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A native of Catalonia, Dali studied at the Madrid Academy where he emulated painters from Vermeer to de Chirico and explored the more avant garde styles of Impressionism to Cubism. Greatly influenced by the writing of Freud, Dali moved toward an "art of the unconscious" which inspired his "metaphysical paintings". His first one-man show was held at the Dalmau gallery in Barcelona in 1925. In 1928 he moved to Paris (by taxi according to lore) and continued to write, paint and illustrate books. A major figure in the Surrealist movement until his totalitarian views caused him to be ejected from the group. Dali lived in North America from 1940-1955 and returned to Spain where he produced religious and historical paintings. Dali has come to symbolize Surrealism and his name is one of the most recognized in the world. Major book projects include "Les Chants de Maldoror," 1934, "Don Quichotte de la Manche," 1957; "Alchimie des philosophes," 1976 and "L'Art d'Aimer," 1979.
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