Salvador Dali also ate his own poop. He's still an amazing artist and all, but i
had to throw that in there too.
-mark
steve wrote:
quoted 15 lines salvador dali was/is the savior of modern art. Everything else in> salvador dali was/is the savior of modern art. Everything else in
> comparison is a shallow statement...where as Dali touched something so vast
> and thoroughly that you cannot be but saturated... (not to mention his
> sculptures) ...andy warhol had a factory to put icons on things....much
> modern art needs an explanation and these are usually absent. Isn't it
> warhol who said everyone gets there 15 minutes of fame...maybe because he
> knew his was closing fast....
>
> the work of someone like Dali will live forever. a cambells soup can and
> picture of elvis or monroe is lost already on most people under 20...warhol
> was "neat" Dali is simply timeless. Pick any time for him to be
> born....now, 50 years from now... and he'd still have the same effect.
>
> I'm not saying warhol was a waste....I think he was more a celebrity than an
> artist though....right place right time and all that
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