His pictures always make me laugh so much! Can you imagine how much fun it must have been being him?
Posts Tagged ‘salvador dali’
Dali Atomicus
July 20, 2009
One of my favourite pictures of Salvador Dali, by Philippe Halsman. I think it works pretty effectively as a portrait of both Dali himself and his ideas on art.
Here‘s a 2002 essay by Brandon Luhring about the photo, saying effectively that but in a more erudite manner and going into greater detail. It also gives a good history of the photograph itself and of the photographer. Highly recommended, if you’re feeling scholarly today.
