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 !
MAN RAYI paint when I cannot photograph.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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I paint when I 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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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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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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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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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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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 would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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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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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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Reality is fabricated out of 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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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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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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All critics should be assassinated.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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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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In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
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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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I have never painted a recent picture.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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