The strange thing about me writing this, right at this particular moment, is because I thought of him and remembered I'd seen an exhibition in the old County Hall building before it became the Marriott hotel on the South Bank. My daughter was enthralled as she'd never experienced his art and she still has that enthrall. So I looked up Salvador Dali exhibitons in London and Lo and Behold there it is!
At the Boiler House, 152 Brick Lane, E1 6RU The Boiler House is a stunning brick former warehouse dating back to the 1830s. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century and still well known today, he lived his art as well as producing it. Who can't see a photo of his "melting clock" without recalling who the artist was.
The Brick Lane venue for this Dali exhibition. is an "Immersive Experience" so lots of lighting and that sort of thing, but without having seen it I can hardly comment, but I'm sure my daughter will want to go. Most of the main art galleries and museums in London would have this sort of exhibition nowadays as it's expected of them. I prefer to just wander from gallery to gallery and stop at certain paintings or sculptures or whatever the gallery has on offer for visitors to see. But I am not immune from enjoying these specialist showings as they can offer more, newsreels and photos and even personal effects of the artist or sculptor on show.
Along with everyone who has ever liked, or become a fan of, this particular artist, they refer to him as Dali
(as they do with Pablo Picasso known simply as Picasso) but Dali has a long name and was a Marquess, Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol[a]gcYC (11 May 1904– 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí
This is not an essay on Dali as such, just a reminder that art should be part of life, that one brings to mind out of the blue, for no reason other than a good memory of a work of art remembered. I really want to remind people that a visit to an art gallery or library or museum is worthwhile whether you have a particular artistic memory or not.
Next week my favourite Impressionists.
The Arts have plenty of scope.
From Paintings and sculpture, to Theatre, Ballet and Music, Jazz, Opera. Symphony orchestras to Boy Bands. We aim over time to bring everything into focus. The Arts encompasses far more than these subjects as you will see.
Tastes vary and I know mine, but exploring these pages may introduce you to things you never thought you'd like or come to appreciate. it doesn't matter what age group you are, if you are lucky then every stage of your life (and I've had decades of them!) will bring you some other pleasure. Classic theatre, ancient theatre, modern or new we'll investigate. Music such a vast subject there just has to be something that we can find you may never have heard of.
I've made myself stick to just a few subject headings but may surprise you by introducing other things just where you weren't looking. It won't be our mistake, just some little surprise. You may open the Pets page and find Nature, or you may open the Cloud page and find Big Data or you may open the Cinema page and find Photography. For book lovers (and I am one of them) see Back of the Book.
