Artist, Fine Art Specialist, busy mom and home decorating diva Kim Counts drops by once a week to share art facts, decor tips and more.
Boy, the rich art world of Spain has really been making the news these days! Just last Friday, we were talking about Picasso's Guernica in the Reina Sofia art museum, and now I've just read about an exciting new Salvador Dali exhibit at the Palau Robert, in Barcelona.
Apparently, it's a large display of photos of the Surrealist painter with his beloved wife, Gala, and other close friends. The pictures were taken by his friend Robert Descharmes and really offer a unique glimpse into the personal life of the man behind the art.
I've been a huge Dali fan since high school, and I'd love to see the display. In the meantime, though, we certainly have amazing access to the artist's work here at the Salvador Dali Museum in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It's the permanent home of the world's biggest collection of Dali's work, and if you haven't been yet, I highly recommend it. Have you ever seen Discovery of America up close?
This painting is absolutely huge in real life! The Dali Museum had to build a special sunken area in the building to accommodate this piece, and other large works. Dali's wife, Gala, appears in it, as she does in many of his works, including The Hallucinogenic Toreador:
That one is incredibly huge also. Another famous painting, and one that's been discussed on this blog in a previous Dali posting, is Melting Clocks:
The melting clock was one of Dali's most recurring symbols, said to represent the omnipotence of time and its mastery over human beings. As the hours, days and years fly by, I know I often feel like time is getting the better of me. Don't you?
Speaking of which, I'd better wrap up! Until next week...
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