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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.

Man Ray

The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Admire Craft Dreams Practice
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Creation Divine Human Reproduction
Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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Effort Film Paper Waste
Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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Desire Fabric One Liner Reality
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
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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Affair Artist Hands State World Worst
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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Curiosity Information Myself Nature Technique Willing
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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Existence Imagination Myself Paint Photograph
I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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Economic Myself Person Work
Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
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Art Creation Human Mindset Nature See Work
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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Art Fashion Need Old Photography Point
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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Camera Direction Leadership Time
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Creation Desire Motivation Original

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