In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
MAN RAYIf 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 !
More Man Ray Quotes
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Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
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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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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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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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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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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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A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
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A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.
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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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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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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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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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