEXT AVAILABILITY FEB 08
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The Poetry of America - Cosmic Athletes Statue by Dali
This statue reproduction of The Poetry of America - Cosmic Athletes (Poesie d' Amerique cosmiques, 1943) is adapted from an original painting by Salvador Dali of the same name from the Surrealism art movement. The original painting pays homage to America, the country where Dali lived during the Second World War. Against a background which both shows the American deserts and the Amperdan Plaines, stand a white and a black figure, dressed as American football players, facing each other in a dramatic pose. Behind this, under a warning clock, the African continent, from where the black part of the American nation originates, is dripping gloomily. Dimensions : 4.5"L x 3.5"W x 6.5"H SD11, $64
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Geopolitical Child Watches The Birth Of The New Human (1943) by Salvador Dali
from Geopolitical Child Watches The Birth Of The New Human (1943). In the opening sentences of his manifest which was published some years before Dali says, "When during the history of its culture a people feel the need to cut the ties with which it is bound to the logical systems of the past in order to obtain an independent mythology - a mythology which perfectly fits its essence and its total expression of their biological reality and is recognized by the higher elite- then public opinion demands from the pragmatic society, considering its own systematic, that the motives for such a split is enlightened with traditional and worn out formulas." Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 3.5 in. x 2.5 in. x 2.5 in. SD03, $34
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Geopolitical Child Set Watches The Birth Of The New Human (1943) by Salvador Dali
from Geopolitical Child Watches The Birth Of The New Human (1943). Whilst the world is on fire Dali paints the birth of the new human. Frightened, seeking the protection of its mother, the child sees a man struggling to escape a plastic egg of which the continents drip down. Here stands the new symbol of a new order, a new beginning for a new and perfect world. The painting is a plea for a radical liberation from the oppressive entwinement from the past. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 7 in. x 6.5 in. x 5 in. SD010, $104
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Burning Giraffe (1936-1937) by Salvador Dali
from Burning Giraffe (1936-1937). "The only difference between immortal Greece and our era is Sigmund Freud who discovered that the human body, which in Greek times was merely neoplatonical, is now filled with secret drawers only to be opened through psychoanalysis." The opened drawers in this expressive, propped up female figure thus refer to the inner, subconscious within man. In DaliÕs own words his paintings form "a kind of allegory which serves to illustrate a certain insight, to follow the numerous narcissistic smells which ascend from each of our drawers." Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 7.5 in. x 5 in. x 3.5 in. SD02, $72
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Elephant From The Temptation Of Saint Anthony (1946) by Salvador Dali
from The Temptation Of Saint Anthony (1946). After the Second World War, Dali converted, by his own account, to mysticism. The beginning of the Atomic Era strongly influenced his thinking and led to a strong spiritual foundation for his paintings which he made with a great appreciation for the classic art of painting. The temptation of Saint Anthony originated from an entry for a film poster competition. It shows Dali’s nuclear mysticism in all its fierceness. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 10.4"H x 3.5"W x 2.5"L. SD04, $72
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Dream Caused By The Flight Of A Bee (1944) by Salvador Dali
from Dream Caused By The Flight Of A Bee (1944). The full title "One second before awakening from a dream caused by the flight of a bee around a pomegranate" explains how Dali was inspired by a dream that Gala reported to him. He saw the dream as an illustration of Freud's theory that dreams could be triggered by external stimuli. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 8.25 in. x 5.25 in. x 1.5 in. SD09, $46
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Horse From The Temptation Of Saint Anthony (1946) by Salvador Dali
from The Temptation Of Saint Anthony (1946). Here Dali dovetails with a classical painter's theme, which before was used by the painters Bosch and Breugel, DaliÕs surrealistic predecessors. Dali, though, let the frightful temptations act in an alienating world between heaven and earth. However, this "levitation" will later reappear frequently as a theme in his work. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 8 in. x 4.5 in. x 2.5 in. SD05, $72
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Tristan And Isolde (design For The Ballet Mad Tristan, 1944) by Salvador Dali
from Tristan And Isolde (design For The Ballet Mad Tristan, 1944). Dali was inspired by Wagner's famous opera Tristan und Isolde and wrote Mad Tristan which was premiered on 15 December 1944 and performed by the International Ballet, choreographed by Leonide Massine. This ballet was followed by Sentimental Colloquy, Cafe de Chinitas, The Three-Cornered Hat, and finally the ballet Gala, dedicated to his wife. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 4 in. x 9 in. x 3 in. SD07, $72
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Scenery For Bacchanale (1939) by Salvador Dali
from Design For The Ballet By Leonide Massine. His first design for the ballet was Bacchanale (originally named in German "Venusberg"), for which he also wrote the scenario and designed the costumes. It was a Metropolitan Opera production, choreographed by Leonide Massine for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The ballet was set to the music of Richard Wagner, whose insane patron, king Ludwig II, was portrayed in the scenario. Collectible quality, resin with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish. Dimensions: 7 in. x 4 in. x 3 in. SD08, $36
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Dali Computer Clock in a Can
Peel off the lid to find Dali’s Persistence of Memory ‘Canned Time’ Clock. This artwork is based on Salvador Dali’s childhood memory of visiting a doctor who asked to see his tongue. The melted clock is a play on the French words "montrer" (to show) and "langue" (tongue) which Dali interpreted as "montre" (watch) and "langueur" (languish). This fully functioning quartz mechanism clock has a desk stand, a wall mount, and a magnet for placing on a metal file cabinet, 4” diameter x 1.75”D, color gift box, battery not included. 5659, $14.50
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Men's Dali Watches
LIMITED EDITION,
production now retired, very limited quantities available
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Fashioned from Dali’s “Persistence of Memory” masterpiece comes the surrealist melting wristwatch. 1 year warranty included, licensed signature on back.
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Fashioned from Dali’s “Persistence of Memory” masterpiece comes the surrealist melting wristwatch. 1 year warranty included, licensed signature on back.
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