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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.

Man Ray

I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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Done Hustle One Liner
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Admire Craft Dreams Practice
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 World Worst
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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Harm Members Ourselves Paint Society
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
My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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Design Inspirational Myself Reflection Work
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
MAN RAY
Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
MAN RAY

Art Brush Chemistry Light Myself Paint Pieces
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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Camera Determination Photographer Picture
I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Art Humor Joke Myself Success
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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Art Love Progress
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Creation Divine Human Reproduction
If I’d had the nerve, I’d have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn’t, I became a photographer.
MAN RAY

Funny Job Photograph Profession Thief

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