Philippe Halsman Libros

Cult classic and collector's item, Dali's Mustache is the result of the astonishing artistic collaboration between surrealist Salvador Dali and experimental photography pioneer Philippe Halsman. Dali and Halsman were friends as well as professional collaborators for more than three decades.Subtitled A Photographic Interview, the concept of the book is one short question presented to Dali, which Dali answers, followed by a corresponding black-and-white photograph by Halsman. The photographs are intentionally absurd and hilarious. Early editions of this book came with a warning on the back that said "Warning! This book is preposterous."Question: "I have the feeling, to have discovered your secret, Salvador. Could it be that you are crazy?" Answer: "I am certainly saner than the person who bought this book."

Making a highly original visual Q&A with France's most beloved comic actor In New York in 1948, photographer Philippe Halsman had a chance meeting with Fernandel, a French movie star from the vaudeville tradition, and asked the actor to participate in a completely original photographic experiment. Halsman would ask Fernandel questions about America to which he would respond using only facial expressions. With his wide, lovable horse-face, Fernandel mimicked the answers to such questions as "Does the average Frenchman still pinch pretty girls in a crowd?" (silly grin) and "What was your reaction to the great American game of baseball?" (perplexed). Fernandel`s reactions are laugh-out-loud funny, and the book that resulted from this unusual collaboration is nothing short of wonderful. The Frenchman has been out of print for over fifty years, but TASCHEN`s reprint thankfully brings it back to life.

A la edad de seis años, Salvador Dalí quería ser cocinero, y a los siete, Napoleón. Su ambición y megalomanía crecieron constantemente, y finalmente solo deseaba ser Salvador Dalí, uno de los artistas y excéntricos más importantes del siglo XX. Este extenso volumen es el estudio más detallado sobre las pinturas de Dalí que se ha publicado. Robert Descharnes y Gilles Néret, tras años de investigación, han rastreado casi todas las obras del extremadamente productivo artista, muchas de las cuales no estaban disponibles anteriormente. Casi la mitad de las ilustraciones eran poco conocidas. El libro va más allá de un catálogo de obras y examina la obra de Dalí en el contexto de documentos contemporáneos, sus propios escritos, dibujos y áreas relevantes como el ballet, el cine y la moda. La obra se divide en dos partes: la primera destaca los inicios de Dalí como artista desconocido, utilizando diversos estilos como el impresionismo y el cubismo. La segunda parte muestra su impulso a cuestionar las cosas y su legado en obras significativas como "El pescador de atunes" y "El torero alucinado". El volumen también incluye homenajes no publicados a Velázquez y Miguel Ángel, que ilustran la relación creativa de Dalí con los grandes maestros.