Salvador Dali: Great Art Explained
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Salvador Dali's exploration of the depths of the subconscious mind in his paintings and his powerful images tapped into the fantasies, dreams, fears and hallucinations of entire generations, and he should be remembered as a consummate draughtsman, and a pioneer of Surrealism. An artist who made modern art popular and accessible.
“The Persistence of Memory” is for good reason, the most celebrated surrealist canvas ever painted. Created long before his descent into self-parody, it really is the work of a crazy genius.
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"He was told he was the reincarnation of his dead brother"
Oh yeah, thats not gonna mess up a kid at all
It gave him something to live up to. An aspiration none of his peers had. If you look at the biographical context of notorious and prolific people who have done great things, there are a surprising number of them who have had siblings who died in childhood. It almost gives them something to strive to, to take their place of productive capacity
It's better than his parents having some sort of expectation and he not understanding why
@@lizasoliman723 Thats not better at all lmfao
@@Verlisify ikr it's as if he couldn't become a person of his own, had to fill shoes of the dead brother
@@mr.goodpliers6988 Elvis Presley had a still born twin who used to talk to him or something along those lines.
"I don't do drugs. I am drugs,"
Gotta love Dali
"You smell like weed" "I am weed"
@@hanvo8026 I was about to comment that omg lol
@@hanvo8026 I wish mgk made good art
bet he still did extra drugs
Have you got toilet paper?
I am toilet paper! 😵💫
I think it's absolutely hilarious that when Freud and Dali finally met, they both went "this guy's fucking crazy, let's agree to never do this again." and agreed to never do this again.
It's probably for the better, them becoming friends would definitely be some form of a paradox that causes a black hole to materialize on Earth.
Lmao your description made me laugh. This is so true. Here he thought of him as a God, met him and was like “Yeah, no, this is not what I expected”. Freud obviously felt the same
@@KatTheTruth never meet your heroes, it rings true, and it's the same with relationships: having a lot in common isn't necessarily the best thing every time...
@@KatTheTruth I think it's the Chinese who coined the saying " beware of what you wish for"
That's why they say to never meet your hero. Because you will be disappointed.
@@C.E.Thomas1952 It's first record of being used is Aesop's fables in 206 BC. So no, probably not Chinese. But like most things, very little is entirely unique to human thought process or experience. Lots of cultures come up with similar idioms because they are universally true.
I gotta say, it‘s fascinating how hearing and watching Dali speak is just as, if not even more surreal (and mildly disturbing) than looking at his paintings.
Yes
You gotta take on account his Catalan accent when talking in English but yes, definetly disturbing😬.
Dude lmao imagine being featured in a video about art and you read a comment like this about you LMAO
@@radkillz3692 lmaoooooooo
He had not mastered not one of the languages he spoke...
I loved it when at the very beginning he opened his eyes really wide when the announcer was like “he looks at the world with surrealist eyes”. Salvadore Dali was hilarious
He was a joker
"The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot." - Salvador Dali
bro what?
@@jaqenhgarpeople can think for themselves
@@belxxx3045no srsly I don't get it either
I never leave comments but your channel has quickly become a favorite. I appreciate the deep dive you do in analyzing the work and artist. Yours and Kurzgesagt are channels I check daily now.
Thanks 🙏
You might like the Chanel Fascinating Horror too.
👏🏼👏🏼 Yes! Great channel.
Kurzgesagt is awesome
@@mrbearbear83 so kurzgesagt means in short
I can totally see why walking through bombed out cities would effect how you see the world. I remember passing by a building where a gas explosion had taken place. One portion of the wall was blown off and you could see the insides of peoples' apartments. Stuff that was supposed to be inside was now outside and I can remember how profoundly unsettling that was to me (I was only 8 or 9 at the time). I've never forgotten that sight. Choosing to paint the wold in a surreal manner makes perfect sense when the very landscape you live in is figuratively and often literally, upside down!
Because I watch these videos with my teenage daughter, she got to have a proud moment when she used melting clocks in an assignment about patience. When her teacher asked she said it was inspired by Salvador Dali's Persistence of Memory and blew her teacher's mind.
I am amazed at how you were able to distill the essence of a highly complex painting by a highly complex figure into 15 minutes without 'cutting any corners'. An amazing work on an amazing work.
So much ti unpack here, as the kids say.
With regards to film work, I'm sure you're aware of Dali's rile in the abortive Jodorovsky's Dune project. As well as contributing design ideas, he was also slated to play the emperor. In typical Dali style he wanted an enormous paycheque but insisted on only working for one day. He did however offer to provide his own lavatory as the imperial throne (and that toilet would be worth a video on its own)
I'm also fascinated with his experiments in micro sleep. That's something I do. It's weird how you can have what seems like an hour long dream experience despite only nodding off for a split second. Shows what the human brain is capable of processing.
But there's so much I could ramble on about here; so I won't clutter the thread. Just hope this helps with the algorithms!
Brilliant comment thanks 🙏 I knew about Dune but not those details - re: micro naps - it was also followed by Lewis Carroll when he was writing Alice in W
@@GreatArtExplained Little bit more on that toilet...
"Salvador Dalí was cast as the insane Emperor of the Universe, who lived on an artificial planet built from gold and had a robot doppelgänger - actually conceived as a way around the real Dalí’s extortionate fiscal demands for appearing in person - to keep people guessing, fearfully, which one they were dealing with. He accepted the part with apparent glee, his only demand being that the Emperor’s throne must be a toilet made from intersected dolphins, the tails forming the feet and the mouths to receive piss and shit separately. (He thought it terribly bad taste to mix the two.) Dalí then insisted that he be paid $100,000 an hour to sit on it. He also deemed it essential that we see the Emperor defecating and micturating in the film - but a body double would have to do that for him."
He cut TONS of corners. He didn't touch a single bit on his technique at all. This really wasn't his best video by a long shot and to be honest, Dali didn't deserve the time.
I tried the key thing as a teen as an experiment. I slept through the loud "clang" and woke up after 12 hours. Never agian lol
@@Stettafire Ah, if only I could sleep as I did when I was a teen! Deep, long and hard.
What I really appreciate with your essays, that I rarely see in others, is how you highlight the different ways artists have been influenced by and are referencing art history. It really drives home how art is an ongoig conversation over time and space.
I'm not a big fan of Dali, but I cannot deny the massive influence he had on modern culture
It is phenomenal to me that I have seen this image so many times in my life, and yet in this video I almost feel like I've seen nothing like it ever before. Amazing discussion of such an impactful piece.
Dali's "Temptation of St. Anthony" is my fav. Every time I look at it, it just fires up my brain as I'm forced to ask myself "What the hell is so tempting about this horrorscape!?!?" I mean, daddy-longleg elephants? Creepy!
"Corpus Hypercubus" is my personal favorite.
Love the painting too! I personally interpret it that way: St. Anthony is tempted by several things in the painting. By the horse, because it represents honor; the golden obilisc for wealth and opulence; and the naked women, of course, represent sexual temptation. All things which are highly condemned by the catholic church. That´s why they are presented horrifying. He wants to resist the temptation.
I adore these videos, I would love if you covered Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son or any of his Black Paintings honestly.
Ditto! Or a video explaining Goya’s painting ability versus his subject matter. Was he satirizing the royal family?
I desperately miss going to museums. Living with chronic illness and pain limits my ability to make plans and the amount of time I can spend doing things. During the height of COVID, some museums increased their online activity and that enabled me to see pieces in detail. Your channel is like art lifeline for me. I've yet to watch a video without having learned a lot. I still hope a day will come that I'll be well enough to go back to museums. If and when that happens, I'll be viewing art in a deeper way thanks to all that you've shared on your channel. Thank you.
I’m in much the same boat as you. These are wonderful. Can’t believe I’m looking at them for free.
Wishing you all the best
i hope you'll be able to go there again as soon as possible
I have to say your videos have made me want to learn so much about art. I am thinking of going to school for it now. Thank you
Amazing - thanks 🙏
As someone who did go to school for it. Keep it a hobby. There are no jobs and art school makes you hate it.
@@ArtSchoolWithAlia sad reality 😢
I visited the Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain in 2006 and was absolutely mesmerized by Dali's exquisite talent when I saw these little gold figurines/jewelry that he made; the amount of detail he put into them was baffling...his paintings were spectacular, but seeing his other works made him even more exceptional.
Agreed that is a great museum in figures. Visited myself and was blown away. That room with the painted ceiling and the holograms also. Well worth a visit if you enjoy dali.
I saw the mechanical jeweled hearts and stuff in Richmond, Virginia in the 1970s. Amazing. ❤️🔥
This channel is pure gold.
The first time I saw "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening" I realized that it was the most spectacular painting I had ever seen. And still is. So powerful.
Please leave a comment (even a short one) and "like" the video. It really helps promote the channel on RUclips. I appreciate it! James
Done! Plus Abo and bell..! Please Joan Miro next..!?! Especially a pic by him with minimal painting/symbols/figures/lines but invisible connectimg lines of perspectives - would be great, thänx..!!
thanks for citing some of your sources in the description :")
YES! So happy to see the greatest artist of all time getting some youtube recognition!! well done man this is awesome. Great video analysis and I really appreciate you for making it!
Goya next!! Third of may or the black paintings. (The dog is his best work and its not up for debate!)
could you do an explained vid for Francis Bacon? this one was absolutely amazing and I know you’d do a great job on him. especially on his studies of his lover
As a retired Art teacher, I have struggled all my life to understand Dali. None of my childhood teachers could turn the key for me, but this has led me to see that deep down, particularly in his middle life onwards, he was, like all fascist dictators, a narcissist, obsessed with self-promotion and therefore damaged fruit. Recent events in British and American politics has made us fully cognisant of leaders with narcissistic tendencies and how undesirable this can be, although in the world of art the consequences do tend to be of less damaging overall. Thank you.
...unless you're Hitler - a rejected and frustrated artist... ;)
It is a truly fascinating take on Dali
Every great artist is narcissistic . Otherwise you wont be able to become a great. One have to be utterly selfish and maniac to reach that level of devotion.
Agreed, my art teachers focused on the melting clocks without context. They asked us what we saw then told us that our out-of-context interpritaations were wrong. This was before the internet and our library didn't have any books on art, the library was full of really obsure and abstract topics like computers from the 1960s and books about 80s films.
In retrospect, those books were all so off-topic I should have used them to inspire a unique art project, but I guess I'm more inventive then I was back then
But it hasn't occured to you that Franquism is the most elaborate form of humanism?
1:41 Sigmund Freud's _Interpretation of Dreams_
3:01 Salvador Dali Met Frued
3:45 Dada is anti-artistic
5:26 Expelled due to his fascination
6:43 Galarina
7:40 Olive Tree Peace is lifeless
8:44 Metamorphisis 9:25 Einstein
11:20 The Face
12:09 Insects: Decay
13:22 Death
14:44 Famed Artist in America, became a celebrity
Metamorphosis*
Freud*
Also thanks. i love ya.
Dali*
Thank you!
Sir, your research on the subject, the understanding, the way you explain in so lucid language is phenomenal and your voice is like icing on the Cake.
One of best Channel to deeply understand one of best world art. Thank you.
What a nice comment - thank you 🙏
Dali was a Genius. no doubt about it. He had an impeccable technique, in parallel with the great Masters. He was not crazy, he knew very well what he was doing in his "Happenings", he was one of the first Performance-Artist. Regarding his political "views", I'm sure he did it only to provoke a reaction in people. Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Swans Reflecting Elephants, The Temptation of St. Anthony are my favorites and of course The Persistence of Memory. Masterpieces
Enjoyed both versions of this video!
I saw the one last night, what was changed?
@@M40kc The sponsor's ad was removed.
@@qinhu317 Thank you!
I am learning more by these videos than my pile of art history books .
Dali is my favorite artist, and you have covered a lot of his life and work in a very short time. Thank you so much. As far as his amateur interest in science, Dali correctly predicted that, when the structure of DNA was discovered, it would be found to be spiral-shaped. A trip to the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, is an absolute must. As far as insects, I had the chance to view his creation entitled "Aphrodisiac Jacket," which was a man's suit jacket covered in small loops of material, each of which held a shot glass containing creme de menthe and a dead fly.
I had the pleasure of living in St. Pete for many years and would regularly visit that museum, it's the biggest collection of his art in the world and I just love it! He is my favorite artist as well and I feel like he needs more recognition in our modern era of inter-connectivity. A narcissist, sure but a genius nonetheless, with an ability to render details not easily matched, not to mention the prolific nature of his creativity. I could go on all day.
I live in Florida and had no idea about the museum!!! Def gonna check it out!
@@sc_arriola382Stop whatever you're doing and go. Now.
The best thing that happened to me this week is the discovery of this channel, this is pure gold content! 💯❤
Same
It´s fascinating because every time you see, hear, read there is something new to learn about the great Dalí! 🎨
Thank you very much for an interesting video. One thing to conteplate, among numerous others, is definitely the notion of separating the work and its creator. If we keep cancelling individuals for one or several of their flaws, we will soon have nobody viewed as perfect in the contemporary sense of the word. Your video, to me, simply shows how one artist can be worthy of praise and criticism at the same time. We can admire his work, and be inspired by it, and still disagree with him in different ways.
I love this perspective, your right!!!, think again folks❤
In my teenage years I was entranced by Dali's artwork. Still am, in fact. Especially his very early works, which are not yet surreal, testify of his phenomenal technique. His personality had not yet succumbed to the extravagances of success. I recommend that early work if you would like to know him better.
Thanks for this video. It brought back many good memories.
Dali seemed like a fascinating and incomprehensible person, and yet you explained him so succinctly and comprehensively! Excellently done!
I've always found this painting one of Dali's more underwhelming images, so much of his work is so captivating. There's a deep interpersonal rawness about his imagery which I've always loved, like a way to express feelings beyond words or explanation. Love the videos, please keep making more.
No other channel (or book, for that matter) about art history has been so clarifying and instigating as Great Art Explained. I thank you very much for the knowledge
I just wanted to leave a brief message to let you know how much I appreciate your good work.
Thanks 🙏
When I found this series I binged them all and fell in love, they are great, I was very disappointed when I didnt see a video for Dali, this coming out brings me a lot of joy
I'm a person who has never been able to understand art; so much that I've given up even looking at them. But ever since I found this channel, I've started to take great interest in paintings and I'm trying my best to understand and appreciate them. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Dali is one of my all time favorite artist, so you can imagine my excitement for this video!! So naturally, I'd have done some research on my own and already gathered up some info, but the way you transitioned to the topics so smoothly and creatively still amazes me. How you have to incorporate his speech because of how bizarre the things he said is, made me chukle a bit. It's quite an interesting video format from you :D
Yes I don’t usually have access to so many videos to use in research but he appeared in TV a LOT!
@@GreatArtExplained Hahaha, that is true. But in my opinion, despite Dali being a celebrity in his lifetime and still a well-known artist name after his death, not a lot of people pay attention into the complex, thought-provoking and indeed surreal character ‘Dali’ he has created. The legendary persona might have been his most successful work of art yet :-)
I love these videos not just for explaining why these paintings are so highly regarded, but also for showing me how to apply the same analysis to other works
I've had long fascination of Dali, and it started as a dream. I'm pursuing surrealism, since then
This was the very first painting i saw from Dali that took me down the winding rabbit hole that is Surrealism and Dada. I so happy to see this great piece of Master Art explained and fill in the holes of my understanding. If anything i never took Dali's point of view to many paintings as he would look at them as we would. thank you.
Salvador Dalí, the Kanye West of his time. A creative genius who loses the favor of the public after a strange obsession with Hitler.
Bro why was this my subconscious thought 💭....🤯
Sampling other peoples music is not art or genius
@@asianxgod4840 oh, good, the bro crowd is representin'...
I don't consider Kanye West to be anyone close to genius
A sad day when that silly negro is referred to as a creative genius.
The Surrealist and Dadaist movements fascinate me, even though they aren’t my favorite artists. Something about the way they challenged meaning, morality, and sense in the face of a rapidly changing world reminds me of the time we are living through now.
I'm an absolute dunce with all things art. But I am deep fascinated by all things psychology. And there is a strong overlap between the two and when someone helps me to see the crossover, I always instantly get on board. This video was just as fascinating as the other videos I've seen of the channel. Keep up the amazing work. Your channel is both educational and thought provoking, in equal measure.
I remember writing an essay about this artwork for a school assignment in seventh grade. Absolutely fell in love with his style!
We visited Dali's Museum in Figueres, Spain and the Salvador Dali's house (now museum) a few years ago. So glad to have this video as it makes me appreciate his art and the person even more. I love this channel and am so grateful for it.
I absolutely love the symbology of the fly, it’s amazing how seeing a single gnat can give such inspiration, this is very true to my life experience.
I did not have time to get addicted to another channel.......thanks
Mr. Payne i watched it again and i have to say: great job! Surrealism in Art and in Literature always fascinated me and the lack of reasoning and calculating mind, the richness of dreamy detail resonate in my soul. People are truly magnificent in creating a new world, a new dimension. We are in this point of view animal and god. All in one. Thank you for your work. I will always keep watching!
Thanks 🙏
So brilliant. I remember seeing Dahli’s work for the first time when I snuck out of my art lesson into the school library - sitting on the floor hidden amongst the mahogany book cases - I opened a tick hardback book of his work and my mind was changed forever.
Loved it. I couldn't really know what to make of Dali and his art. But after watching this, I have decided to try and put some more effort to understand him.
Thanks for the comment! 🙏
Absolutely fascinating. It is very helpful to understand the artist’s context to understand their art more deeply.
The masterworks in the St. Petersburg museum (Florida) are enormous. You have to see them in reality Ie not as a poster, to appreciate the images and double and triple images. Truly amazing art.
Can you hire a massive team so you can churn these out once a week? This channel is probably the one I look forward to the most when it comes to new videos.
I’m too much of a control freak I’m afraid - it’s the research that takes up the most time. But I have someone helping in great art cities. Thanks 🙏
This is the best channel on RUclips. So informative, entertaining and great content. Thank you so much. I watch a video of yours before going to sleep now. It's so soothing.
this is just one of the best channels on youtube
ive always wanted to get into visual art but found it difficult because of my lack of knowledge, so I really appreciate your videos as good places to start to appreciate the many masterpieces i've always seen in popular media
Thanks for the comment! 🙏
The algorithm brought me to your channel. I have tickets to the Tate tomorrow to see Mark Rothko now.
Your work is inspiring to this jaded scientist.
I've been in love with visual arts since childhood, but I have to say that your videos are my first experience of having art explained in an easy to follow yet very in-depth manner. And with each video you outdo yourself. Kudos! 🙏
I want to leave a comment of appreciation! I really liked the edit it feels so fluid. Awesome documentary bro
Thanks for including the background behind the painters, their lives, painting styles, inspiration and the culture they were surrounded with. I'm learning so much!!
I just wanted to comment and say that you are doing a fantastic job with these videos. They are so informative and I love how you go into the life of the artist as well. I look forward to your videos, great job!
Literally every single one of your videos blows my mind. This one combines two of the things I find most fascinating to try to understand, sleep and art. Kudos and thank you!
Thanks 🙏
Probably one of the most complicated, obscure and abstract piece of art. It's impact on art, not only art but the persisting world is remarkable and beyond our imagination.
I like how when Mike Wallace introduces him by saying he sees the world through surrealist eyes, Dali illustrates it with the Big Surreal Stare
These videos are 'art pieces' themselves! I highly appreciate the major work to create them. Always look forward to a new video and never get disappointed when it arrives :)
The amount of research that is put into these videos is extremely extremely admirable! For an art layman like myself, these are hugely appreciated!
Thanks 🙏
Excellent; thank you. I first saw a picture of 'The Persistence of Memory' in a Readers Digest when I was a child, in the 1960's, and was mesmorised by it. It was utterly different from anything encountered in the mainstream at that time.
I find it so interesting all the references you can find in masterpieces that we usually think it is a complete inovation.
Thank you so much for this video.
This painting is in my parents house as long as I can remember and you helped me to understand why my dad likes it so much.
I enjoy your videos as they give me a new perspective on art and how to view its beauty.
Thanks for the comment! 🙏
I really appreciate your channel. I love learning about the artists’ lives and their methods as well as interpretations of their famous pieces.
Great analysis. What an amazing piece of art; about 90 years old, and still fresh as a daisy. Cheers for the vid.
I love his obsession with big proclamations - very Oscar Wilde of him! I'm surprised no one ever describes Dali as a dandy. Fascinating video - so tastefully put together and paced.
I'm currently binge watching your videos! I've been learning so much about art history thanks to these well- explained videos. Thank you
The video is back!!!😍 Thanks for the video!
Thanks 🙏
@@GreatArtExplained Hi👋👋 I wanna tell you something. I'm a science lover. I was never interested in art. I used to think those PPL who admire old paintings are really boring. Now I understand to appreciate art because of your videos. You taught me somethin really really different. Thanks❤️
so much meaning in one painting, this art shit is so cool
Thank you so much for this! I love Salvador Dalí and I just learned several things about him that I never learned before.
I'm just amazed to see your deliberations on this complex painting.!! Well explained 👍 Salvador's clips r used effectively and one gets a hang of his character as a surrealist. U must hv researched hard with this. Thank you!!!
It is an absolute treat, watching these videos about art ❤️ would love it if you could cover some philosophers, poets and other artists too!!
I remember recreating the clocks painting in my 7th grade Art class.
Interesting video, Thank you.
I’m always in awe of your beautiful, well-researched videos! Very well made, yet again.
Absolutely love this channel !!!! I never thought about this painting in such detail but there was always some uneasiness which I felt. After video I realised the reason. Thank you so much for the brilliant work!
There is a museum of a private collection in Florida. There they explained how you can see figures and subjects within the figures and subjects. Quite mesmerizing and a new fan since it was brought to my attention.
I love that museum. The Hallucinogenic Toreador is my favorite painting. The docent said it was his Magnum opus.
@@buddhahoo1 And it is really, really big.
@@David_T Yes it is
Thanking for making this video!
I think this proves that an artwork is not only a reflection of the artist, but also their subconscious. Yet another great video!
Persistence of Memory, as far as surrealist art goes, is actually one of the most straightforward pieces. I watched Un chien Andalou many many years ago, and I was just utterly confused. I just don't know how to even start making sense of it.
Thank you for peering into the mind of a most unusual subject. Dali may not have been crazy, although I would say he was definitely eccentric as hell.
I'm not religious, but one of my favorite Dali paintings is Crucifixion. I am fascinated by the Christ-like figure which appears to be free-floating in front of the cross, yet prevented from moving forward by golden cubes.
Simply thank you for your passion and generosity
A Dali retrospective was the best art show I’ve ever seen. His early work is incredibly beautiful.
I remember when I was in middle school during counseling class, my counseling teacher showed us this painting and asked us to interpret it, and I told her the world in The Persistence of Memory looks like some sort of planet, different from ours, where the physics works differently, hence why the clocks are melting (I said something along that line, at least). Long story short, this was basically how I was introduced to Salvador Dali. I must say he was my favorite painter at the time, and he still is up to this day, and after watching this video, I realized my interpretation was actually close to what Dali was thinking when he painted the painting, as well as his other paintings. Although, watching this video also made me realize more insights into the painting which I didn't know before, and I greatly appreciate that.
Hi there, James. Your channel is truly amazing, I have recommended it to lots of friends and family. Hope you get the views and success you deserve!! :-)
I love the way you explain art in the historical context too, cause definitely all art movements have a correlation between the history and the technology of every era
I only recently discovered your channel last week, but you have quickly become a favourite as every video I feel intellectually and spiritually uplifted. Thank you for your concise and articulate explanations of art to this novice.
How interesting, great work. Good to learn about the artist himself as well as the work
So great how you are inspiring such range of people! I've followed you since you had 10k subscribers and it's really a credit to your quality and informative content how much you have grown in the last year. I always leave your videos feeling inspired and understanding so thank you.
Thanks for the continued support! 🙏
I've discovered your channel about a week ago and was hooked from the moment I watched your video on Bosch! Such in depth and lively narration, though never repeating yourself. Love the longer videos, keep em coming! Lots of gratitude from Belgium
Love it! Thanks for work!
been waiting for thissss
Great video. I’m not a fan of Dali at all but his ‘Christ of St John of the cross’ is one of the most powerful images I’ve seen.
I have never been more happy with a RUclips suggestion than your channel. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for making them. Steve