Salvador Dalí
Master surrealist, Persistence of Memory
Most quoted
"The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of rational intuition."
— from The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
"The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of logical intuition."
— from The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
"I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly."
— from Letter to André Breton, 1929
All quotes by Salvador Dalí (305)
I am not a rebel. I am a revolutionary.
The only thing that matters is to be true to yourself.
I am not a conformist. I am an individualist.
The only thing that can set us free is our imagination.
I am not a follower. I am a leader.
The only thing that matters is to live life to the fullest.
I am not a pessimist. I am an optimist.
The only thing that can make us happy is love.
I am not a realist. I am a surrealist.
The only thing that matters is to make a difference.
I am not a saint. I am a sinner.
The only thing that can save us is humor.
I am not a coward. I am a hero.
The only thing that matters is to be remembered.
I am not a human being. I am a god.
I am not an artist. I am a clown. I am a charlatan. I am a genius. I am a madman. I am a saint. I am a sinner. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing the world will not have enough of is exaggeration.
I am a man of genius, and I have the right to be eccentric.
The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of logical intuition.
I don't paint dreams. I paint my reality.
Contemporaries of Salvador Dalí
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Salvador Dalí (1904–1989).