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"Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being Salvador Dalí..." It is most certain that Salvador Dali, painter, sculptor, writer and filmmaker, is one of the greatest exhibitionists in the history of art. However, defining the meaning behind his almost madness, might be near impossible if Dali himself had not left some sort of written meaning behind. Even then, the truest of meanings behind his passion can be indescribable. Who can one truly know the feelings inside the artist, but the artist himself? Art is in the eye of the beholder, ranging from the artist of the art to the viewers viewing the art. So many meanings can be found in the picture an artist has drawn for us. It is also most certain, that defining Dali is no easier or more difficult than defining the meaning behind, Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, Matisse, or even Giger. As I have stared at a multitude of paintings from these various artists, I have found no artist more visually appealing to me than Dali. His style of incorporating even the most basic of art technique such as line, form, color and hue, creates a world that as seen in its variation between paintings, an astounding relationship between them. However, in comparison to