Full Name: Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali I Doménech
Born: May 11, 1904 in Figueres Spain
Died: January 23, 1989 (age 84)
Movement: Surrealism, Cubism, modern art, dada
- Dali thought that he was the re incarnation of his dead sibling who was also called Salvador Dali. His parents even encouraged him into believing this.
- He produced more than 15000 paintings in his lifetime. He also created books, short films and illustrations.
- Dali would do anything for a bit of extra money, you wouldn't think it from looking at his paintings but he even created the Chupa Chups logo.
- He has an intense fear of grass hoppers.
- To ward off evil spirits Dali would carry around a piece of lucky driftwood.
- Dali was fascinated by the shape of cauliflowers, he even once once drove around in a limo full of then and handed them out to the people of Paris. (They got very confused.)
- He liked strange pets and even had an Anteater and an Ocelot.
- Dali had a very unique moustache that he would style in all sorts of wacky ways.
- He once sold a strand of hair from of his famous moustache for $10,000 but instead of sending the hair, Dali sent a dried out piece of grass. He was worried that the person buying his moustache would use it for which craft.
- When Dali went out to a restraint for dinner he would invite a large group of his friends. He would pay for everyone but to avoid the large bill the Dali would draw on the back of his checks, the restaurant would never cash the checks because they had an original sketch by Dali which would probably be worth more than the bill itself.
- Dali painted very surreal images that depicted things such as melting clocks, elephants, eggs and other very peculiar objects.
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