There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
MAN RAYQuote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
More Man Ray Quotes
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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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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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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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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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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 believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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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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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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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 photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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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 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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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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