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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.

Man Ray

I paint what cannot be photographed, something from the imagination. I photograph the things I don’t want to paint, things that are already in existence.
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Existence Imagination Myself Paint Photograph
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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Art Love Progress
Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
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Art Creation Human Mindset Nature See Work
I have never painted a recent picture.
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Myself Paint Photograph
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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Existence Myself Paint Photograph Wish
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
MAN RAY
Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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Effort Film Paper Waste
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Creation Desire Motivation Original
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Admire Craft Dreams Practice
If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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Affair Artist Hands World Worst
Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
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Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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Believe Music Photography
I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
MAN RAY

Camera Direction Leadership Time
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
MAN RAY

Future One Liner Trick Truth

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