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WATCH | Dalí in India: Christine Argillet on Surrealism, Memories & The Man Behind the Art

Surrealist artist, author and provocateur Salvador Dalí finally made his way to India thanks to the curation by Christine Argillet, daughter of Pierre Argillet, Dalí바카라s publisher and lifelong friend. The exhibition 바카라Dalí Comes to India바카라, held from February 7 to 13 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, showcased nearly 200 of his artworks from the Argillet Collection. At the venue, Argillet spoke to Apeksha Priyadarshini about her cherished memories of and experiences with her father바카라s favourite artist.

Surrealist artist, author and provocateur Salvador Dalí finally made his way to India thanks to the curation by Christine Argillet, daughter of Pierre Argillet, Dalí바카라s publisher and lifelong friend. The exhibition 바카라Dalí Comes to India바카라, held from February 7 to 13 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, showcased nearly 200 of his artworks from the Argillet Collection. At the venue, Argillet spoke to Apeksha Priyadarshini about her cherished memories of and experiences with her father바카라s favourite artist. Where she said that Dalí was a very open-minded person. When he got married to Gala, in the late 20s, he went to eight different places of worship. He had this sense of universalism. In the mid-60s, he worked for Air India and made a fabulous ashtray with swans. When my father and I visited India in 1970, my father바카라an excellent photographer바카라returned from the tour with nearly 500 photos. Dalí said, 바카라I바카라m very interested in India. I see a parallel between what westerners look for in their quest for the orient and what people of the orient seek in the West.바카라

He worked on some elements of destiny and fate, often representing yin yang and animals like cows, tigers and elephants. The elephants바카라common in Dalí바카라s works바카라are usually represented with very long legs and a ray that induces sleep or hypnosis. Dalí was interested in all kinds of spiritual quests바카라Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim. He saw all religions and their philosophies as a way to connect us and not separate us, which is very important in his work.