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Re: Query: Surrealist painter in "Spring in Fialta" (fwd)
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Galya writes:
>The reference, most likely, is to Salvador Dali, who joined the Surrealist
>movement in 1929. One other reason for VN to hate him -- in addition to
>the general dislike for his style of painting -- was that Dali was heavily
>influenced by Freud, and the "eye" imagery in his paintings often stands
>for a "dream." The movement was especially notorious in the 1930s when the
>story appeared. The Surrealists were also known for their attempts to
>reconcile Freud and Marx -- obviously another huge strike against them, as
>far as VN was concerned.
Doesn't N. say somewhere that Dali is really Norman Rockwell's twin who, as
an infant, was kidnapped by gypsies? (snort, wheeze)
Sorry. Carry on.
Wayne Daniels
>The reference, most likely, is to Salvador Dali, who joined the Surrealist
>movement in 1929. One other reason for VN to hate him -- in addition to
>the general dislike for his style of painting -- was that Dali was heavily
>influenced by Freud, and the "eye" imagery in his paintings often stands
>for a "dream." The movement was especially notorious in the 1930s when the
>story appeared. The Surrealists were also known for their attempts to
>reconcile Freud and Marx -- obviously another huge strike against them, as
>far as VN was concerned.
Doesn't N. say somewhere that Dali is really Norman Rockwell's twin who, as
an infant, was kidnapped by gypsies? (snort, wheeze)
Sorry. Carry on.
Wayne Daniels