Monday 12 April 2010

I guess that's why Dalí did pictures of people eating each other

Dalí, one of the best known surrealists, famed for his remarkable mustache and overall flamboyance, was acutally very disturbed.This crazy Spanish artist and visionary of the 20th century wasn't always a total psycho. One of the contributing factors of his nuttiness was the uncanny behaviour of his parents.Three years before the surrealist was born, they had another child, also called Salvador. He lived a short life; he died at the age of two due to serious health problems, and as they grieved, they decided to have another child. As it was also a boy, the named the new baby Salvador too. They frequently talked about the old Salvador like he was still there, and took their new child to the toddler's grave. As you can imagine, being a young child and seeing a gravestone with your own name on it was deeply distressing.Then, at the age of 12, Salvador was sent to boarding school, where he was frequently beaten and scolded for his different way of thinking.Needless to say, I think that's why he became one of the most f****ed up geniuses that the world has ever seen.

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