Dear Dali

I spotted this mural of Salvador Dali on the side of a building down Butter Factory lane in Whangarei recently. His shocked sneering facial expression gets me and amuses me at the same time but the quote I think is quite true.

The mural it seems has a story; Whangarei District Council landscape architect Tracey Moore said she had driven past the mural, originally on the door of a building that had been earmarked for demolition and thought it needed to be saved. It was commissioned by one of my favourite artists, Rodrigo Rozas.

Linking up with Mural Monday.

Comments

Tom said…
...he was quite a character!
27 February 2022 at 15:04
Tigger's Mum said…
That is a good thought for the day today.
27 February 2022 at 19:12
local alien said…
That's a graphic portrait. Nice it was saved
27 February 2022 at 19:48
Graham Edwards said…
I didn't know the saying but Dali is one of my favourite artists.
27 February 2022 at 20:56
Sharon said…
That is such a classic Dali pose! I love it.
28 February 2022 at 05:18
Bill said…
Love the quote!
28 February 2022 at 05:35
carol l mck said…
Very dynamic poster ~ and great quote ~ Xo


Wishing you lots of love in your days,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
28 February 2022 at 07:30
kwarkito said…
He still is one of my favourite painters
28 February 2022 at 10:47
William Kendall said…
I can agree with that.
28 February 2022 at 11:21
Bertiebo said…
Nice painting and a good quote
28 February 2022 at 18:33
Iris Flavia said…
Great mural, quote and background-story!
28 February 2022 at 18:49
Sami said…
Interesting background story to the mural. Typical Dali expression.
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Amy.
28 February 2022 at 19:53
Debbie at Travel with Intent said…
Oh-so-Dali! I featured a similar one tis week :)
28 February 2022 at 21:56
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
True indeed! And the history of the mural is really neat.
2 March 2022 at 07:14
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