A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
MAN RAYNature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
More Man Ray Quotes
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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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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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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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All critics should be assassinated.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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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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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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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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Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an 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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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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