Salvador Dali was an outstanding Spanish surrealist painter. Apart from painting he was involved in photography art, film making and lecturing. He shot several films and wrote several books during his life, including “An Andalusian Dog”, “The Secret Life of Salvador Dali”. He was considered to be a powerful and extraordinary public figure. Dali was born on May 11th, 1904, in Figueres, in a rather strange family. His mother was a fervent believer, while his father was an atheist. Although his father’s name was also Salvador, the boy was named so after his dead brother, which highly worried the painter. He wasn’t a diligent pupil at school, although drawing talent was there from his very childhood.
Salvador Dali was an outstanding Spanish surrealist painter. Apart from painting he was involved in photography art, film making and lecturing. He shot several films and wrote several books during his life, including “An Andalusian Dog”, “The Secret Life of Salvador Dali”. He was considered to be a powerful and extraordinary public figure. Dali was born on May 11th, 1904, in Figueres, in a rather strange family. His mother was a fervent believer, while his father was an atheist. Although his father’s name was also Salvador, the boy was named so after his dead brother, which highly worried the painter. He wasn’t a diligent pupil at school, although drawing talent was there from his very childhood.