“Great minds are made to meet.” When we analyze the correlations between the artistic works of Salvador Dali and those of Matt Lamb in the prestigious Reial Cercle Artistic Barcelona, we must believe this proverb applies also to creative genius. The magic cultural life of the Catalan city heavily favors shock art, which reveals the mysterious powers of predestination.

 

The particular route of Salvador Dali is a flamboyant, international trajectory, marked by an incredible succession of unpredictable events. The career of the brilliant, starry Catalan surrealist was marked by two wars and socio-economic upheavals of the 20th century. His painting reflects ongoing interaction with the upheavals of history, which often imposed courageous choices. The Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939 forced the Catalan painter to leave Spain and settle in Paris with his wife Franco-Russian Gala. When World War broke out in Europe in 1940, the couple Dali felt threatened in his creative ambitions and decided to leave for the United States of America. The artistry of Salvador Dali exploded while in this providential exile in New York. This was the real start of Dali’s incomparable career and his unparalleled global celebrity. The long stay in America (1940-1948) profoundly influenced Dali by expanding his intellectual horizons. Previously his work had depicted the anguish of war, but now his paintings started to nurture themes of hope and peace. These new paintings, at once grandiose and figurative, full of symbols, were the beginning of a new phase in the work of Salvador Dali.

 

The life story of artist Matt Lamb is atypical, marked by a strange destiny. Heir to a great family business, the American entrepreneur suffered from an illness, the medical diagnosis of which gave him two to four years to live. Matt Lamb credits Divine intervention for his miraculous return to health. In 1986 his curious personal choice was to spend his remaining days painting moving messages of peace, hope and love. He began to passionately pursue his artistic self-taught talent for painting and has developed a vast network of workshops, studios and foundations dedicated to creativity worldwide. Consequently, the American, Lamb, has conquered Europe while the European, Dali, seduced America.

The Hand of God

The paranoiac-critical path of Salvador Dali and the phenomena of the miraculous cure of Matt Lamb are seen by both artists as Divine Providence. The sequence of life-changing events that altered the lives of these two exceptional artists are confirmed by both of them as fascinating, Divinely-inspired realities that forever affected their careers. The specific situations of Matt Lamb’s devastating diagnosis evolving into an amazing resurrection into a new life endeavor of spreading peace through art and Dali’s paintings evolving from a place of anguish to themes of hope and peace is seen by both artists as deeply mystical, both possessing an evidenced spiritual dimension.

Matt Lamb is a man of great imagination, as was Salvador Dali. The brilliant surrealist Catalan infused his paintings with representations of his envisionment of a better world. Matt Lamb has created a personal style of rare originality, infusing his works with the values of peace, hope and love. Both Dali and Lamb remain true to their aesthetic principles and social values while creating their own personal style of rare originality.

By focusing on his vision of a better world, Dali’s paintings were messianic bearers of a Divine message. By focusing on the struggle for world peace, Matt Lamb has become a pioneer in spreading his message of hope and love through his art. “Can art change the world”? According to Matt Lamb, “Absolutely”.

 

Dali Lamb Museums

 

In the summer of 2009 the exhibition Dali-Lamb was held at the Reial Cercle Artistic.

The pairing of Dali and Lamb has become a winning strategy in combining international influence for peace and works of artistic significance.

 

Currently there are future plans in progress for Dali-Lamb Museums worldwide. The Showplace for the Dali Lamb Chicago Museum is now open and can be viewed at the website http://www.mattlamb.org

 

Through the pairing of Salvador Dali and Matt Lamb their creative minds unite art and culture, both humanistic and spiritual, structured around an appreciation for beauty irresistible. -

2010