Dali
By (Author) Edmond Baudoin
SelfMadeHero
SelfMadeHero
15th February 2017
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Graphic novel and Manga artwork
741.5
Paperback
160
Width 170mm, Height 239mm, Spine 23mm
420g
Genius, eccentric, exhibitionist: There is no shortage of adjectives to describe the great surrealist painter Salvador Dal\u00ed (1904-1989). Yet this iconic artist and controversial thinker remains a figure shrouded in mystery. Plunging into the Spanish painter's unbridled, fantastical universe, graphic novelist Edmond Baudoin takes us on the trail of a man known as much for his talent for self-promotion as for his bold and extraordinary work. He emerges with a convincing personal vision of the man behind the artist. Commissioned by the Pompidou Centre, Paris, Dal\u00ed is a graphic novel of rare brilliance, which captures in beautifully expressive detail the life of one of the world's most instantly recognizable painters.
Edmond Baudoin is an award-winning graphic novelist. In a career spanning 40 years, he has published numerous graphic novels to broad acclaim. Baudoin abandoned a career as an accountant to become one of France's foremost comics artists. He lives in France.