salvador dali calls himself a bad painter

this is the first clip from a wonderful dali video I have
I still remember where I was when he died like it was the lunar landing

[@georgiion1684]

*Dali:* I'm a very bad painter *me:* oh, he's so humble! *Dali:* ... because I'm too intelligent to be a good painter *me:* oh, nevermind

[@liamc1102]

Still humble

[@thecouncil8973]

@@liamc1102 not rlly...

[@liamc1102]

@@thecouncil8973 Well obviously not if you don't look into understanding what he might have meant.

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

False modesty is just another way to lie.

[@thewindgamer2607]

😂🤦‍♂️

[@througheverything]

Dali feels so distant and historic it’s surreal (no pun intended) to see him on a talk show.

[@iShavedYesterday]

He stopped being a surrealist in the 1930s

[@russelljohnson7004]

people seem to get this sense from a lot of the surrealist crowd. it's a thoroughly modern art movement, but we all still seem to pigeonhole is as "old art" and thus pre-20th century. you most commonly see it when people flip out over color photos of Picasso, as if he were a renaissance painter.

[@RP-dy5mu]

Not really, I thought this dude lived before the existence of video. I'm surprised as fuck that I can even catch a glimpse of him and hear his voice. Mindblowing actually.

[@SmashPortal]

@@RP-dy5mu I was taught about all the major artists altogether in school. Only hearing how long ago the really old ones existed, it's hard to imagine any of them existing less than a century ago. It's like that saying about Cleopatra being born closer to our time than when the pyramids were built.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

@@russelljohnson7004 And that is exactly what happened to me. I thought he was from much longer ago.

[@sexualspasticrecords9934]

I love how he included "madman" as a profession

[@RuRaynor]

The subtle suggestion that people collect the autographs of madmen :D

[@nose766]

It felt like a really Hispanic comment. I usually hear madmen in similar contexts by many people, but especially with boomers

[@fernandoantonio4275]

Wait is not a profession!?

[@raresserban955]

Professional madman

[@Doors067]

@@RuRaynor manson autographs go for over a grand now a days

[@ronnieleighton5557]

"A little blood" ... "sYMBOLIC BLOOD" ... "and mEELK"

[@billul1]

And AGAIN MEELK

[@bluesnail5042]

@@piscesmoon420 awf mediterraynyan pepul

[@ronnieleighton5557]

186 likes what-

[@Rivan98]

"Art"

[@almareyes2192]

Lmao these comments are funny😂😂❤ yall did good I got to this right as when he was saying it 💯💯

[@tamed4171]

This dude was just a shitposter before shitposters existed

[@uboa8012]

Shitposting was already a thing during the roman empire. Look it up I'm not joking

[@skazka9400]

What is a shitposter

[@legoworks1000]

yea except before the internet it was called 'joking' not that youd know anything about that you unfunny troglodyte

[@kauflicherkoifischer9936]

What is a shitposter

[@tomassanhuezaletelier68]

don't forget the master Nicanor Parra

[@じょせふ-v2z]

This the kind of TV shows squidward probably watches

[@rodrigorafael.9645]

Kkkkkkk

[@timmytenders144]

Lmao

[@totokoostudios]

That is the best comment ever

[@GuyG.KTalesOfAnimals]

Just thought the same thing

[@GeoffreyGonzales]

gold

[@Epiousios18]

"I prefer to paint bad pictures and live longer." Word.

[@ProlificThreadworm]

Nice pic

[@carlorenzi1802]

Well, he didn’t talk about how long Michelangelo lived also painting the sistine chapel all alone

[@joseperezdelaracastilla4599]

@@carlorenzi1802 you didnt get it...

[@Astronometric]

Carlo Renzi he was talking about his life as an artist. If one day you will create a piece of art that completely fulfill all of your objectives, the perfect work, the ultimate testament of yourself... then you are done, you have nothing more to say. Why keep going on if you reached your own pinnacle? Your life as an artist has ended. Instead, if you are never satisfied with your own work, if you can always see even a small imperfection, it means you can improve and live another day to become better.

[@Lifesizemortal]

@@Astronometric see, this is what people who primarily consume media without giving their own piece of creative output do not understand

[@OscarLanuzaUrrutia]

0:49 dali is how to basic confirmed

[@victor6010]

looooooooool

[@_Obey_]

He is tha original how to basic and Htb is a lame copy

[@ronnieleighton5557]

@watergod 83 e g

[@victorprokop2240]

HTB is dali's reencarnation. It makes a lot of sense

[@boriswilsoncreations]

I LAUGHED SO HARD LOL xD

[@Stonerising]

*Mom*: "Why didn't you get a good grade?" . . . *Me*: "I didn't get a good grade because I'm too intelligent to get a good grade"

[@gam3rsbej]

Real facts

[@berkcerkezler4858]

Same

[@moctrof2451]

Exactly

[@superlambmilkshake4904]

"I didn't get a good grade because I am an excellent painter"

[@cockycookie1]

Smart enough to realise the teacher doesn't have a clue and everyone's just kissing his/her ass for better grades

[@lfourewe5468]

Dalí's biggest piece of art is Salvador Dalí

[@1LEgGOdt]

No it _"Destino"_ That is Dali's biggest piece of art. Although it took nearly half a century before the world could see his greatest master piece. Two masters of their arts. Salvador Dali the Surrealist and Walter E. Disney the Animator.

[@weirdguy4948]

Aguiar Ed r/whoosh

[@SJJPPPCCCC]

You do know he was a fraud, right? If you did a bit of research...

[@SJJPPPCCCC]

You do know he was a fraud, right? If you did a bit of research...

[@hanchockelias5123]

But he's objectively a bad painter Just compare goya to dali

[@deekadiko]

imagine being this guy and not living in a time where meme exists

[@bta7658]

Off omg This hit way to hard Like it took a few seconds and got worse and worse and it is still getting

[@nothankyoutube]

I was born in 85, we lacked memes for quite some while :)

[@7ngel]

Ya a much better world then..

[@jknvorneb]

@@7ngel no, gtfo

[@TheRealDoctorBonkus]

He is like the father of deep fried memes

[@spoongod2401]

Salvador Dali looks like he drew himself

[@SmashPortal]

Painted, actually.

[@liljdabscrazy]

I feel he was just trolling all the time

[@foo681]

liljdabscrazy what do you mean

[@liljdabscrazy]

River Randle like he knew damn well he was a great painter, but he would say he was a bad painter. Whenever responding to questions (some of which were probably asked all the time,) he wouldn’t give a straightforward answer.I feel that was on purpose to fuck with people.

[@YoungAspect]

liljdabscrazy nice boomer translation........ well done 👏

[@QualeQualeson]

He was not trolling at all. He realized that art is not a relativistic term and that his primary claim to fame was based on the zeitgeist rather than the timeless skill and technique of those great masters. He said that he was intelligent because he didn't have to commit like they did and toil and suffer endlessly to perfect their art, but could instead "smear" some stuff together, get rich and go about living his life in all of it's facets.

[@bootblacking]

You should see his appearance on What's My Line? if you haven't already. He drives the host and panel crazy, answering "yes" to every question. To borrow a line from him, he didn't do drugs; he was drugs.

[@marnistone6153]

It's not everyday that a man hatches out of a giant egg, and throws blood, milk, and fish all over the place! :D

[@brooklynstrickland109]

Marni Stone yea xD

[@mikew9543]

Depends on where you're from I guess. Pretty mundane 'round here.

[@nimascolari1508]

Just another typical day in the Dali household.

[@ВитезГига]

Неки сатанисти овде! Под мач бато 😁😁😁

[@a-maize-zing]

@Cero Z is it? How? Care to share some info?

[@IladRodavlas]

"I dont do drugs. I am drugs" -Salvador Dali yes he did actually say that and it's the best quote ever. no exceptions.

[@mslightbulb]

Oh, Dali an I have more in common than I thought, though my friends said that, they are still concerned and I’m not famous.

[@fitnesspoint2006]

@DeadParadoxTV TOTD great way to insult a talanted by reducing his genious to "prolly shrooms..." Lets see you compose a painting at that level on shrooms.

[@thinginground5179]

@@fitnesspoint2006 shrooms aren't reductive

[@BLINDCABBY]

@@thinginground5179 try a higher dose

[@thinginground5179]

@@BLINDCABBY thats the point im literally making..

[@dailyflash]

I was wondering if Dali ever tried acid and I remembered an interviewer once asking him if he ever took drugs. His reply was, "I am a drug."

[@AD-kv9kj]

That means yes. And lots of them.

[@hipsonsogbo]

what happened to my reply damn youtube censors a lot these days

[@reloadseven2198]

@Morning Sun Sparkles Dew on fresh grass you say that as if weed was bad

[@reloadseven2198]

@Morning Sun Sparkles Dew on fresh grass ok boomer 👌

[@taicunmusic]

@Morning Sun Sparkles Dew on fresh grass shut the FUCK UP boomer

[@Steven_Andreyechen]

There’s something unsettling about this. It’s like I’m a kid again and am watching something I’m not supposed to.

[@davidj23]

Steven Andreyechen You capture the atmosphere perfectly. I wonder what it is...

[@ratel.miodozer]

David J. Music

[@boriswilsoncreations]

Dude, I felt the same... it is strange

[@jaugust3056]

Indeed.

[@KateNjenga]

So weird!

[@petersenior5432]

Basically, "if you make your best work now, you are bound to die soon" whether he means lack of motivation or being able to live up to that great piece, or actual death, it's an interesting philosophy

[@JohnSmith-nl7td]

Death is a choice. Life is his art, if he was to create his ideal piece, I assume he would no longer have the need to live because he accomplished what he was here to do, and would consequently die.

[@billbull1JB-EH]

(👁️ 👄 👁️)👍

[@cockycookie1]

@@JohnSmith-nl7td Oof

[@bejammminz]

I'm pretty sure he means it like a superstition. As in all the greats die too soon.

[@frosty.berlin]

I second what you said! I guess he was trying to speak about people’s missions in life… so if you have done your best in life, you’re ready to die soon.

[@quimeypaz9519]

my left ear enjoyed this a lot

[@nathanvanmiddlesworthmedia844]

Your headphones are backwards,but... Yeahhh...only one sided audio!

[@amerbaghdadi1154]

Nathan VanMiddlesworth Media yours are backwards. I ACTUALLY ONLY HAD THE LEFT EAR ON WHILE WATCHING THIS SO I DIDN’T NOTICE! HAHAHAHA

[@TH-ds2yx]

Are you Vincent Van Gogh

[@kuainitiatoe]

Its a beautiful song , the john cage in the right channel

[@Plazbam]

@@nathanvanmiddlesworthmedia844 you sure 'bout that?

[@Navezceru]

I think they mistook Dali's grocery list for the script

[@R0bertRodriguez]

Eric Miret It is Salvador after all

[@lasersnquasars6156]

@Eric Miret Symbolic blood in the symbolic aisle, that is

[@gokuafrica]

@Eric Miret i chocked on my food after reading your comment

[@todabsolute]

@@gokuafrica *blood

[@Dianbler]

@@lasersnquasars6156 To make some symbolic black pudding.

In a private conversation with a friend, Dali said: "I'm not a very good painter, but as a clown I'm unrivaled. I'm even better than Charlie Rivel." The friend, of course, published the conversation.

[@3264-m3b]

Any man who refers to himself in the third person's got some special screws holding their brain together.

[@georgeters6563]

Not unless this "himself" is a created persona (character)

[@Bulltardwin]

Or he's transcended his ego

[@disclose_beauty]

@@Bulltardwin nah.

[@Bulltardwin]

@@disclose_beauty nah yeah or yeah nah?

[@CarrotConsumer]

Caesar has entered the chat.

[@andideda]

Basically he was always avoiding to reach his pinnacle, in fear that he might not have anything to live for.

[@Roy-mk9zl]

@ClandestineOstrich so shut your mouth.

[@cockycookie1]

Thing is, you can always go higher, there's no limit 🤔

[@andideda]

@@cockycookie1 everything has a limit

[@bozmundarts2614]

@@andideda that's why variety exists, balance, creativity, other people. ... if you cant stop yourself and hit what you think would be your "skill" limit, you've been most likely limiting yourself.

[@mausousap]

thank you i actually misunderstood him until i read your comment

[@matthewjones3140]

A few years ago I visited one of the galleries in Madrid full of Dali and later Picasso’s. The Picasso’s were disappointing in the flesh but when you went into the Dali room it was incredible. Masterpieces that you saw at distance and when you leaned in you could see the brush strokes but as you leaned out again the workmanship seemed to disappear. Very stunning.

[@s_u_l_f_u_r]

I came here like “how could a narcissist say he’s bad?” and then I saw the video. It makes sense, lmao.

[@dawniebug784]

How is he a narcissist? He might have another mental affliction but narcissism isn't one of em.

[@wegil6095]

Dude dali was a narcssist person. He was looking up to a few artist but that dosent mean he was a humble person.

[@pissonemillion266]

@dylan t seems to me like you've just totally misinterpreted what Dali said.

[@danepresley7851]

@@pissonemillion266 yes hes saying his importance and influence in art, what hes known for, is not warranted nevermind the reason. Its very self deprecating

[@AnnaLVajda]

He was very superstitious.

[@Georgian1717]

Those close to Dali have stated he was highly superstitious. He would never let himself say I am a great painter because he preferred to live longer. Any genius that perfected their art and knew they were the best die young or live shorter lives...and he preferred to paint "badly" so he could live a long life. The fact was he could paint anything if he wished.

[@x_tal.]

lmao i know this comment is old but that is bs actually a lot of "his" paintings wasn't made by him he is one of the most overrated artist EVER and i'm saying this because i was a fan of him and i grow up watching his work and with research (videos, documentaries, biographies, books made by him) is easy to find that he was a hack in a lot of ways even with his "crazy" attitude he wasn't crazy at all it was a character made by his wife and a lot of his ideas and paintings were made by his wife too.

[@molly9929]

Oh, his talent is not overrated. But his insanity? For sure.

[@rand1287]

Sebtab1990 he's actually a genius and his art is GOOD :) not overrated at all

[@cruisingwithoutsail6585]

@@x_tal. which never happened.

[@emmanuelarts831]

I think he was just trolling

[@nandocordeiro5853]

My right ear: still thinks Dali is a good painter My left ear: learned that Dali is a actually a good bad painter, according to his standards

[@yousfiabdelali]

@Bob H Brilliant. Magnificent. Powerful.

[@moimeme6533]

Van Gogh can relate

[@Icaruss789]

"I'm too intelligent to be a good painter" Oooof

[@javigd96]

He was such a fucking ashole

[@foottoast4235]

Being intelligent isn't a virtue trust me I've been depressed all my life (since I was 2-3 ish) because I've always understood that the world sucks and life has no meaning

[@Icaruss789]

@@foottoast4235 yes.... I also like love live

[@CarrotConsumer]

@@foottoast4235 That just sounds like you had a bad childhood.

[@exariin8848]

@@CarrotConsumer just sounds like he's just a nihilist kid that doesn't know how to socialize because he's always whining about how life is trash

[@guxershmeg]

I think his line is like when you create an ultimate art, you have no more reason to live. He tries to be a bad painter and keep the dream alive.

[@uiraideszen3223]

Aha.I see

[@mimicmage]

I don't understand what part of the video are you referring to... The end when he mentions in creating a master piece in any form of art would lead to him dying??? Is it that part... If you have ever created anything you might understand it yourself more so... Some stuff takes a lot of energy and brain juice... Creativity not everyone has. Not all artist posses it.

[@motiejus8805]

Man, do you really think that his paintings is the peak of art? Have a little of fantasy

[@Utubesuxmycock]

No. It kills you idiot. Literally. Why he cites Mozart

[@guxershmeg]

@@Utubesuxmycock But. Mozart was not a painter.

[@fungoloides]

He was smart enough to know that good painters "died" and then became famous ...

[@sebrulez]

the perfect mixture of selfirony and arrogance

[@teebo289]

sebrulez zero arrogance there fam

[@notsure4746]

Zero arrogance? He literally said he was too intelligent to be a good painter.

[@teebo289]

Phil Lucio it's almost self pity

[@atharvavankundre4942]

And success

[@executionsquad3926]

He simply said he was too self-conscious. What can I say? ☺

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

When you are spanish but your inner weeb forces you to read the subtitles

[@dragonc305]

True....

[@AbsurdChimp]

Sadly true..

[@Nyto98]

F por todos nosotros xdd

[@xebio6]

Pues sí

[@Dekross]

At this point I know how to talk and read in english as well as I do in spanish así que sí me pasó lo mismo xd

[@Ty-mu7gl]

“Para ser buen pintor hay que ser un poco burro” JAJAJSJSA

[@thebandofbastards4934]

Dali knows that the person who cannot improve is the one who sees himself as perfect.

[@kingfuzzy2]

Appreciated bro ( :

[@Dekross]

I don't think that type of person exists, it's pretty obvious that no one can be perfect...

[@thebandofbastards4934]

@@Dekross But the worst people do think that they are perfect.

[@SplendidFellow]

"Have no fear of perfection. You'll never reach it." - Dali

[@PuripuriDrawings]

@@Dekross Yep, people who consider themselves as perfect exists, and they're a pain in the 4ss :')

[@rommlll]

that intro w the bottle. u don't get those nowadays

[@albertravn]

True. It's great. Song is "Another Green World" by Brian Eno

[@videofudge]

The good old message in a bottle intro?

[@Didoh_]

I was so confused 😭

[@deadbeataffiliates]

I know, right?! I had never seen this program before but it felt all so nostalgic and familiar, like a memory of something I would be watching back when I was 4 years old

[@mathiasovelar637]

I don't know what are you talking about, the only thing I know is that the message in the bottle is "arena" that means sand

[@PeterWTaylor]

He committed the unpardonable crime of being successful in his own lifetime. Something many of his peers never forgave him for.

[@lamanjello]

DaVinci painted less than 25 paintings in his long life...he was too busy writing backwards...long live the weirdos....woohoooo

[@lloydhinshelwood]

lamanjello da Vinci only became famous because some dick stole his painting Caravaggio and Raphael were far better painters in the time period. Hype is the art game with everyone but Picasso.

[@ΙαπετόςΔαήμων]

@@lloydhinshelwood da Vinci was a bad painter indeed. But he spent his life doing mutiple things and being moderate at everything. That multitasking tho gave him a good sense of symbolism. So i think da Vinci shouldn't be compared to painters.

[@LAvision]

Lloyd Hinshelwood Don't Michealangelo, who had great resentment toward Da Vinci because of his hype/fame.

[@knownasL]

Μικρές Ιστορίες ti malakia ipes. Nuff said.

[@ΙαπετόςΔαήμων]

@@knownasL Τι τσουτσέκι παριστάνεις; Nuff said

[@coreycox2345]

This man had a sense of humour and an ear for poetry. Avant garde is meant to be surreal...funny. and so much more.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

He’s too intelligent to be a good painter because good painters always die too young.. Genius

[@__seeker__]

I love him because he was a conscious troll. He intentionally took advantage of the bullshit which solely comprises “the art world” and made himself into a multimillionaire off of it. As he used to frequently say, “I love money.” He was never a liar. He was a master bullshit artist. Big difference. And that’s why he’s so lovable.

[@sephikong8323]

Same with Picasso who stated himself that what he painted was shit but that he would continue as long as people kept buying them for millions. You got to admire the honesty of these men

[@robertocollo2890]

Avida Dollars

[@diegomoreno5927]

Yeah and he was also a pretty skilled painter

[@jmufc41]

In that case to me very cynical not that admirable If it works it works but not that admirable

[@bernardodominguez6621]

The first shitposter

[@drhputra1635]

Lucky he was born on his era. If he born today, he will end up on r/iamverysmart and r/iam14andthisisdeep simultaneously

[@dimasyb5916]

Well society I guess.

[@bluesnail5042]

He probably has

[@supreetkumar7604]

Lol

[@josueorfao7680]

Or in a mental rehabilitation center

[@cosmicter7647]

Reddit isn’t everything you know

[@cheemsoftheocean7569]

He has a 2020 sense of humor. This man is way ahead of this time

[@jakeweberzwier8655]

Wrong. 2020 has a Dalinian sense of humor

[@agnidas5816]

you missed the totality of what he said didn't you ... taking a blurb out of context... your comprehension is absolutely abysmal

[@cheemsoftheocean7569]

@@agnidas5816 is this also part of the joke?

[@ferro_nimo]

@@cheemsoftheocean7569 take it as a joke so it won't ruin your day

[@cheemsoftheocean7569]

@@ferro_nimo even if it were to not be a joke it wouldn't be unable to not ruin my day

[@darrencottam1146]

His best masterpiece was the chuppa chup wrapper.

[@herpderpitypurple73]

hell yeah

[@federicorubio8719]

Jajaja

[@merdufer]

@niaj4 I think Dali was being sincere when he said "I'm too intelligent to be a good painter" and it was not an immodest statement. What he meant was that it would take great sacrifices to create truly great art, and he was too intelligent (in terms of self preservation) to do that. He probably had someone like Van Gogh in his mind when he said that.

[@imacg5]

When you put too many ideas into a painting, it's bad art. Just look at the contemporary art world, too intelligent to be good art. The superstition may also play a part.

[@humanx7129]

imacg4 loool you seriously consider temporary art as intelligent art?

[@SpaghettiToaster]

That's bullshit though and it very much is an immodest statement. It directly implies that all great painters were less intelligent than Dali, which is obviously not true. Of course, many great artists were a bit quirky and there's nothing wrong with spouting some bs once in a while. Everyone on the internet does it after all. He was still a great painter, whether he wanted to acknowledge it or not.

[@MrYulienskate]

I think he meant to say he wasn't actually crazy, after all, that was sort of Dalí's trademark, his public icon: "Dalí's a crazy man and that's why he paints surreal (crazy) stuff" but not really, he was in rather good health and position. There's an ideology that actual crazy and weird people tend to make the most powerful pieces that do get to people the instant they look at it, they feel the intensity and emotion put into their work, and perhaps this is what Dalí aknowledged, that he was intelligent instead, and intelligent people know how to handle their lives, people that's not normal on the other hand, they suffer it, they have trouble handling life and you can see that amplified struggle put into their work. I think that's what Dalí meant by being an "idiot", and for that reason, he could not reflect that much of an emotional presence in his work, but rather showcase the concept of surrealism. That's why he calls himself a bad painter.

[@silencieuxasmr6246]

G So salty damn. Van Gogh didn't sell any paintings but now he's known as one of the best artists in the world. What's your problem?

[@lechatbotte6130]

''I'm a bad painter'' My Mind: Finally a painter with self-critical attitude. After: You have to be stupid to be a good painter i'm too intelligent to be a good painter.

[@ayeshathefairy8333]

He’s got such calm chaotic energy i love it also is this in anyone’s recommended out of no where lol?

[@blueonblack83]

Yep. I asked myself "Why not?" and clicked on it.

[@micaghisolfomg]

me: [spanish is my native language] also me: [reads subtitles]

[@yese3064]

That messes me up sometimes XD

[@enzoledesma912]

Literalmente yo:

[@enzoledesma912]

Me alivia saber que no soy el único hispano que llego aquí xD

[@redweiss8333]

1:00 When he says "Dali born with any kind of traumatism". I felt that

[@iShavedYesterday]

Explain what you felt.

[@drawingmaniacsterben7144]

Every painter calls himself a bad painter

[@mymusicmen13]

SeaweedWorker funny how youre both wrong.

[@ayushkanyal3163]

@@mymusicmen13 haha..divine!😂😂

[@nikos-giorgos]

Except that in his case he was right.

[@drawingmaniacsterben7144]

It is because your eye/mind is ahead of your actuall skill. As you Observe other works of art And/or real world you create picture in your head what you regard as good. You know what is possible to do, but you are not yet able to do so. And the frustration cycle begins.

[@drawingmaniacsterben7144]

@Caster Jr that means you are on the right path! Please continue!

[@apollomars1678]

Dali: Im a very bad painter, because im too intelligent to be a good painter meme-creators: *shed tears in understanding*

[@MASK69]

I'm from Catalonia and I'm so proud of Salvador Dalí. Descansa en pau.

[@frooskys22]

You are from Spain

[@johnred7483]

Dali: I'm too intelligent to become a good painter. Leonardo da Vinci: Hold my paintings.

[@s.reinhardt3670]

Da Vinci wasn't a verd good painter his Mona Lisa is only that famous because of the history of the painting and because of the person Da Vinci himself.

[@johnred7483]

@@s.reinhardt3670 If Monalisa is the only painting you know created by da Vinci then you know so little about the man.

[@s.reinhardt3670]

@@johnred7483 When you mean paintings like The Last Supper or Vitruvian Man, it is the same to the Mona Lisa the history of these paintings and the scandals behind them makes them popular.

[@johnred7483]

@@s.reinhardt3670 To discredit the brilliance of his work because of "it only became popular because of the scandal behind it" excuse is stupid. I have seen a lot people starting to discredit and put Leonardo da Vinci and a lot of great historical figures name's to obscurity in exchange for the others in their favor. I'm seeing a pattern here.

[@1..0w0..3]

@@s.reinhardt3670 Lol, yea sure. As if other artists who lived in Da Vinci's time period never had scandals or drama. If SCANDALS were what made one's art popular, none of you would even hear Dali, Van Gogh or Da Vinci over my fans chanting my name. Period.

[@tazfink7230]

Looks like Michael Caine with a moustache.

[@Black-ml2uk]

@THE CLOWN so michael caine looks like Dali without mustache 🇪🇸

[@azuregiant9258]

So he does! Too bad he can only really act using his native cockney accent. He’d have been a perfect choice to play Dali in a biopic.

[@carlosreyes5371]

My cocaine...

[@Ninosninosninos]

Lol!! He does!!

[@Eon_621]

"I'm too intelligent to be a good painter" I understand this. In the way I can identify with this, I'll tell you I make music. I think my music is terrible and for the most part it's because I have to learn so much about what I'm doing and how to do it, that it removes the feeling behind what I create. "You have to be a bit stupid to create good art". Stupid in the sense that you have to let your creations be mostly natural feelings and less focused thought. I'm almost never satisfied with my creations because they never express what I feel. This is because I spend too much time and energy finding/creating sounds I've never heard instead of creating the melodies that my heart sings. This is how I interpreted this quote. I hope it makes sense to someone.

[@Marcotonio]

You're not alone, buddy. I'm highly analytical, so art is my Achilles' heel. And yet I chose it as a career... For music, which is a hobby in my case, I have about 2 years of conservatory theory under my belt but the only instrument I can play is clicking notes with a mouse on a DAW. What I intend to do is to learn how to play an instrument and cover other songs, so I can get the "feeling", rather than the cold hard theory. For drawing (my main area), having limitations is liberating. Be it themes, deadlines, time limits. Keep pushing!

[@ArRaman-wu5dy]

totally feel you bro... never get past a melody... even i dont like them next morning sometime .... so lets talk about it...

[@poetryclubofficial]

I get you man

[@whyistheresky]

All due respect to you, you seem like a really nice dude, I think that’s a bunch of cop-out bullshit. I’m not going to brag on about myself, but I’ve always had an solid academic aptitude, and I’ve discovered that making “good” art requires you to develop certain sensibilities over time, it requires you to narrow down what you’re looking for in art to its critical elements and focus solely on those things; it’s a very intentional craft. Yes, it’s visceral, but it’s in equal parts an intellectual pursuit. Intelligence is never a bar to quality in art, lack of persistence is. Most people are shit for many years when they start. Just because you’re bad from a more cerebral vantage point doesn’t mean it’s your intelligence that makes you bad. Intelligent people often have a rich emotional world to pull from in the creation of their art. They only have to become well versed in expressing those emotions through a medium, like anybody else. They may need to let go of their bent toward perfection A BIT, but largely, that will help them succeed. Intelligent people have an advantage in art. Most artists are on the higher end of the IQ spectrum.

[@Marcotonio]

@@whyistheresky "with all due respect" and "bunch of bullshit" on the same sentence, what happened to being well-versed in expressing one's emotions? Either own your footing on Mount Stupid or don't, don't go, with all due respect, yapping this demented crap on the Internet.

[@ade7746]

his accent is so strong, you can tell he was born in catalonia. its so interesting to hear all the different accents one country has!

[@Nyto98]

We have atleast 5 big accents, the Andalusian, the south accent. The Canarian, from the African islands. The catalonian/valencian, at the Mediterranean sea. Galician ones, sounds like a lot like Portuguese and then, in the north, the Basques, the speaking of the only prerroman languaje that remains in the entire continent. Oh, and the most neutral one, the castillean, the most neutral form of Spanish in all county Spain have a lot of variety, for sure

[@armintargaryen9216]

@@Nyto98 and that's without saying that Andalusian must be comprised of like 20 different accents itself

[@MASK69]

im from Catalonia and you are right! I can feel some catalan accent when he was talking in spanish!👍

[@omarbargaui4851]

This man is insane and even his way of thinking is surrealist lol!!! 💙

[@ahida8021]

“To be a good painter, you’ve got to be a bit stupid...” - what a deep phrase... i love this words... it is true becuz no human is perfect..

[@Usualeclectic]

That Brian Eno intro song from Another Green World made this even more wild

[@Atesjb]

yes!

[@ponchomang]

-Amenities

[@aidanmca4177]

Damn thanks for mentioning that I’ve heard it before and couldn’t remember what the music was from, it was really annoying me

[@siywah]

I love how fearless he is. Salvador Dali is not really a bad painter but an intelligent creator that makes him a good painter.

[@ramongonzalez6565]

This man could have been a meme factory if they existed during his time

[@GregLopesArt]

What I most admire about him is his... humility.

[@MapleMilk]

Dali has a very unique perspective on what it means to be good at painting Some would say that it takes knowledge, wisdom, practice, and intuition to perfect the craft. Dali says it takes a bit of stupidity. VERY different perspectives indeed.

[@bluecurlygirl]

A few years ago I was in London visiting my then partner's family. The day we were leaving we found out about a Dali exhibition going on. Had to leave his family 3 hours early so I could visit. Aw I was like a giddy child in front of the artwork I had only seen in books before. Then I turned round and in the middle of the room, surrounded by railings and rope, was one of the Mae West Lip sofas. Not a security guy in sight. Very few people in the area. I handed my camera to my partner and said take a pic jumped the rope and sat on the sofa!!! I sat for about 1.5 seconds and it felt brilliant!!! I was like a naughty schoolkid breaking the rules. He would have appreciated that I thought.

[@DynamicSkill]

My right ear is lonely

[@sepisolatanya-marieililong890]

I literally and sincerely wish to be as amazing an artist as Salvador Dali.

[@Mysticsword]

The guy seems like he was quite an eccentric madman of sorts. Love it though! :D

[@miamaurovic1241]

Yess

[@irishelk3]

A rare moment of humility. Dali is one of my favourite painters and I actually prefer his early work myself. One thing I noticed about him, he never smiled, and I don't think he laughed much either.

[@CaligulaInvictus]

Dali: To be a good painter you've got to be a bit stupid. Bob Ross: You're about to have a happy little accident.

[@overlex]

Pretentious, but WHAT humility! I’ve never heard him speak, and I planned on reading his book in the original french, Les Visages Cachés

[@paulsotelo4010]

Es genial hablar español y poder entender directamente lo que Dali decia

[@alessio3565]

Lo entiendo yo que soy italiano

[@javierslytherin9898]

@@alessio3565 El español no es como el italiano, payaso

[@alessio3565]

@@javierslytherin9898 es inferiore

[@octaviosardi3337]

Es mas simpatico

[@janabroflovski2572]

@@alessio3565 es superior

[@buttah5552]

This is so retro and aesthetic, I love everything about this video, the music, the interview, the visuals, it’s so dreamy.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Its actually an old video not retro. And i dont know "is aesthetic" i guess you mean aesthetically [something] but forgot to finish the clause. Aesthetic is a noun, and refers to a visual style, so anything has an aesthetic.

[@panconqueos]

@@jorgepeterbarton you definitely don't spend enough time on internet to understand

[@h00db01i]

@@jorgepeterbarton such aesthetics

[@h00db01i]

@@jorgepeterbarton those "aesthetic" memes are a slight riff on critics anyway. so whoosh, kinda. cringe even, perhaps. but you go on being all that serious thinking you're the one not being pretentious. bigot

[@pmillhooper1]

Literally taking a hit as this man popped out the egg, I almost died 🤣🤣

[@euphoricmonk]

Dali the Original OG Troll..."I'm too intelligent to be a great painter" 😂👍

[@Chris-iz8jr]

His mustache looks like it’s about to fall off and float down slowly to the floor

[@user-74652]

I have never before seen such an extreme combination of humility and arrogance in one man.

[@georgealderson4424]

Is it possible to be a great artist yet be truthful but modest?

[@vaporizer08]

wow...brought tears to my eyes, when he says the moment I can paint as good as velasquez, rafael, rembrant or vermeer, I can die the next week...he was so humble,yet a genius and extraordinary painter...RIP

[@LevinLaniakea]

I think you misunderstood what he meant. He didn't mean it in the way that the moment he paints a painting that is on theirs level, he can die because then he is fulfilled. What he meant was the that if he would do that, he would die, as he knew that great artists die young. He was superstitious, basicly. He was a crazy, arrogant, but none the less great man.

[@shiroumxm2052]

@@LevinLaniakea He was not arrogant. he was ACTING, this is not real Dalí, is a character.

[@ikulus5491]

Thanks to the holy algorithm for bringing me this video. This will be a fine addition to my presentation about Dali and surrealism

[@D.Ark-0]

There’s a lesson to be learned here. I think this might be something I’ll hold dear for the rest of my life.

[@nadinealvarez9307]

My grandfather knew him. Rest in peace

[@Sprite_525]

I’ve met some excellent artists. One thing I’ve noticed about them: their standard of ‘bad’ was so much higher than mine! That’s what makes them great.

[@wlrlel]

Excellent artists? Today? Lol. But of course here's the question how you yourself define "excellent".

[@Sprite_525]

Hannibal Lecter - it sure does when you dismissively day “Today?” Theres 7 billion people. The popular artists are mostly garbage. Acting like there’s only good artists in the past is a bias, for you to overcome.

[@wlrlel]

@@Sprite_525 I'm not acting like that. But that the last few centuries were a time which didn't even have a little part of the number of "good" or even great artists (it's similar in literature and music) as in the past is just a fact. That's something you have to agree with.

[@Sprite_525]

Hannibal Lecter - how is anything you said related to what I said about ‘today’ like it was a rhetorical knockout punch against greatness existing today. Greatness is rare, yes, as in the past or the future or today. Many greats also faded away, too, since there have historically been very few means to preserve what great people created.

[@wlrlel]

@@Sprite_525 Then let's say that today there's no artist who is as great as the great artists in the past. Not even in the last few centuries.

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

This guy truly invented the humble brag :'D

[@flipperdale51]

The "Divine Dali" is a little off his rocker.

[@oolooo]

2:20 Chad Dalí recognizes the Chadness of Velazquez Grosos y titanes los dos

[@boatswain48]

Ryder: I'm too intelligent for school. Dali: Yeah, I get you homie .

[@drivebypoet]

This made me laugh cause I played that game like a month or two ago.

[@biliminsrlar5752]

What is your job? *Being a madman.*

[@theshamanmother]

I don't think he was crazy. He was a genious. His art speaks to me on so many levels. Him as a whole was beautiful, and his art was a whole other world, but true reality to me.

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

Sure wish i could meet him, i love all his works and own so many of his art books people released over the years and still finding older ones. The guy sure got me into painting

[@capitanfuturo594]

Spain is the land of the two geniuses of the XX century. *DALÍ & PICASSO*

[@sundarilamond3071]

I love how it ended with a skillful self portrait.

[@LDT2001]

when the job interviewer asks about a weakness you have

[@bytemevv-4616]

Salvador Dali was the right form of self contradiction and conflict

[@diyannikolaev6769]

Dali is just a Legend....

[@ХЕЙТЕРЫ-ы2б]

doubt he would like to be a "legend"

[@x_tal.]

lmao "legend" he was a hack

[@lfourewe5468]

Is just a chatacter...

[@ElCanalDeJulca]

Hamparte

[@valentinlopezmunoz8269]

Dalí is trash

[@Monstervolging]

All his fans: You're art is so unique and surreal Dali: Hah, *GOT 'EM*

[@BloggerMusicMan]

I always thought Dali's artwork was wonderful. I think he sets really high expectations on himself.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Salvador Dali was the best artist who ever lived in my opinion.Being famous would clearly have many set backs and Dali had to go through this too.He also had a lot of loneliness in his life too.An eccentric genius he was and I'm sure will be remembered that way.

[@tomitstube]

fascinating individual, on the right side of history so you know he wasn't mad, eccentric with the innocence of a child, brilliant with the passion of a novice.

[@m.c.2899]

He was a madman, a genius at that.

[@GD-dy1cz]

Lo que sucede con Dali, ds una persona que disfruta con pasion su vida. El dice: "esta es mi expresion, te la presento. No lo cuestiones, solo interpretalo". Era excentrico y unico.

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

I must bust out of a giant box in disguise as the soviet version of hamburgler and throw circus peanut candy everywhere. Thank you, Dali, for nothing. Dada, Dada, Dada.

[@jeromehorwitz2460]

He's only being honest about being a "bad" painter, that shows he had few illusions about himself. Technically he was not great at painting but he had a vivid imagination and was a great showman and self-promoter.

[@nailujdnomaid9076]

are you kidding? he had masterful technique, look up "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" by him. I have a hard time believing that Dali meant to say he had bad technique when he called himself a bad painter.

[@ShaliniSingh-jq9ej]

Technically not great? Then you mustn’t have seen many Dali works.

[@josiahjoel7580]

Oh I thought this was a Van Gough joke 😂😂 I'm not to smart

[@jeromehorwitz2460]

@@ShaliniSingh-jq9ej If you think Dali's painting technique is great you must not have seen many great paintings. Dali's work is stropped, slick, dull, cat-licked, brown, flat and his surfaces overworked-- not painterly. I like him, his concepts are interesting, he does great art but not great painting.

[@jeromehorwitz2460]

@@ShaliniSingh-jq9ej I've seen many of Dali's originals, he is a very clever designer and draftsman but compare him to Rembrandt, Sargent, Velasquez, Vermeer or even Norman Rockwell or Frank Frazetta and his painting technique itself is pretty thin , lifeless and lacking in painterly spirit.