Who was Salvador Dali?

Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech (11 May 1904 Figueres – 23 January 1989 Figueres) was a Catalan painter who became famous for his surrealist works. He was accepted into the Parisian surrealists in 1929 after the filming of the film Un chien Andalou, on which he collaborated with Luis Buñuel. He later broke with them because he was considered too commercial an artist. Many of his paintings are based on dreamlike imagination. In them, everyday objects are given unusual forms, such as the melted watch in the painting The Persistence of Memory. The paintings created after World War II are more classical and, as a result of Dalí's conversion to Catholicism, tend to have religious themes. His paintings are characterized by careful drawing and a sense of realistic detail. He used strong colors. In addition to painting and drawing, Dalí also worked in graphic design, created sculptures, illustrated books, designed perfumes, designed jewelry, and designed costumes and sets for theater performances. He also wrote a libretto for a ballet and several autobiographical and fiction books. He formulated his views on his own work in several studies and manifestos.