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Photos of Salvador Dalí’s Seaside Home & Studio
A perfectly ovoid egg perched atop a dovecote, a taxidermy rhino with a wide, outstretched wingspan, and a sleek pink couch in the shape of Mae West’s lips are not uncommon sights in the seaside home of Salvador Dalí (previously). Now compiled in a revealing new book published by Apartamento, rare photographs by Coco Capitándocument the surrealist domain that vacillates between private space and architectural artwork in its own right.
Casa Dalí spans 96 pages of images that spotlight the small home on Spain’s Costa Brava that Dalí and his wife Gala bought in 1930 and transformed into a characteristically dreamlike space: a snarling lion peers out from under a geometric archway, small figurines stand guard encircling an outdoor water feature, and a regal canopy sweeps high above two identical beds. The slim volume also features an introduction by architect Oscar Tusquets, who was friends with Dalí and frequented the home where the artist spent the last 15 years of his life.
Captured in the summer light of golden hour that Dalí reportedly loved so much, Capitán’s photos glimpse the eccentric space while leaving some details—like the partially revealed contents of the artist’s bookshelves or a cabinet holding paints and other supplies—to the viewer’s imagination.
Casa Dalí is currently available from Apartamento. You also might enjoy Dalí’s cookbook and guide to wine. (via It’s Nice That)
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3 comments:
Dearest Jacki, Whenever you do a blog on architecture, you know that I am thrilled. I think this one is exceptional. The entry with the egg is so whimsical, I could live full-time on the exterior patio, and the view looking down at the boats is so charming.The video is so clever, if I were younger, I think I would have to learn all these new features and enable the young to create. Then you add a fun step by step and some clever jokes to start me day. Thank you, thank you!
Jacki, I always love Carrol Wolf's comments because she expresses so much of what I think perfectly - but I can't find all the right words.
So I have to say
thank you, Jacki, for your lovely blog and
thank you, Carrol, for your lovely comment.
Thank you dear Elenor. I am glad you too enjoy Carrol's comments, she is an architect, stellar watercolorist and always so active in organizations etc. You would like her if you met.
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