Source: Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
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Famous Man Ray Quotes
“When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.”
“I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.”
“My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.”
“It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.”
Source: Opera Grafica
“I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.”
“One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.”
“To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.”
Source: Man Ray in America
Source: Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
“There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.”
“The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.”
Source: Man Ray: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum
“Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !”
“I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.”
“Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.”
“Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !”
“To create is divine, to reproduce is human.”
Source: Opera Grafica
Source: Man Ray
“I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.”
“Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival.”
Source: Man Ray's Montparnasse
“Reality is fabricated out of desire.”
Source: Man Ray, the photographic image
“An original is a creation motivated by desire.”
Source: Opera Grafica
“l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.”
“I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.”
Source: Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
“Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.”