“There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.” This was the attitude that Salvador Dali passed every day with. He was renowned as one of the greatest surrealist painters of his era and years after his death, his prominent reputation is still recognized. When he first began his art, he depicted images that were nothing like anyone had ever seen before. Since Surrealism began as a …showed first 75 words of 1156 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1156 total…normal’ way wasn’t always the best way. He showed them that self-expression was allowed and that it was far from being wrong. Before his time individuals tended to be victims of conformity in the world of art. Dali completely disregarded this and erased any preconceived notions that were had about Surrealism. He took it one step further and opened up Surrealism to painting. A wise man, a great man but certainly not a madman.