Dali And The Art of Film

The fact that Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali had a highly developed visual style is not news to anyone even vaguely familiar with his iconic art works, reports Reuters. But the extent of his relationship with film is less well known. A new exhibition at London's Tate Modern art gallery explores that relationship in depth for the first time and stresses the major extent to which Dali's art influenced film and vice versa. "Dali did not dabble in film. He was deeply involved in it and not just from time to time but continuously throughout his life," said curator Matthew Gale. "We hope this exhibition will put up new lines of thought on Dali. It is a visual feast underpinned by serious scholarly study," he said on a pre-opening tour of the show which runs from June 1 to September 9. Not only did Dali co-write two films in 1929 and 1930 with fellow Spaniard and major film maker Luis Bunuel, but he designed the famed dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock's 1945 film "Spellbound" and even worked as an animator for Walt Disney. (For full source and article click the Headline). Irish Art