An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
MAN RAYTo me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
More Man Ray Quotes
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Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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I have never painted a recent picture.
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I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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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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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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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 !
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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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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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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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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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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