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.
MAN RAYI am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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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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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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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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I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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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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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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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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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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 have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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