A Mighty Man and His Moustache(a)|疯狂达利

by Olivia Wycech

Being weird wasn't always cool, but it's what made Salvador Dali famous.

It's hard to take a man that sports a flamboyant moustache with a wingspan of a few inches on either side seriously. Fortunately, Salvador Dali wanted nothing to do with being serious. The prominent Spanish artist was widely known for his eccentric personality, which was complemented by his wild eyes and the upturned moustache that he wore for most of his life.

Born in Spain in 1904, Dali was an avant-garde artist who was partially responsible for pioneering the surrealist art movement. He did this as a painter, sculptor, designer, writer, and graphic artist who liked to indulge in erratic and extravagant behavior. One of his antics involved carrying out a lecture while donning a deep-sea diving suit and helmet. "I just wanted to show that I was plunging deeply into the human mind," Dali said of the stunt. He was also notoriously known for voicing radical political ideas, which got him arrested.

Growing up, Dali attended art school in Spain, where he was expelled twice for criticizing his lecturers. He sought more than what academics could offer him, so he traveled to France, where he met Pablo Picasso. His work around that time was heavily influenced by his artistic counterpart. France was also where he met his Russian wife Gala, who he often referred to as his muse. Dali lived in both Spain and France before retreating to America to escape the war. There he continued in his ways and garnered even more of a reputation as an exhibitionist. Many years later, he finally returned to Spain, where he lived out the rest of his life as a recluse with his wife. Their relationship lasted a whopping 50 years.

疯狂达利

怪里怪气并非总是很酷，但这就是让萨尔瓦多．达利成名的原因。

对于一个爱留着炫耀的八字胡，且两边胡子展开都有几英吋的人，你很难严肃以待。幸好，萨尔瓦多．达利一点也不想和严肃扯上边。这位卓越的西班牙艺术家因其古怪的个性而广为人知，而他狂野的双眼和他留了大半辈子的上翘八字胡也衬托了他这样的个性。

达利于 1904年出生于西班牙，他是对开创超现实主义艺术运动也有部份功劳的前卫艺术家。他是画家、雕刻家、设计师以及喜欢沈迷于古怪和夸张行为的图像艺术家。他其中一项古怪的举动包括了穿着深海潜水衣和头盔进行授课。达利对这项噱头表示：『我只是想要展示我投入人类心灵深处。』他也因为发表激进的政治思想而恶名昭彰，还因此遭逮捕。

随着年纪渐长，达利进了西班牙的艺术学校，而他因为批评讲师两度遭退学。他要寻求大学教师无法提供给他的东西，所以他前往法国，并在那儿遇见了巴勃罗．毕加索。达利在那个时期的作品深受这位和他地位相当的艺术家影响。另外他也在法国遇见了他后来的俄国籍妻子贾拉，而达利经常把她称为他的灵感来源。达利在躲到美国逃避战争前在西班牙和法国都住过。他在美国仍维持自己的方式，甚至更获得了爱出风头的名声。多年后，他终于回到了西班牙，并和他的妻子隐居度过余生。他们的夫妻关系维持了长达 50 年。