Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada
This is Dalí
by Catherine Ingram, Andew Rae
Description
Salvador Dalí is one of the most popular artists in the world, known for his lavish lifestyle, gravity-defying moustache and bizarre art. This book tells the story of Dalí's life and explores the meaning of his Surrealist paintings. It goes beyond his fine art practice and discusses his venture into the commercial world from his extravagant jewellery to his cheeky design for the Chupa Chups lollipops. Surrealism is revealed as a way of life; illustrations bring to life the extraordinary Dream Ball at the Coq Rouge, his fabulous home at Port Lligat and his underwater fantasy at the World Fair's Surrealist pavilion. Fun, provoking and endlessly frustrating, Dalí is brought under the spotlight.
Catherine Ingram brings her specialized knowledge to the book, while Andrew Rae, an award-winning illustrator, vividly portrays the text.
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All rights available excluding: Armenian, Chinese simplified, Chinese complex, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Russian, Spanish
Author Biography
Catherine Ingram is a freelance art historian. She obtained First Class Honours at Glasgow University as a Honeyman scholar. After an MA in 19th-Century Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Catherine received her D.Phil. Catherine has taught on the MA course at Christie’s, lectured at Imperial College, as well as run courses at the Tate Gallery. She was a personal assistant at South London Gallery. She lives with her family in London. Andrew Rae is an illustrator and member of the illustration collective Peepshow. He studied at Brighton University and has worked for many clients worldwide in advertising, print, publishing and animation. He currently lives and works in London.
Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Who we are Established in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing is now recognised as one of the world's leading publishers of books on the creative arts. Our books are acclaimed for their inventiveness, beautiful design and authoritative texts, as well as the care taken over their production.With approximately 40 staff members, we are based in Islington in London. What we do We publish books for students, professionals and the general consumer on advertising, architecture, art, fashion & textiles, film & animation, graphic design, interior design, photography and product design. We also have a growing internally acclaimed illustrated list for children. In 2011 we launched our first gift products. Reflecting the design and production skills we’ve learnt over the last 20 years, they come from the relationships we’ve developed with some of the world’s best illustrators and designers.
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Bibliographic Information
- Publisher Laurence King Publishing
- Publication Date April 2014
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781780671093
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- Primary Price 9.95 GBP
- Pages80
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions228x174 mm
- Illustration58 colour
- SeriesThis Is...
