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Apr 2021
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21: The Magic Secrets of Salvador Dali

MJDorian
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In 1948, Salvador Dali wrote a notorious treatise with the intention to "save modern art from chaos and laziness". On this feature length episode, we explore Salvador Dali's 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship

We focus on ten essential secrets from this bizarre treatise including: the secret of the painter's pointed mustache, the sleep technique known as the 'slumber with a key', rules for lovemaking, the secret of having a spider as a pet, pigments to rely on and those to banish from your palette, and many more! So did he succeed in saving modern art with Dalinian magic? Let’s find out! 

Learn more about Salvador Dali's artwork and life in episode 7 of Creative Codex. To listen: scroll down in the podcast feed to '7: Salvador Dali (Saint of Delusion)'.  

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