21: The Magic Secrets of Salvador Dali

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)'.   If you are enjoying the show and would like to leave a tip, you can now do so on Venmo! Just open your Venmo app and search: @creativecodex  If you would like to become a patron of the show and receive access to all the patron-exclusive Creativity Tip episodes, head over to: https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian  ---------  All music in this show is written and produced by MJDorian.  Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian  https://mjdorian.com/  Follow my art, music, and updates on Instagram, where you'll also find my email: https://www.instagram.com/mjdorian/