There is an artist/musician named Ali Spagnola who did something similar with her car. First it was covered in blue artificial grass, then she covered it with Chia seeds to make a giant Chia Pet car. Skip to about 10 minutes to see the final product.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=884343038846242
She has also covered the car with Pop sockets and wrapped her girlfriend's car so it looked like the doors and outer panels were see-through. Skip to 8 minutes
I'm aware of the many grass VW Bugs that happened in the 60s, and the astro turf covered ones, and the fake long fur ones, heck, I think I've even posted several of them... but this... is Dali! That's the hook, in this post/photo. I never heard that he pulled this "desperate for attention" spectacle. You remember him walking an anteater? Just for attention. I know Hollywood would do publicity stunts, like fake marriages, photos with Duesenbergs, etc, red carpet events, to generate some free publicity for their stars. But Dali really leveled up the game, not just his game, where celebs had to do so much more to compete with the new trend of super models. (Just my take on the situation) It seems in the 60s/70s, that the amount of attention that the news was getting, now that tvs were affordable, and magazines got more distribution, and the civil rights/Vietnam events were generating, pushed a lot of people to pay some attention to national, international, and pop culture. It seems to me that was moved along by tv shows that grabbed kids attention (vs a decade before when radio shows were all they had for fun) like the Munsters, Addams Family, and that sort of thing. So I got a kick out of Dali feeling that his star was dimming, and that he had to push to get attention now that he was making less art, and was a generation out of the spotlight. He simply seemed to change directions to stay a star, from the paintings of the 30s, to the publicity stunts of the 70s... like the Harley in the Paris hotel. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=dali
I'm not very familiar with Salvador Dali, so it didn't mean as much to me. I looked back at the link you provided, and I see he was an interesting character.
He was a very talented painter, and artist, and a flamboyant eccentric who went above and beyond to make sure he was the center of attention and on the front page, above the fold, as much as possible. Liberace sort of thing. All that talent, and still a bit goofy on the publicity side, and I don't think either of them needed all that ridiculous glam publicity stunt stuff, they were worldwide known as incredible talents, already. I'm glad you looked through the posts, and saw the stuff I'd already put up, I saw a lot more that I didn't, and I know that I didn't post the giant anteater out for a walk, famous photo, that I've shared on my facebook, and photo site. I hope you get a laugh from the photo https://somethingcurated.com/2024/02/02/the-story-behind-salvador-dali-and-the-anteater/ It was a photo op created simply for free publicity and buzz. But I do love some of his art.... he really was incredibly talented. I hope you've seen Destino, the collaboration between Disney and Dali. Beautiful animation, though, of course, oddly Dali. In that link, about Dali, the anteater, and the moustache, is a great clip from the Dick Cavett show, the only interview I've heard Dali give. What a character! It's really
Finally found the one I was looking for! Well, I guess you know I won't hesitate to take the time to get to the result I'm looking for... here: https://catalogues.salvador-dali.org/catalogues/en/heritageobject/5275/ I think this is my favorite Dali, and it's so damn unlike his other work, but, in a way, that's what makes it so intriguing.
All very interesting. I have never seen the cutlery before. Fanciful seems like a good word to describe them, since they are more decorative, rather than useful objects.
I think I saw that you posted the "50 abstract paintings.." on Facebook recently. It is very striking.
There is an artist/musician named Ali Spagnola who did something similar with her car. First it was covered in blue artificial grass, then she covered it with Chia seeds to make a giant Chia Pet car. Skip to about 10 minutes to see the final product.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=884343038846242
She has also covered the car with Pop sockets and wrapped her girlfriend's car so it looked like the doors and outer panels were see-through. Skip to 8 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXACEBKMXzk
I'm aware of the many grass VW Bugs that happened in the 60s, and the astro turf covered ones, and the fake long fur ones, heck, I think I've even posted several of them... but this... is Dali!
DeleteThat's the hook, in this post/photo. I never heard that he pulled this "desperate for attention" spectacle. You remember him walking an anteater? Just for attention.
I know Hollywood would do publicity stunts, like fake marriages, photos with Duesenbergs, etc, red carpet events, to generate some free publicity for their stars.
But Dali really leveled up the game, not just his game, where celebs had to do so much more to compete with the new trend of super models. (Just my take on the situation)
It seems in the 60s/70s, that the amount of attention that the news was getting, now that tvs were affordable, and magazines got more distribution, and the civil rights/Vietnam events were generating, pushed a lot of people to pay some attention to national, international, and pop culture.
It seems to me that was moved along by tv shows that grabbed kids attention (vs a decade before when radio shows were all they had for fun) like the Munsters, Addams Family, and that sort of thing.
So I got a kick out of Dali feeling that his star was dimming, and that he had to push to get attention now that he was making less art, and was a generation out of the spotlight. He simply seemed to change directions to stay a star, from the paintings of the 30s, to the publicity stunts of the 70s... like the Harley in the Paris hotel. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=dali
I'm not very familiar with Salvador Dali, so it didn't mean as much to me. I looked back at the link you provided, and I see he was an interesting character.
DeleteHe was a very talented painter, and artist, and a flamboyant eccentric who went above and beyond to make sure he was the center of attention and on the front page, above the fold, as much as possible. Liberace sort of thing. All that talent, and still a bit goofy on the publicity side, and I don't think either of them needed all that ridiculous glam publicity stunt stuff, they were worldwide known as incredible talents, already.
DeleteI'm glad you looked through the posts, and saw the stuff I'd already put up, I saw a lot more that I didn't, and I know that I didn't post the giant anteater out for a walk, famous photo, that I've shared on my facebook, and photo site.
I hope you get a laugh from the photo https://somethingcurated.com/2024/02/02/the-story-behind-salvador-dali-and-the-anteater/
It was a photo op created simply for free publicity and buzz.
But I do love some of his art.... he really was incredibly talented. I hope you've seen Destino, the collaboration between Disney and Dali. Beautiful animation, though, of course, oddly Dali.
In that link, about Dali, the anteater, and the moustache, is a great clip from the Dick Cavett show, the only interview I've heard Dali give. What a character!
It's really
for a look at something totally different, see Salvador Dali's cutlery set design from 1957
DeleteFinally found the one I was looking for! Well, I guess you know I won't hesitate to take the time to get to the result I'm looking for... here: https://catalogues.salvador-dali.org/catalogues/en/heritageobject/5275/ I think this is my favorite Dali, and it's so damn unlike his other work, but, in a way, that's what makes it so intriguing.
DeleteAll very interesting. I have never seen the cutlery before. Fanciful seems like a good word to describe them, since they are more decorative, rather than useful objects.
DeleteI think I saw that you posted the "50 abstract paintings.." on Facebook recently. It is very striking.