Fun fact: Dali didnt like Mexico, he used to say Mexico was so surreal that it would always surpass his art, and you know what, Surrealist Mexico has been a meme here in mexico for a few years. Only vountry where you can see smart speedbumps and shrek and fionna dancing for coins on a streetlight.
i live in the US and used to visit family Mexico regularly (haven't since before covid) and literally this. street food vendors, aliens singing and dancing reggaeton, as well as in the winter holidays all of the religious shows and events and parades. edit: i should clarify i mean people dressed as literal extraterrestrials, NOT refering to mexicans as aliens.
A lot of European artists immigrated to Mexico during WWII, including many Surrealists like Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo, who were drawn to the mysticism of indigenous brujería and the surreal coexistence of past and present, represented by the archeological discoveries ongoing in Mexico City at the time, unearthing pre-colonial artifacts buried under years of history and cultural transformation. I believe the first International Surrealist Art Exhibition was held there as well! (Excuse the run-on sentence, I love this subject of Art History.)
My father is an amazing artist and did a Trompe l'œil on my bedroom wall as a kid, it looked like a 4 pane window opening out to the ocean with an island in the distance. It was so beautiful but his constant dad joke of “I thought I told you to close your window” is probably my favourite part.
@@matrixiekitty2127 I mean… yes? Men do live together too as roommates. And Dali and James didn’t live together. That being said, Dali had a well documented sex aversion so he likely wasn’t getting it on with a patron 😂 although he might have watched…
@@salem1281looked it up really quick and turns out he was also a facist violent racist, (not in a embarrassing uncle way). Heres a quote : “The domination or submission to slavery of all the colored races” could be possible, Dalí said, “if all the whites united fanatically.”
@@salem1281Look up the article, "Is TikTok Trying to Cancel Salvador Dalí? Why Art Historians on the Platform Are Denouncing the ‘Problematic’ Surrealist Icon" on artnet. There's too much stuff to list.
@@salem1281wikipedia has a brief history, its very accesible to look up. He physically and emotionally abused women (look up Dalí and Gala) and was cruel to animals. He was drawn to fascist ideas and was friends with a Spanish dictator.
More than 25 years ago I had the privilege of visiting the surreal house in Mexico, not only is it beautiful but it is surrounded by even more beautiful nature subtropical rainforest with small pools of super crystal clear water and waterfalls
I love surrealism. 🥰 His homes have always been some of my favorites. My parents have a Dali on loan to a museum, and it’s by far the coolest thing they own. They agree with me, though. Everyone deserves to see it.
Ok i had to learn about artists for this decathlon i did last year. We learnt about dali but like not this much! His surrealist style is so unique i love it!
That's false. He was bisexual and very in love with his wife, spending lots of money trying to buy her affection. She didn't share his sentiment and had multiple affairs with men. He also had love affairs with other women after the divorce.
@@zeroheroes4081 Thanks for calling out the bi erasure so I don't have to. Also, this idea you don't love someone just because it didn't work romantically...when there are so many types of love. The footprints in the carpet definitely say "I love you and think about you" to me ❤
I’ve been to that garden it’s super cursed 😬😅all the photos that I took had a black wash over them or the people would just be black space right after taking then within a few hours they’d go back to normal
What? I've never heard this before hahaha. When I visited it was just cool but I couldn't imagine anyone actually living there (no roofs? What about the rain?) so I saw it as just a big art exhibition rather than a house. Pretty cool!
So this artist got along great w his wife until he didn’t and then met another guy and build a house w him ….. it’s giving 🌈😂 which make this story even better
I saw a documentary of his surrealist house in Mexico. It’s an absolute masterpiece! Intricate, beautiful and he harmonises it with the nature it’s built in ❤
I have a massive portrait of Dalí on my left forearm - half of my arm is dalí inspired and the other half is M.C. Escher - this reel makes my heart SOOOO HAPPY ❤❤❤
They should offer art history in high-school let kids decide what kind of history they're interested in because nothing I learned in history class interested me but this history is really interesting I would have paid attention 😂
“Until they weren’t” lmao feel that 😭😭😭😭
I felt it in my heart and soul 😭
@@F4d1ng_St4r bhahahahhahah thine heartstrings have tasted ecstasy and agony 😭😭😭😭
+"dogs foots" was HILARIUS😂😂😂😂 Thats pety af, and I love it
@@Dino_Medici REAL 😭
Fun fact: Dali didnt like Mexico, he used to say Mexico was so surreal that it would always surpass his art, and you know what, Surrealist Mexico has been a meme here in mexico for a few years. Only vountry where you can see smart speedbumps and shrek and fionna dancing for coins on a streetlight.
mexico is such a unique place, i would love to visit there
i live in the US and used to visit family Mexico regularly (haven't since before covid) and literally this. street food vendors, aliens singing and dancing reggaeton, as well as in the winter holidays all of the religious shows and events and parades.
edit: i should clarify i mean people dressed as literal extraterrestrials, NOT refering to mexicans as aliens.
You are welcome to visit Brazil. We have very unholy stuff like Carreta Furacão, ET Bilu, Patati Patatá, Mônica drogada...
@@thaiscorreaaWe have a similar surname! Correa must be from the border of Portugal and Spain!
A lot of European artists immigrated to Mexico during WWII, including many Surrealists like Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo, who were drawn to the mysticism of indigenous brujería and the surreal coexistence of past and present, represented by the archeological discoveries ongoing in Mexico City at the time, unearthing pre-colonial artifacts buried under years of history and cultural transformation. I believe the first International Surrealist Art Exhibition was held there as well! (Excuse the run-on sentence, I love this subject of Art History.)
My father is an amazing artist and did a Trompe l'œil on my bedroom wall as a kid, it looked like a 4 pane window opening out to the ocean with an island in the distance. It was so beautiful but his constant dad joke of “I thought I told you to close your window” is probably my favourite part.
Oh wow I love this! I bet you had a really cool childhood ❤
Oh I love this. Thankyou for the lovely memory
that is so precious! 💞
Love
😂😂😂 It was 1000% art then
imagine having someone over to your house and their like “sooo… what’s up with the footprints?” and you have to explain it’s just your dead love
Hahah not dead dead. But like we broke up dead
Lmao😂😂😂
i mean sometimes you gotta bring up someone who isn’t in your life anymore to other people and that doesn’t have to be weird
@@oliveraddison6143 yeah… but having it happen because a major fixture in your house is dedicated to them would be 😂 context…
Him replacing her foot print with the dogs really tells u how he felt about her.
He was definitely "in love with the art"...but also with the men that make the art.
Exactly 💯
Ohhhh...
exactly what i was thinking
Yeeaaah when I heard he moved in with and remodeled this house with Dali it’s like🤨👀 “and they were roommates”
@@matrixiekitty2127 I mean… yes? Men do live together too as roommates. And Dali and James didn’t live together. That being said, Dali had a well documented sex aversion so he likely wasn’t getting it on with a patron 😂 although he might have watched…
It’s really too bad Dali was a Nazi sympathizer because he did make some beautiful art. It’s just all I can think of when I look at it, sadly.
I didn't know that!
Oh no! I had no idea! I have a few reprints in my house😬
81😊
😅😅
Don't worry he won't get any money from your purchases. @@sarahwarnock2707
That is so cool, I'd get a carpet like that if i had the money. I love all the features shown tbh
If you had money, you wouldn't have carpet
What does this "surreal" mean actually?
@sandraswan9008 whenever I ask someone why they have carpet they say "it's cheaper". Just get tiles. Easier to clean
Side eyeing anyone who was friends with Dali.
I don't really know much about artists. Can I ask why?
@@salem1281 he was a nazi
@@salem1281looked it up really quick and turns out he was also a facist violent racist, (not in a embarrassing uncle way). Heres a quote :
“The domination or submission to slavery of all the colored races” could be possible, Dalí said, “if all the whites united fanatically.”
@@salem1281Look up the article, "Is TikTok Trying to Cancel Salvador Dalí? Why Art Historians on the Platform Are Denouncing the ‘Problematic’ Surrealist Icon" on artnet.
There's too much stuff to list.
@@salem1281wikipedia has a brief history, its very accesible to look up. He physically and emotionally abused women (look up Dalí and Gala) and was cruel to animals. He was drawn to fascist ideas and was friends with a Spanish dictator.
“They were roommates”
Riiiight… (wink wink) 😂
Yeaaaa I was like “so they decorated a house together? So they were a couple, right?”
More than 25 years ago I had the privilege of visiting the surreal house in Mexico, not only is it beautiful but it is surrounded by even more beautiful nature subtropical rainforest with small pools of super crystal clear water and waterfalls
This man found an art style he liked and said "BY GOD I'M GOING TO PAY TO FILL THE WORLD WITH AS MUCH OF THIS AS I CAN"
He loved Xilitla a small village in the huastec region of San Luis Potosí, Mexico so he decided to stay
I'm from cd. Valles San luis potosi but only visited xilitla once 😢
I visited the sculpture gardens in xilitla 30 years ago , they were amazing and a bit scary haha
The garden he created is beautiful. It's been used as the set for many music videos
LOBSTER PHONE...... ❤
🙌
I love surrealism. 🥰 His homes have always been some of my favorites. My parents have a Dali on loan to a museum, and it’s by far the coolest thing they own. They agree with me, though. Everyone deserves to see it.
This is incredible! ✨
Ok i had to learn about artists for this decathlon i did last year. We learnt about dali but like not this much! His surrealist style is so unique i love it!
Now these are the videos I want to see😍 This is awesome! Thanks for sharing🙏🏽
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Fun fact!
he was the pass around bottom! He did not love his wife and she was secretly lesbian as he was secretly homosexual
Leaving your wife and moving in with a man isn't so secret especially with that decor 😂
@@FallingAwake16 the wife was secretly lesbian :)
Did not expect to read that
That's false. He was bisexual and very in love with his wife, spending lots of money trying to buy her affection. She didn't share his sentiment and had multiple affairs with men. He also had love affairs with other women after the divorce.
@@zeroheroes4081 Thanks for calling out the bi erasure so I don't have to. Also, this idea you don't love someone just because it didn't work romantically...when there are so many types of love. The footprints in the carpet definitely say "I love you and think about you" to me ❤
Beautiful mansion with beautiful interiors!
We need to bring surrealism back, best era
I’ve been to that garden it’s super cursed 😬😅all the photos that I took had a black wash over them or the people would just be black space right after taking then within a few hours they’d go back to normal
What's the name of the garden?
@@caprisun6910xilitla
that sounds like a you problem 😭 my family is from there and i’ve visited many many times, never heard of something like that lol
@@caprisun6910 xilitla
What? I've never heard this before hahaha. When I visited it was just cool but I couldn't imagine anyone actually living there (no roofs? What about the rain?) so I saw it as just a big art exhibition rather than a house. Pretty cool!
I love when people patronize an artist because they genuinely love their work, not just having their art as a status symbol!
LOVE HIM‼️
So this artist got along great w his wife until he didn’t and then met another guy and build a house w him ….. it’s giving 🌈😂 which make this story even better
Except that he was a Nazi sympathizer
Thank you for introducing me to this artist!
Ngl nobody (probably) walks like that up the stairs but it’s so cute regardless
I mean…
Maybe she was drunk and/or pigeon toed?
🤷♀️😆
I love surrealism. It’s probably my favorite
I love tilly losch sm
I haven’t seen your shorts in a while. It’s great to see you and your content back!!
And then he became the patron saint of the meow wolf collective
Is this facts because if so that's cool
@@tevaalcindor No idea, but they certainly have the same vibe
I saw a documentary of his surrealist house in Mexico. It’s an absolute masterpiece! Intricate, beautiful and he harmonises it with the nature it’s built in ❤
Such a great story thank you for sharing 🙌🌅☀️
I went to that park in the jungle. It's called "Las Pozas" and it's beautiful.
I went to college at West Dean College, Edward James' estate and academic institution for art and craft. Thank you Mr James ❤
I am in love with that lobster phone. ❤
Thanks for sharing this story. I love this. ❤
Absolutely gorgeous
I will never, ever, be able to adequately convey just how much I *NEED* that white lobster phone in my life….
😂❤
🙌🙌🙌🙌
I dunno wtf is goin on with half of that place, but holy poop, I am so here for it! I want it.
I do love surrealist art
Thank you, madam. 🙏🏼 his Mexico architectural work is beautiful
Your looks are surreal!
I really love the lobster telephone ❤
I totally want that lobster phone.
Thanks for this share
Yeah, Edward's surrialist house is located in a place called Xilitla. Such a magical place really, as a young artist being there was really inspiring.
I've went to San Luis (in Mexico) to see it and it'a sooooo beautiful, truly one of my favorite places ❤❤❤
You can go to the house in Mexico! It’s a very fun and it’s truly amazing! We got to go a couple years back
I did a master study on that Magritte painting but I never knew who I was painting until now 😭
Surrealism is so fun to look at
I never knew this. That’s awesome
Fun fact: the Mexican surrealist house appears in the music video for "We are the people" by Empire of the Sun
I liked the footprints on the stairs... conceptually. I also liked the paw prints, but again... they're better off they're in memoriam.
This is just YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome!
Disturbing and bizarre...
I love it 😊😊😊
Want to see more of it
Beautiful
How cool, i would love to live in that house.
I have a massive portrait of Dalí on my left forearm - half of my arm is dalí inspired and the other half is M.C. Escher - this reel makes my heart SOOOO HAPPY ❤❤❤
dali was a nazi i rly hope you get a coverup
He’s…sus..please look at his wiki
@sandraswan9008 not sure just want them to be aware ❤️
@sandraswan9008true!
That’s why it’s always a good idea to throughly research something (especially *someone)* before having it inked onto you. 😂
@@caitypoo.I mean, to be fair-we’re just assuming that they *DON’T* already know that stuff about him…
I’m just saying. 😬🤷♀️
I wanted to know more about the damn carpet
Love this.
Girl i love what ur doing
🫶🏻
Don’t rush babe. This is way too interesting. Slow down please ❤
My carpets look like that. Im going to start calling it art.
What a cool story!
Thank you😊
I'd love to live in a surrealist house
BEAUTIFUL! I love this so much and I would've loved to have been his wife.
I need a movie with Tom Holland as Edward James and the actor who played Professor Lupin in Harry Potter as Salvador Dali
I want a lobster phone now
i’ve heard the story about the wet footprints before but people never include the picture of the paw prints!
TY amazing vud
This is so fast and so much info I didn't get anything tbh 😂
They should offer art history in high-school let kids decide what kind of history they're interested in because nothing I learned in history class interested me but this history is really interesting I would have paid attention 😂
Ahh! THAT'S the Mexico guy! Thanks for the news!
He became a big artist, and helped raise other artists. He's a fucking legend
That’s in my village!!
That’s in my village!
I want that lobster phone.
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And he started an art college at his other home in the UK still running today West Dean College
#SoulMate ❤
They were also lovers
Him and Dali?
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As a mexican I love this fact considering Salvador Dali said Mexico was way to surreal for him and he couldn't live here 😂😂😂
La huasteca potosina❤
LOVE HIS HOMES SO MUCH. but Where’d he get all the money?
His family’s railway fortune. He came into his inheritance at a young age
I want to live there and take care of the estate please God let this happened
I did not know Not to be reproduced was an Edward James portrait !!!
Love for spouse might be fleetibg but dogs love is definitly ethernal
Have you done a video about the guy who drew cats that progressively got more abstract and fractal due to his schizophrenia?
He moved to mexico and actually helped the community? Damn, not bad, Mr. James
You know who else Dali was a big fan of?!
I thought the stairs at the beginning were banana leaf wrap tamales in a pot😅😅😅
They’re probably vampires and still living
My sister got the lobster phone tattooed on her. 😭😂
Love Magritte
The woman in the picture looks like Emma Darcy